The Heritage of the Bhikkhu: The Buddhist Tradition of Service

By Walpola Rahula

Book Overview

Walpola Rahula's What the Buddha Taught is a perennial backlist best-seller and has proven to be an indispensable guide to beginning Buddhism. It is renowned for its authoritative, clear, logical, and comprehensive approach. The Heritage of the Bhikkhu is a vivid account of the Buddhist monk's role as a servant to people's needs as a follower and teacher of the basic Buddhist principles. In this fascinating and informative volume, the author - a noted Buddhist monk and scholar who received monastic training and education in Sri Lanka -- emphasizes Buddhism as a practical doctrine for daily living and spiritual perfection, not simply a monastic discipline. The Heritage of the Bhikkhu is a pioneering work that deserves to stand with the author's earlier masterpiece.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802140238
• ISBN13: 9780802140234
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"