The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character Wright DalePaperback
The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character Wright DalePaperback Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections--Buddhist teachings about six dimensions of…
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The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character Wright DalePaperback
Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections--Buddhist teachings about six dimensions of human character that require perfecting: generosity, morality, tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. What would the perfection of generosity look like today, for example? Drawing on the Diamond Sutra, the Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom, and other essential Mahayana texts, Dale Wright shows how these teachings were understood and practiced in classical Mahayana Buddhism and how they can be adapted to contemporary life in a global society.
Devoting a separate chapter to each of the six perfections, Wright combines sophisticated analysis with real-life applications. What would it mean to give with neither ulterior motives nor naivet�? Buddhists have always stressed self-cultivation, the uniquely human freedom that opens the possibility of shaping the kind
Classics of Buddhism and ZEN
Classics of Buddhism and ZEN
The Science of Character
The Little Book of Buddhism