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File Size: 651 KB
Print Length: 268 pages
Publisher: HarperOne (March 17, 2009)
Publication Date: March 17, 2009
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
Language: English
ASIN: B002W05XTE
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This book has 2 sections. The first is simply theBuddhism chapter from Smith's "World's Religions." The second is a discussion of Buddhism in the modern West by Novak. If you're not interested in the subject of part two, get Smith's "WR," whose description of Buddhism and all the other major religions has been the best in print for over 50 years.
This work of fine scholarship is not only readable but delightful. The authors’ introduction to Zen is hilarious, and right on target. “Like stepping through Alice’s looking glass… everything seems quite… charmingly mad… a world of bewildering dialogs, obscure conundrums, stunning paradoxes, flagrant contradictions, and abrupt non-sequiturs, all carried off in the most urbane, cheerful, and innocent style…â€I learned a great deal from this book, particularly about Buddha’s life, and about the early teachers of Buddhism in America.Its discussion of whether Buddhism is a religion seemed strained, valuable mainly to justify why professors of religious studies would write about Buddhism. After all, Zen teachers say the scriptures are mainly valuable for wiping one’s ass. Utter that at your peril re Christian, Muslim, or Jewish scripture! If it’s a religion, it’s one of such a different sort that, well, who cares?Otherwise, Buddhism: A Concise Introduction is a wonderful reminder of the awesome beauty of Buddhism.– Fred Phillips, author of The Conscious Manager: Zen for Decision Makers.
A true history of Buddhism would take up volumes, but for an basic introduction to essential buddhist ideas, a fast overview of buddhism's long history, with a timely, succinct discussion of the Buddhism's transmission to the West, particularly the United States. Other books cover these topics in far greater depth and detail, but for a good solid overview, there really is no substitute.
I could easily tell right away that this author knows his stuff. This is not an easy read for a neophyte to the subject looking for broad strokes of understanding however. I tried really hard, but got bogged down in Indian names for various concepts...and those concepts kept right on coming with myriad subtleties and nuances. Alas, I did not finish the book. I felt a little misled by the subtitle.
I've studied Buddhdhamma for over twenty years now, training in Pali in grad school with James Gair at Cornell. So I've read my fair share of primers on Buddhism, the Tipitika, the 8-fold path, etc.Put simply: this one is the best basic introduction to Buddhist thinking and practice and history I've found. And to my mind, the thing that makes this volume so singularly valuable is how clearly and thoroughly and *accurately* it portrays Theravada.Most information in the United States about Buddhism up until the early 1990s basically gave the impression that Buddhism was all about Tibetan and Zen practice. No thought or scholarship -- or little *accurate* thought of scholarship -- was given to the older (and to my mind the most helpful and realistic) means of practice: Theravada.And one of the co-authors of this book, Huston Smith, contributed markedly, earlier in his career, to this oversight. Smith's earlier introduction to Buddhism misrepresented, and effectively ignored, Theravada thought and practice. But Philip Novak, Smith's former student and now his co-author, makes up for this and really sets the record -- and Smith -- straight.This and Harvey Aronson's _Love and Sympathy in Theravada Buddhism_ are the two best introductions to what I consider to be the most effective and precise method of Buddhist practice and theory: Theravada.
The book talks about the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism and then goes into details on the various types of Buddhism. Helpful for anyone who wants to understand this non-theistic religion. Many people in the world find that it provides the answers they need in their lives. A Burmese (Myanmar) man I went to church with many years ago once told me that he was from one of the minority groups in Burma and that his people were animists. He said that it was not so hard to convert his people to Christianity because they were animists and didn't have a good religion. He said the Buddhists in his country would not become Christians because they already had a good religion. This book helped me to better understand that religion. I was dismayed though, after reading that one of the things the Buddha was pacifism, to read in the news that Buddhists in Myanmar were attacking foreign aid groups because they were perceived as favoring a Muslim minority group. But then I'm a Christian and I have to confess that although many refer to Jesus Christ as the Prince of Peace, there have been an awful lot of wars fought in the name of Christ. We all ahve a hard time living up to the precepts of our various religions.
Of the dozens of Buddhist books I've purchased, this book provides the clearest, most understandable introduction to Buddhism. It gives a succinct historical background, complete with context (religions that were prominent where Buddism's roots sprouted). It then lays out the foundations of Buddhism (4 noble truths, eightfold path, etc.).The authors do a great job explaining some of Buddhism's complex terms (dependent arising, nen-self, etc.), and do not confuse matters by relying to heavily on Sanskrit or Pali terminology.Although the description of the various branches of Buddhism was a bit short, it did lay out the fundamental thoughts of each branch, and compare/contrast with the others.The authors detail meditation types(vipassana, samantha) and how the different branches use meditation differently.Finally, there is a summary of how Buddhism migrated to the western world, and how it is practiced today.An excellent book, I would highly recommend it.
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