Wisdom Beyond Words The Buddhist Vision of Ultimate Reality

Emerging two thousand years ago as the core teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, texts such as the Ratnaguna-samcaya-gatha, the Diamond Sutra, and the Heart Sutra were to give new impetus to the ideal of the Bodhisattva: one whose entire energies are dedicated to the attainment of enlightenment for the sake of all beings. These are unique, extraordinary teachings, addressing the practical, everyday concerns of Buddhists, but in a way that can leave the rational mind spinning. As founder of the Western Buddhist Order, Sangharakshita is necessarily alive to the immediate concerns of Buddhists practicing in the West. This perspective is crucial in a guide to texts that can be dangerously disorientating to the unwary student, offering a fast route down some well-trodden blind alleys -- or to the very heart of Reality.Sangharakshita is the author of 'Wisdom Beyond Words The Buddhist Vision of Ultimate Reality', published 2001 under ISBN 9780904766776 and ISBN 0904766772.