爱因斯坦曾称佛教为未来宗教,因为其能与现代科学和谐共处。
僧众必须自愿过简单的清贫生活,......允许肉食,但禁止专门为了供僧侣食肉而杀死动物。
Synopsis
The book is a deeply personal story
of the author. It also explores the myths and places of the Buddha's
life. It help us to understand the Buddha's relevance in a world where
class oppression and religious violence are rife, and where poverty and
terrorism cast a long, constant shadow.
About Pankaj Mishra
Born: 1969
Indian essayist, novelist, and
socialist political figure. He was born in North India in and completed
his MA in English Literature at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New
Delhi. He was awarded the Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction in
2014.
内容简介
印度在过去四分之一个世纪里实现迅猛发展,但在这腾飞的新世界中,大多数印度人找不到自己所属的位置。
在这样一片大陆上,潘卡吉·米什拉开始了一段长达十年的旅程。他从喜马拉雅山麓的村庄出发,拜访不再辉煌的佛陀诞生地蓝毗尼;前往商贸大厦与露天排水沟并存的德里,倾听青年对佛教等古老思想的不满;在暴乱不断的克什米尔,遇见一个个只能在封闭阴冷的房间中泄愤和哭泣的异见者;最后回到喜马拉雅山麓的村舍,在这个充满暴力又困惑丛生的世界中,重新书写佛陀。
沿着佛陀的思想轨迹,米什拉行走在东方智慧与西方哲学之间,用思考连接现实和历史,在佛陀教诲中寻找终结苦厄的可能性。
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