Introduction 1
Part I: Embarking on a Journey: The Basics of Buddhism 7
Chapter 1: Entering the World of Buddhism: The Basics 9
Chapter 2: Understanding Your Mind: The Creator of All Experience
21
Part II: A Short History of Buddhism 35
Chapter 3: Surveying the Life and Teachings of the Historical
Buddha 37
Chapter 4: The Development of Buddhism on the Indian Subcontinent
63
Chapter 5: Watching Developments Continue to the Present Day 85
Part III: Behaving Like a Buddhist 119
Chapter 6: Turning to Buddhism 121
Chapter 7: Meditation: A Central Practice of Buddhism 139
Chapter 8: A Day in the Life of a Buddhist Practitioner 161
Chapter 9: Walking in the Buddha's Footsteps 181
Part IV: Exploring the Buddhist Path 195
Chapter 10: What Is Enlightenment, Anyway? 197
Chapter 11: A Matter of Life and Death 217
Chapter 12: Minding the Concept of Karma 233
Chapter 13: Breaking Free of the Cycle of Dissatisfaction 249
Chapter 14: Fulfi lling Your Highest Potential 269
Chapter 15: Life Stories of Four Buddhist Masters 289
Part V: The Part of Tens 307
Chapter 16: Ten Common Misconceptions about Buddhism 309
Chapter 17: Ten Ways Buddhism Can Help You Deal with Life's
Problems 317
Part VI: Appendixes 329
Appendix A: Explaining Buddhist Terms 331
Appendix B: Additional Buddhist Resources to Check Out 337
Index 347
Jonathan Landaw is the former English Translation Editor, Translation Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Stephan Bodian has studied and practices several schools of Buddhism. Gudrun Buhnemann , Professor, teaches the Sanskrit Language and its literature, along with courses on the religions of South Asia.
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