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Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe]

Sandy Boucher
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  • Gebundene Ausgabe: 128 Seiten
  • Verlag: Beacon Press; Auflage: illustrated edition (April 1999)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0807013404
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807013403
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,6 x 13 x 1,8 cm
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  • Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.414.294 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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On one end of the spectrum of Western Buddhism, we have the likes of Stephen Batchelor and his Buddhism Without Beliefs. On the other end, some people choose to preserve the gods of the East. Sandy Boucher, author of Opening the Lotus and Turning the Wheel, turns her attention to the phenomenon of Kwan Yin (also known as: Guanyin, Kannon, Kwan Um, Chenrezig, Avalokitesvara), bodhisattva of compassion. Kwan Yin as comforter, healer, and female exemplar has been adopted as a personal deity by a growing number of Western women, whether Buddhists or not. In Discovering Kwan Yin, Boucher meets up with many of them, evoking stories of profound encounters, life-saving rescues, and long-term guidance. The wide-open spiritualism of Boucher's search leads her to a diversity of images, places, people, and experiences: Asian-American immigrants, a Chinese island, an extravagant tattoo, a Fulbright poet, a pagan goddess mass. For those seeking a divine presence in their lives, and a female one at that, Discovering Kwan Yin is a powerful initiation into a centuries-old tradition of soulful devotion. --Brian Bruya

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Boucher, author of other noted feminist and Buddhist titles (e.g., Opening the Lotus, LJ 5/15/97) offers what she describes as the first book on Kwan Yin written by a woman. It is perhaps inevitable, in the surge of interest in woman- and goddess-centered spirituality, that books on the East's most familiar goddess should appear, and Boucher's work is a good beginning. Warm personal recollections and shared experiences shape this collection of life stories, songs, and insights, but Buddhist readers should be aware that Boucher's outlook reflects a largely American and even Californian version of Buddhism. For larger collections and those strong in feminist studies.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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I found this book to be quite interesting and insightful. However, I was turned off initially by the assumption by the author that the readers of her book were "European American", which I am not. Throughout the book she wrote about how European American women might relate to and view Kwan-Yin, seeming to forget that other non-European women are both literate and spiritual and may have an interest in and reverence for Kwan Yin.
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fluffy nonsense 9. April 2000
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This book contains a fair amount of historical data, but on the whole it is poorly written mush. I think that the author is exceedingly credulous and will believe just about anything so long as it is has a supposed relation to something Eastern. A lot of the stuff she writes about, such as a psychic friend "channeling messages from Kuan Yin" is nothing more than patent superstition and has nothing to do with Buddhism. Most of my Chinese Buddhist friends thought that this book was laughable at best, but then most American books written about Buddhism fall in this category. I'm afraid that this book is an exceptional example of that.

I was thoroughly disappointed, but I will give it 2 stars since it one can glean some useful information from it. But I think that you can easily find a better book about Kuan Yin.

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I waited for months for this book to be printed. It was worth the wait. It is full of the tenderness and strength of Kwan Yin herself. The author's clear and sensitive prose and the simple format of the book make it a true gift. It has the history of Kwan Yin, legends, songs chants, resources...so much for such a little book. There is not a single wasted word. I especially enjoyed the various interviews with different women around the country who love Kwan Yin. I am a man, and although this book is subtitled, "A Woman's book of ruminations, meditations, prayers, and chants," I didn't for a minute feel left out as I read the book. It's a must have for anyone interested in Kwan Yin. By far the best book in English on Kwan Yin. Very sensitively done.
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