"Twenty translations from the vast corpus of Buddhist literature come alive in this full-color anthology of ancient wisdom for turbulent times, as a master scholar uncovers their sources and significance. Change and loss have always been part of the human condition, but in today's world, the pace and intensity of uncertainty has reached new extremes. The Buddha observed the truth of impermanence more than 2, 500 years ago and diagnosed the source of the anxiety it engenders so incisively that his prescription still resonates and heals here and now. In Buddha's Words for Tough Times, Peter Skilling, one of the world's foremost authorities on Buddhist scripture, brings the reader face to face with the wealth of Buddhist literature, from a teaching in a single word, to a seminal collection of verses on impermanence, to narrations of the Buddha's teaching journeys across the Gangetic Plain. Translating from sources in Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Pali, he uncovers the complex history of the vast writings of the Buddhist canons, and his skill in revealing the meaning of twenty gems from within those riches brings them alive for English readers. We could have no better guide for this exploration, an exploration whose value is more urgent than ever"--
Biografie (Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse)
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse wurde 1961 in Bhutan geboren. Er ist ein Schüler von Khenpo Appey Rinpoche. Als Oberhaupt des angesehenen Dzongsar-Klosters und der Dzongsar-Mönchsschule ist er verantwortlich für das Wohl und die Erziehung von etwa 1.600 Mönchen, die in sechs verschiedenen Klöstern und Instituten in Asien leben. Er leitet auch die Organisation "Siddhartas Intent", zu der sechs Lehr- und Praxiszentren rund um die Welt gehören, sowie zwei gemeinnützige Organisationen, die "Khyentse Foundation" und "Lotus Outreach".
