- Paperback: 324 pages
- Publisher: Shambhala (Jan 28 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 157062612X
- ISBN-13: 978-1570626128
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #498,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Birnbaum's excellent book is a study of one of the most important Buddhas, the 'Master of Healing,' who specializes in healing illness, psychological and physical. After a chapter on the role of healing in Buddhism, the book discusses the various Buddhas and scriptures involved in this process, and the rituals through which curative power is released. A scholarly, sympathetic, and well-written book."—Religious Studies Review
"One couldn't ask for a better book on this very interesting subject."—Philosophy East & West
"A valuable contribution to our understanding of an aspect of Buddhism hitherto little known in the West."—John Blofeld
"One couldn't ask for a better book on this very interesting subject."—Philosophy East & West
"A valuable contribution to our understanding of an aspect of Buddhism hitherto little known in the West."—John Blofeld
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This book presents important discourses that deal with the Healing Buddha in his various manifestations and discusses the many symbols, colors, and deities that are used as objects of meditation. The accompanying photographs of sculptures, paintings, and mandalas demonstrate the importance of art and aesthetic experience in Buddhist healing practices. Also included is a history of healing in the development of Buddhism from the earliest texts and the famous Lotus Sutra to the Buddhism of Tibet, where elaborate ritual is used in the healing of body and mind. Some of the many herbs and medicines used to treat disease in the Buddhist cultures of Asia are described in an appendix. A new preface and a new essay on the search for long life in Chinese Buddhism have been added to this revised edition.
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Wonderful publication of these priceless tantric Mahayana sutra, Nov 19 2008
By Jinajik "Adhipendramuni" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Healing Buddha: Revised Edition (Paperback)
Raoul Birnbaum has assumed the role of a son of the Buddha by translating and studying these Mahayana sutras concerning the Bhaishajya or Medicine Buddhas and bodhisattvas. In the Tibetan canon these sutras are included in the tantra section because they subtley integrate ritual and mantra for opening to door to siddhi (occult power). Unfortunately since Birnbaum translates from the Chinese, the mantras are in the phonetic Chinese rendering from the Sanskrit known as Siddham, which means the effectiveness of the mantras is largely snuffed out. However, the study materials and translations of the sutras themselves are priceless additions to human knowledge in the fields of religion and medicine, making this book indispensible in any exhaustive library of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Unique, Mar 20 2005
By S. A. Fajardo Barreto "Sergios Store" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Healing Buddha: Revised Edition (Paperback)
Its the only source i know for the sutra called Contemplation of the Two Bodhisattvas King of Healing and Supreme Healer and the Sutra on the Merits of The Seven Buddhas of Lapis Lazuli Radiance The Masters of Healing, a true jewel in the hand for the sick or needy endowed with a noble mind and good intentions
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