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. Offering a narrative of the life and legacy of one of modern Buddhism's most important figures, this book provides an account of the development of mass meditation.

Info autore

Erik Braun is assistant professor in the Religious Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma. He lives in Norman, OK.

Riassunto

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. Offering a narrative of the life and legacy of one of modern Buddhism's most important figures, this book provides an account of the development of mass meditation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Erik Braun, Braun Erik
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.11.2013
• EAN: 9780226000800
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00080-0
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Buddhism and Modernity; Buddhism and Modernity; Buddhism and Modernity (CHUP)
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, Buddhist life & practice, Buddhist life and practice