Faces of Compassion_ Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression - An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism

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Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Joan Halifax; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Bodhisattva Ideal: Benefiting Beings; 2. Mahāyāna History: Major Sutras and Schools; 3. The Ten Transcendent Practices; 4. Śākyamuni As Bodhisattva: The Long Path to the Bodhi Tree; 5. Mañjuśri: Prince of Wisdom; 6. Samantabhadra: Functioning in the World; 7. Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin, Kannon): Heart of Compassion; 8. Kṣitigarbha (Jizō): Monk As Earth Mother; 9. Maitreya: Bodhisattva As Future Buddha; 10. Vimalakīrti: The Thunderous Silence of the Unsurpassed Layman; 11. Beyond the Archetypal: Sustained Awakening; Bodhisattva Archetypes Chart; Notes; Selected, Annotated Bibliography; Index; About the Author;