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  Confession of a Buddhist Atheist (Paperback) By (author) Stephen Batchelor

  

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  Short Description for Confession of a Buddhist Atheist"Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? This is one man's confession." In his classic "Buddhism Without Beliefs," Stephen Batchelor offered a profound, secular approach to the teachings of the Buddha that struck an emotional chord with Western readers. Now, with the same brilliance and boldne...
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  • Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
  • Published: 03 August 2011
  • Format: Paperback 302 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Religious & Spiritual | Oriental & Indian Philosophy | Buddhism | Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems
  • ISBN 13: 9780385527071 ISBN 10: 0385527071
  • Sales rank: 12,129

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• "Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? This is one man's confession." In his classic "Buddhism Without Beliefs," Stephen Batchelor offered a profound, secular approach to the teachings of the Buddha that struck an emotional chord with Western readers. Now, with the same brilliance and boldness of thought, he paints a groundbreaking portrait of the historical Buddha--told from the author's unique perspective as a former Buddhist monk and modern seeker. Drawing from the original Pali Canon, the seminal collection of Buddhist discourses compiled after the Buddha's death by his followers, Batchelor shows us the Buddha as a flesh-and-blood man who looked at life in a radically new way. Batchelor also reveals the everyday challenges and doubts of his own devotional journey--from meeting the Dalai Lama in India, to training as a Zen monk in Korea, to finding his path as a lay teacher of Buddhism living in France. Both controversial and deeply personal, Stephen Batchelor's refreshingly doctrine-free, life-informed account is essential reading for anyone interested in Buddhism.