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My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters

by Frederik L. Schodt
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My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters
My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters

Discovering depth in brevity, cultural and personal.

If you're drawn to the intersection of spirituality and culture, "My Heart Sutra" is a gem. Frederik L. Schodt takes you through the profound simplicity of a renowned Buddhist scripture that has touched hearts for centuries. It's more than a book; it's a journey that could deepen your understanding of the world and your own inner landscape.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters

by Frederik L. Schodt
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ISBN: 9781611720624
Authors: Frederik L. Schodt
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Date of Publication: 2020-12-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion, Philosophy
Related Topics: World History, Buddhism, Classics, Spirituality
Goodreads rating: 4.42
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Author Frederik L. Schodt has had a mysterious, half-century-long fascination with the simple mantra that is chanted at the end of the Buddhist “Heart Sutra.” On a normally routine flight that unexpectedly developed mechanical difficulties, he resolved to memorize the sutra and to finally seriously study it. The Heart Sutra, beloved by millions in East Asia for over 1,400 years, is used as solace, protection, and a gateway to another mode of thinking. Schodt realized that it could also be his entry into a world of faith. In My Heart Sutra, Schodt explores his lifelong fascination with the sutra: its mesmerizing mantra, its ancient history, the “emptiness" theory, and the way it is used around the world as a metaphysical tool to overcome chaos and confusion and reach a new understanding of reality--a perfection of wisdom. To help put this ancient sutra into a modern context, Schodt's journey takes him to caves in China, American beats declaiming poetry, speculations into the sutra's true origins, and even a robot Avalokiteśvara at a Kyoto temple.
 

Discovering depth in brevity, cultural and personal.

If you're drawn to the intersection of spirituality and culture, "My Heart Sutra" is a gem. Frederik L. Schodt takes you through the profound simplicity of a renowned Buddhist scripture that has touched hearts for centuries. It's more than a book; it's a journey that could deepen your understanding of the world and your own inner landscape.

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