The Birth of Insight: Meditation, Modern Buddhism, and the Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw - Paperback
by Erik Braun
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Availability:In StockContributor:Erik BraunSeries:Buddhism and ModernityPublish date:2016-07-28Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226418575ISBN-10:022641857XUPC:9780226418575Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Buddhism, MeditationsBook Topic:History, TheravadaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCT5A12XYE
The Birth of Insight: Meditation, Modern Buddhism, and the Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw
Insight meditation, which claims to offer practitioners a chance to escape all suffering by perceiving the true nature of reality, is one of the most popular forms of meditation today. The Theravada Buddhist cultures of South and Southeast Asia often see it as the Buddha's most important gift to humanity. In the first book to examine how this practice came to play such a dominant--and relatively...
Series: Buddhism and Modernity
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226418575ISBN-10:022641857XUPC:9780226418575Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Buddhism, MeditationsBook Topic:History, TheravadaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCT5A12XYE
Erik Braun is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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