Name: Enjoying the Ultimate: Commentary on the Nirvana Chapter of the Chinese Dharmapada
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Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
ISBN: 9781946764829

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Enjoying the Ultimate: Commentary on the Nirvana Chapter of the Chinese Dharmapada

Type

Physical Book

Author

Thich Nhat Hanh

Translated by

Sister Annabel Laity

Publisher

Palm Leaves Press

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.1 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9781946764829

Synopsis "Enjoying the Ultimate: Commentary on the Nirvana Chapter of the Chinese Dharmapada"

For Buddhists seeking perfection, the Sanskrit word "nirvana" is held as the unreachable goal. But in this definitive, direct translation of the Chinese Dharmapada by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, nirvana is not what you think it is. "Nirvana is our daily business," Thich Nhat Hanh says. Based on talks given in his home monastery of Plum Village in France at the peak of his long teaching career, The Nirvana Chapter conveys Thich Nhat Hanh's insights on the 36 verses on nirvana in the Chinese Dharmapada. Described there as "the absence of notions that cause suffering," we discover that nirvana can be experienced at any time. Previously unavailable in English, these teachings on the experiential path which can help us touch nirvana are an "instant classic" for Buddhists and meditation practitioners. With his fluency in Classical Chinese and his knowledge of Sanskrit and Pali, Thich Nhat Hanh is the perfect guide to lead the way to a new understanding of nirvana for an international audience. Through his commentary, ranging freely in his vast knowledge of Vietnamese Buddhist history, we gain a master practitioner's view of a tradition of Zen Buddhism that has been, until now, inaccessible to Western students. We also gain insights into the elusive "space outside of space" of nirvana's ultimate dimension.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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He is a Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and human rights activist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was ordained at the age of sixteen as a Buddhist monk and during the Vietnam War founded the movement of engaged Buddhism to help his fellow citizens. The teachings of this revered Vietnamese master, known in the West as the introducer of mindfulness, have influenced some of the most powerful people on the planet. He has published more than a hundred books on various topics ranging from ecology and world peace to death and human relationships.

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