Maya

Zusatztext “C.W. Huntington’s  Maya  is  a compelling and richly textured novel.  As a work of narrative philosophy! it is also  eminently suitable for an academic course on Buddhist thought.  I recently taught a class titled Emptiness and Form: Philosophical and Literary Expressions of the Dharma. Maya worked well . . . giving students a literary lived experience of confusion! desire! the play of reality! and insight. Moreover! Huntington’s novel also explicitly engages . . . early Buddhist discourses! Mahayana sutras! Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika! and Santideva’s Bodhicaryavatara. Exploring central Buddhist ideas and commenting on these classic Buddhist texts! Maya is itself a contemporary work of Buddhist thought . . . My students very much appreciated this experiential study of Buddhist philosophy—with its explorations of sex! desire! confusion! love! learning! meditation! and death . . .  Maya  gave us new and important perspectives for thinking about how to articulate Buddhist thought!  and how our thinking changes when we change genres.  I recommend  Maya  to colleagues interested in teaching courses that explore literary and experiential elements of Buddhist philosophy!  as well as anyone interested in curling up on the couch with a good read.” Informationen zum Autor C. W. "Sandy" Huntington, Jr. translated and interpreted classical Sanskrit and Tibetan texts and was a professor at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. He is best known for his books The Emptiness of Emptiness and Maya. Sandy passed away on July 19, 2020, following a six-month struggle with pancreatic cancer. Klappentext A stunning debut novel on sex, loss, and redemption. It is 1975 and India is in turmoil. American Stanley Harrington arrives to study Sanskrit philosophy and escape his failing marriage. When he finds himself witness to a violent accident, he begins to question his grip on reality. Maya introduces us to an entertaining cast of hippies, expats, and Indians of all walks of life. From a hermit hiding in the Himalayan jungle since the days of the British Raj, to an accountant at the Bank of India with a passion for Sanskrit poetry, to the last in a line of brahman scholars, Stanley's path ultimately leads him to a Tibetan yogi, who enlists the American's help in translating a mysterious ancient text. Maya, literally "illusion," is an extended meditation on the unraveling of identity. Filled with rich observations and arresting reflections, it mines the porous border between memory and imagination. Zusammenfassung A stunning debut novel on sex! loss! and redemption. It is 1975 and India is in turmoil. American Stanley Harrington arrives to study Sanskrit philosophy and escape his failing marriage. When he finds himself witness to a violent accident! he begins to question his grip on reality. Maya introduces us to an entertaining cast of hippies! expats! and Indians of all walks of life. From a hermit hiding in the Himalayan jungle since the days of the British Raj! to an accountant at the Bank of India with a passion for Sanskrit poetry! to the last in a line of brahman scholars! Stanley’s path ultimately leads him to a Tibetan yogi! who enlists the American’s help in translating a mysterious ancient text. Maya! literally “illusion!” is an extended meditation on the unraveling of identity. Filled with rich observations and arresting reflections! it mines the porous border between memory and imagination. ...

Product details

• Authors: C. W. Huntington, C.W. Huntington
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2015
• EAN: 9781614291985
• ISBN: 978-1-61429-198-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature