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Scitus Academics LLC The Buddhist World by Bao Han Shui
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 500 million
followers or 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists. There are
over 360 million followers of Buddhism worldwide and over a million
American Buddhists today. Buddhist concepts have also been influential on
western culture in general, particularly in the areas of meditation and
nonviolence. Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development
leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices like
meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop the qualities
of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the
Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable
resource for all those who wish to follow a path which ultimately culminates
in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. An enlightened being sees the nature of
reality absolutely clearly, just as it is, and lives fully and naturally in
accordance with that vision. This is the goal of the Buddhist spiritual life,
representing the end of suffering for anyone who attains it.
This Book ‘The Buddhist World’ covers an array of key facets of Buddhism(s),
and a good balance between topics and thinkers/schools. It also contains
studies about different Buddhist regions. Buddhism inspires us to take
responsibility for our own lives, without moralizing, by understanding cause
and effect (karma). Just like gravity, the law of karma functions, everywhere
and all the time. Buddhists develop inner peace, kindness and wisdom
through their daily practice; and then share their experience with others
bringing real benefit to this world. They try not to harm others and to live
peacefully and gently, working towards the ultimate goal of pure and lasting
happiness for all living beings. This Monograph brings together many of the
world's best Buddhism scholars to create a volume that approaches the
tradition from several key aspects: historical, geographical, religious,
philosophical, social, and biographical. The Book will be of a
comprehensive source of information for general readers and an important
tool for researchers and scholars also.