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Yasodharā, the Wife of the Bōdhisattva

2014-02-07 Religion
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Release : 2014-02-07
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Download or read book Yasodharā, the Wife of the Bōdhisattva written by . This book was released on 2014-02-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What about Buddha's wife? We all know that Prince Siddhartha left his wife and infant son to begin his journey to enlightenment. The Pali canon does not mention the woman he left behind. Yasodharā enters the commentarial tradition around the first century CE and lives on in the folk tradition, growing from a shadowy figure to a nun and arahat (an Enlightened One), even gaining magical powers. In this book, Ranjini Obeyesekere offers a translation of two works from Sri Lanka on this intriguing figure. The Yasodharāvata (The Story of Yasodharā) is a folk poem, whose best-known verses are Yasodharā's lament over the departure of her husband. The Yasodharāpadānaya (The Sacred Biography of Yasodharā) is an account of Yasodharā as a nun capable of miracles, who has traveled through saṃsāra with the Bodhisattva, and who is praised by him. Obeyesekere places these works within their historical and literary context and provides a glossary of Buddhist terms.

The Gospel of Buddha

2010-08-07 Buddha and Buddhism
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Release : 2010-08-07
Genre : Buddha and Buddhism
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Book Synopsis The Gospel of Buddha by : Paul Carus

Download or read book The Gospel of Buddha written by Paul Carus. This book was released on 2010-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records told by Paul Carus. Modeled on the New Testament and tells the story of Buddha through parables. It was an important tool in introducing Buddhism to the west and is used as a teaching tool by some Asian sects. Reproduction of 1894 Edition.

C.V. Raman Pillai

1992
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Release : 1992
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Book Synopsis C.V. Raman Pillai by : Es Guptannāyar

Download or read book C.V. Raman Pillai written by Es Guptannāyar. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appraisal of the work of C.V. Raman Pillai, 1858-1922, Malayalam novelist and journalist; includes his biography.

How to Overcome Your Difficulties

2001-10-01 Religion
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Release : 2001-10-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis How to Overcome Your Difficulties by : Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammanada

Download or read book How to Overcome Your Difficulties written by Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammanada. This book was released on 2001-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you worried? Are you miserable? Are you anxious and unhappy? If so, you are invited to read this book to develop a better understanding of your problems. [Visit Publisher's Website - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery @ www.kmspks.org]

Death in the Long Grass

1978-01-15 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 1978-01-15
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Synopsis Death in the Long Grass by : Peter Hathaway Capstick

Download or read book Death in the Long Grass written by Peter Hathaway Capstick. This book was released on 1978-01-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters. Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known it—leading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer. Based on Capstick’s own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, Death in the Long Grassportrays the great killers of the African bush—not only the lion, leopard, and elephant, but the primitive rhino and the crocodile waiting for its unsuspecting prey, the titanic hippo and the Cape buffalo charging like an express train out of control. Capstick was a born raconteur whose colorful descriptions and eye for exciting, authentic detail bring us face to face with some of the most ferocious killers in the world—underrated killers like the surprisingly brave and cunning hyena, silent killers such as the lightning-fast black mamba snake, collective killers like the wild dog. Readers can lean back in a chair, sip a tall, iced drink, and revel in the kinds of hunting stories Hemingway and Ruark used to hear in hotel bars from Nairobi to Johannesburg, as veteran hunters would tell of what they heard beyond the campfire and saw through the sights of an express rifle.

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