Buddhism without Frills

by Shelton Ranasinghe

Overview

Beyond the core concepts of their doctrines, religious books are commonly padded with incidents and beliefs imported from folklore etc., to boost the prestige of the founder and glorify the dogma. The vast collection of Buddhist literature is no exception. Application of common sense can easily detect these “frills” in the Dharma and story of the Buddha. As the title suggests, this book seeks to separate fact from fiction in Buddhist literature and present in a Q&A format, the essence of Buddha’s teaching for reflection upon.

Author’s comment:
I trust, readers will ponder with open minds to make their own judgment on the material presented. It could be held that it is inappropriate to critique the Dharma preached by a great person like Buddha. I humbly contend that it is the Buddha himself who introduced a new norm to the world by the Kalama Sutta, which in summary says: “take nobody’s mere word for it. Not even my own.”

My opinions presented must be seen merely as the viewpoints of “an individual.”

Understand the core Buddhist teachings with an open mind!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163452897
Publisher:	Shelton Ranasinghe
Publication date:	01/23/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	461,837
File size:	966 KB

About the Author

Shelton Ranasinghe is an author and a retired professional engineer. The exposure he acquired living in five continents over a large part of his active working life combined with his interest on human behaviors, has given him a unique and intimate understanding of putting his thoughts into writing on philosophy and science fiction, combining both these streams.

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“DoooD” - Excellent Sci-fi on Artificial Intelligence.

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