Nan Huaijin · Initial Practice of Mind and Wisdom (New Edition)

Author: Nan Huaijin
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: "Sila" (Virtue/Precepts), "Samadhi" (Meditation), and "Prajna" (Wisdom) are the three major components of all Buddhist teachings. Sila is used to prevent wrongdoing; Samadhi is used to calm the mind and eliminate distractions; Prajna is used to extinguish afflictions. They complement each other and together form the fundamental content of Buddhist practice for practitioners. This book collects a series of Buddhist lectures by the renowned Taiwanese scholar, Nan Huaijin. The first three chapters are summaries of discussions on the cultivation of "Sila, Samadhi, and Prajna" (the first chapter, "Cultivating Samatha-Vipassanā and Investigating the Gate of Mind," was written by Nan Huaijin's teacher, Yuan Huanxiang). The following six chapters are the author's popular explanations of the Sutra on Observing the Limitless Life of Amida Buddha (one of the fundamental scriptures of the Pure Land School), Zen meditation, the proper conduct of Prajna, the Avalokite?vara method, and the Pure Land method, among others. With the authorization of the author and the original publishing house, Taiwan Lao Gu Cultural Enterprise Company, the revised edition (the 2001 edition) is published for research purposes.