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The Heart of Understanding

The Heart of Understanding

Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

by Thich Nhat Hanh
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/10/1988
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Parallax Press has released a new series of compact discs featuring seminal Dharma talks by Thich Nhat Hanh. They feature digitally re-mastered versions of his classic talks and represent the main streams within his vast body of teachings. The Heart of the Prajnaparamita Sutra is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teaching. It is recited daily in Mahayana temples and practice centres throughout the world. This compact disc is a recording of Thich Nhat Hanh's lecture on the Heart Sutra at Green Gulch Farm in Muir Beach, California, on April 19th, 1987.
ISBN:
9780938077114
9780938077114
Category:
Mind
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-10-1988
Publisher:
Parallax Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
54
Dimensions (mm):
203x140x5mm
Weight:
0.1kg
Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and peace activist. During the Vietnam War his work for peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School of Youth for Social Service.

He was exiled as a result of his work for peace but continued his activism, rescuing boat people and helping to resettle Vietnamese refugees. He has written more than 100 books, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He now lives in France where he founded a Buddhist community and meditation centre.

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