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Posted Amazon.co.uk Waterstone's Sons of the Buddha The Early Lives of Three Extraordinary Thai Masters Kamala Tiyavanich Format: Paperback 304 pages Date of publication: October 2007 Publisher: Wisdom Publications, US ISBN: 9780861715367 A thrilling spiritual biography - or rather, three in one - Sons of the Buddha is an excellently written, transcendent account of an all-but-lost Thailand and the early lives of three of its most prominent Buddhist teachers. Filled with lively anecdotes and illustrations, Sons of the Buddha tells the early life stories of three master Buddhist preachers from Thailand, each of whom also has followings in North America. Ajahn Buddhadasa (1906-93), Ajahn Panya (b. 1911), and Ajahn Jumnien (b. 1936), all monks and abbots of monasteries, have been highly influential in Thai society and tireless in their work and teaching. A preacher must have common sense, know how to turn everyday life experience into Dharma lessons, and be able to accurately assess the needs of his audience. Sons of the Buddha shows how three boys evolved into remarkable embodiments of the "preacher" ideal. Each would effect changes in moral attitudes and Dharma practices, restore Buddhism's social dimension, bridge the divide separating laypeople and monastics, and champion an open-mindedness toward other religions. In these delightful stories - full of local colour - we see what it was that led them to become so fearless and influential. Click the above link/image for details of this book. Reply to this topic to add your review. Use the Rate It! link to submit your rating of this book.

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