50 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BUDDHISM 9781077861299, 107786129X

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50 Things to Know

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DEDICATION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

1. Before You Start Reading the Book

2. What Does Buddhism Mean?

3. Misconceptions About Buddhism: Buddhism Is A Religion

4. Misconceptions About Buddhism: All Buddhists Meditate

5. Misconceptions About Buddhism: All Buddhists are Pacifists

6. Misconceptions About Buddhism: Dalai Lama Is the Leader of Buddhism

7. Misconceptions About Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama Is A Deity

8. Misconceptions About Buddhism: All Buddhists Are Vegetarians

9. Misconceptions About Buddhism: The Fat Happy Buddha Statue Is the Buddha

10. Misconceptions About Buddhism: All Buddhists Believe in Reincarnation

11. Misconceptions About Buddhism: Buddhism Glorifies Suffering

12. Misconceptions About Buddhism: All Buddhists Worship Idols

13. Origins of Buddhism

14. Early Life of Siddhartha Gautama

15. Siddhartha Gautama’s Overprotective Father

16. The Young Prince’s Luxurious Life

17. Discovery of Four Visions

18. Renunciation

19. Ascetic Life and Discovery of the Middle Way

20. Awakening

21. Turning the Wheel of the Dharma

22. Establishment of Sangha

23. Buddha’s Final Years

24. Buddha’s Passing

25. Four Noble Truths

26. First Noble Truth: The Truth of Suffering (Dukkha)

27. Second Noble Truth: The Cause of Suffering (Samudāya)

28. Third Noble Truth: The Cessation of Suffering (Nirodha)

29. Fourth Noble Truth: Path to the Cessation of Suffering (Magga)

30. Samsara, the Cycle of Rebirth

31. Karma

32. Liberation

33. The Buddhist Path

34. Refuge in the Three Jewels

35. Noble Eightfold Path, or the Middle Way

36. Ethics

37. Meditation (Samadhi)

38. Insight (Prajna)

39. Devotion

40. Buddhist Scriptures and Texts

41. Growth of Buddhism on Indian Subcontinent

42. Emperor Ashoka’s Endorsement

43. Buddhism Beyond India

44. Theravada Tradition

45. Mahayana Traditions

46. Vajrayana and Zen traditions

47. Buddhism in the West

48. Future of Buddhism

49. What it means to be a Buddhist? Personal Experience

50. Final Words

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