内容説明
If Life Must End, Why Do We Live?
Tannisho, translated as lamenting the deviations, is a timeless masterpiece that gives the answer to this fundamental question of life and continues to fascinate the world.
This is Buddhism is a perfect introductory book that enables even beginners with no knowledge of the message of Buddhism or its history to understand the content of this classic and reach the answer to the question, ‘why do we live.’
The Analogy to Aid in Grasping an Overall Picture of Tannisho
(1) There was a patient suffering from intractable disease whom all physicians had abandoned.
(2) Someone introduced the patient to a great physician who alone could provide a cure.
(3) The great physician promised the patient, “I will ascertain the root cause of your suffering and provide a cure.
I stake my life on it.”
(4) After a long, hard struggle, the great physician finally developed a wonder drug.
(5) The patient took the wonder drug, was completely cured, and rejoiced.
(6) Overcome with deep gratitude toward the great physician and the one who pointed him out, the completely
healed patient poured out his thanks.
“THIS IS BUDDHISM” explains each step in the analogy and offer an explanation of the overall meaning of Tannisho.
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- 洋書
- McFall
