The Six Perfections - Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character - Bok av Dale (David B. and Mary H. Gamble Distinguished Professor of Religious Studie
Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections-a set of Buddhist teachings designed to transform human character through the perfection of generosity, morality, tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. Drawing on the Diamond Sutra, The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom, and other essential Mahayana texts, Dale Wright shows how these teachings were understood and practiced in the Buddha's time and how they can be adapted tocontemporary life in a global society. What would the..