Approaches to the Oriental ClassicsWilliam Theodore De Bary Columbia University Press, 1959 - 262 pages |
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Page 154
... Buddha - worlds in the East , in each of which a Buddha is preaching . The entire universe is shak- ing . Flowers rain all over and perfume fills all space . It is an- nounced that the Lord is now going to give a discourse ( ch . 1 ) ...
... Buddha - worlds in the East , in each of which a Buddha is preaching . The entire universe is shak- ing . Flowers rain all over and perfume fills all space . It is an- nounced that the Lord is now going to give a discourse ( ch . 1 ) ...
Page 155
... Buddha , produced from the Buddha Law or Dharma and born out of the Buddha's mouth . He is assured by the Lord that he will be the Flower - Light Buddha in the Buddha - world whose ground is crystal with eight broad walks lined with ...
... Buddha , produced from the Buddha Law or Dharma and born out of the Buddha's mouth . He is assured by the Lord that he will be the Flower - Light Buddha in the Buddha - world whose ground is crystal with eight broad walks lined with ...
Page 156
... Buddhas and live in Buddha - worlds where there will be no evil ways or women ( ch . 8 ) . The surest way to become a Buddha is reverence for the Lotus Sūtra , whether by obeying its teachings , studying it , expounding it , copying it ...
... Buddhas and live in Buddha - worlds where there will be no evil ways or women ( ch . 8 ) . The surest way to become a Buddha is reverence for the Lotus Sūtra , whether by obeying its teachings , studying it , expounding it , copying it ...
Contents
Opening Remarks by Jacques Barzun THE TEACHING OF | 3 |
Great BooksEast and West by Mark Van Doren | 7 |
Education in a Multicultural World by Thomas Berry 24 On Exploiting the Greek Analogy by Moses Hadas | 24 |
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