{"product_id":"appearance-and-reality-the-two-truths-in-the-four-buddhist-tenet-systems-paperback","title":"Appearance and Reality: The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Newland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen someone seeks to understand Buddhism, where should that person start? With the meaning of taking refuge in the three jewels? With the four noble truths? The Dalai Lama, when asked this question, suggested that for many in the West today, understanding the two truths--conventional truth and ultimate truth--is the best place to start. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Buddha awoke from the dream we still dream, he saw the ultimate reality of things just as they are. There are shifting appearances and conventions, the manners and traditions of the vast and diverse world; and then there is the mystery of the sheer reality of things. And yet we cannot find this reality anywhere else but right here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach system of Buddhist philosophy has its own way of explaining exactly what these two truths are and how they relate to one another. In exploring these systems, we are looking over the shoulders of Buddhist thinkers as they grapple with a basic question: 'What is real?' This is not an idle intellectual exercise but a matter which cuts to the heart of our practice in life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University, where he has taught since 1988. He has authored, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism, including the three-volume translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.04 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725705343283,"sku":"9781559391313","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/13Zt-jV5eK9781559391313.webp?v=1763718915","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/appearance-and-reality-the-two-truths-in-the-four-buddhist-tenet-systems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}