Appearance and Reality: The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems

by Guy Newland

Overview

When someone seeks to understand Buddhism, where should one start: With the elaboration on what it means to take refuge in the three jewels?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781559398053
Publisher:	Shambhala
Publication date:	08/01/2009
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Guy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University, where he has taught since 1988. He has authored, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism, including the three-volume translation of The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.

Editorial Reviews

"Professor Newland's intellectually engaging examination of the four Buddhist tenet systems navigates the maze of complex theories that must be mastered to understand each system's contribution to the whole."—John Tigue, PhD, for Explorations

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