In the Cool Shade of Compassion: The Enchanted World of the Buddha in the Jungle
Asian history, Religion
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
A fascinating collection of stories of the Thai forest monks that illuminates the Thai Forest tradition as a vibrant compassionate and highly appealing way of life This work ingeniously intermingles real-life stories about nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Buddhist… monks in old Siam today s Thailand with experiences recorded by their Western contemporaries Stories of giant snakes bandits boatmen midwives and guardian spirits collectively portray a Buddhist culture in all its imaginative and geographical brilliance By juxtaposing these eyewitness accounts Kamala Tiyavanich presents a new and vivid picture of Buddhism as it was lived and of the natural environments in which the Buddha s teachings were practiced This book was previously published under the title The Buddha in the Jungle