Confession of a Buddhist Atheist 1St Edition by Stephen Batchelor 9780385527064 0385527063
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ISBN 10: 0385527063
ISBN 13: 9780385527064
Author: Stephen Batchelor
Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha’s teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? This is one man’s confession. In his classic Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor offered a profound, secular approach to the teachings of the Buddha that struck an emotional chord with Western readers. Now, with the same brilliance and boldness of thought, he paints a groundbreaking portrait of the historical Buddha—told from the author’s unique perspective as a former Buddhist monk and modern seeker. Drawing from the original Pali Canon, the seminal collection of Buddhist discourses compiled after the Buddha’s death by his followers, Batchelor shows us the Buddha as a flesh-and-blood man who looked at life in a radically new way. Batchelor also reveals the everyday challenges and doubts of his own devotional journey—from meeting the Dalai Lama in India, to training as a Zen monk in Korea, to finding his path as a lay teacher of Buddhism living in France. Both controversial and deeply personal, Stephen Batchelor’s refreshingly doctrine-free, life-informed account is essential reading for anyone interested in Buddhism.
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist 1St Table of contents:
Part One – Monk
Chapter 1 – A Buddhist Failure (I)
Chapter 2 – On the Road
Chapter 3 – The Seminarian
Chapter 4 – Eel Wriggling
Chapter 5 – Being-in-the-World
Chapter 6 – Great Doubt
Part Two – Layman
Chapter 7 – A Buddhist Failure (II)
Chapter 8 – Siddhattha Gotama
Chapter 9 – The North Road
Chapter 10 – Against the Stream
Chapter 11 – Clearing the Path
Chapter 12 – Embrace Suffering
Chapter 13 – In Jeta’s Grove
Chapter 14 – An Ironic Atheist
Chapter 15 – Vidudabha’s Revenge
Chapter 16 – Gods and Demons
Chapter 17 – Tread the Path with Care
Chapter 18 – A Secular Buddhist
Acknowledgments
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Other Books by this Author
About the Author
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