James B. Apple
Autore di Atisa Dipamkara: Illuminator of the Awakened Mind (Lives of the Masters)
Sull'Autore
James B. Apple is University Lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Religious Studies Program at the University of Alberta.
Opere di James B. Apple
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 20th century
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Istruzione
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD|Buddhist Studies, 2001)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA|Buddhist Studies, 20010
Indiana University (BA|Religious Studies, 1993) - Attività lavorative
- professor (Buddhist studies)
- Organizzazioni
- University of Calgary (full professor)
University of Alberta (Lecturer) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, Soka University (Research Fellow, 2015)
Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University (Research Fellow, 2012)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 10
- Popolarità
- #908,816
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 6
Although Atiśa was an influential practitioner and scholar of Tantra, he is best known for introducing many of the core Mahayana teachings that are widely practiced throughout the Tibetan Buddhist world, including the Stages of the Path to Awakening and Mind Training (lojong), as well as having contributed to highly influential commentaries on Madhyamaka that synthesize various schools of thought. This succinct biography of Atiśa’s life, together with a collection of translations, represents for the first time the full range of Atiśa’s contribution to Buddhism. As the most comprehensive work available on this essential Buddhist figure, this book is an indispensable resource for scholars and Buddhist practitioners alike.… (altro)