Sons of the Buddha The Early Lives of Three Extraordinary Thai Masters

Name: Sons of the Buddha The Early Lives of Three Extraordinary Thai Masters
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ISBN: 9780861715367

ISBN-10: 0861715365

ISBN-13: 9780861715367

Edition: 2007

Authors: Kamala Tiyavanich, Stanley O'Connor, Brian Karafin, Bhikkhu Santikaro

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Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Publication date: 8/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Kamala Tiyavanich is a Thai native, a Thai Buddhist, and the author of Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand. She teaches at Cornell University.



Maps and Illustrations


Foreword


Preface


Note on Romanization and Translation


Introduction



Ajahn Buddhadasa: (Boyhood Name: Nguam)



A Merchant-Poet Father



The Art of Cooking



Teachers of Frugality



Fighting Fish



Teaching Temple Boys



Training Storytellers



Chaiya Boxers



Folk Remedies



Modern Education



Finding Food



Local Entertainment



Dhamma Debates



The Culture of Sila-Dhamma



Ajahn Panya: (Boyhood Name: Pan)



Village Life in Muang Lung



Life with Grandmothers



Buffalo Boys



Learning the First Letter



Passion and Compassion



Food for Body and Mind



Moonshine



Becoming a Man



Buffalo Bandits



Storyteller in a Tin Mine



From Brothel to Temple



Hard Labor



Journey to Monkhood



Ajahn Jumnien: (Boyhood Name: Jumnien)



The Restoration of a Great Stupa



Kites, Drums, and Meditation



In the Water with Crocodiles



How to Become Invulnerable



The Karma of Harming Mother



Coping with Family Disaster



Finding a New Wife for Father



Learning the Three R's



A Gatha to Tame Cobras



The Pig and the Stingray Tail



The Golden Boy and Bandits



How to Capture Bandits



Slingshot Experts



The Crocodile Hunter



The Head of a Monkey Troop



The Monkey Lesson



Coping with Rough Seas



Sharks and Sea Snakes



Learning by Heart



The Dhamma That Lifts You Up



Death of a Father, New Life for the Son


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Glossary


Sources


Buddhadasa's Work in English


Illustration Credits


Index