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Compassionate Light in Asia: A Dialogue
Jin Yong
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Description for Compassionate Light in Asia: A Dialogue
Hardback. Ranging across a variety of engaging themes, the interlocutors explore such topics as the nature of friendship; theories of civilization; world literatures that have inspired them; the importance of free speech; Buddhist perspectives on life and death; and the spiritual search for truth. Series: Echoes and Reflections Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
'Life is a drama of encounters', writes Daisaku Ikeda at the beginning of this dialogue: 'Beautiful encounters. Momentary encounters. Each person's drama is unique.' This particular encounter, between a celebrated Chinese novelist and prominent Japanese religious leader, illustrates the truth of that reflection. For in the discussion that stemmed from their meetings, Jin Yong (who is sometimes called 'the Asian Dumas') and Daisaku Ikeda were able to find remarkable common ground - what they refer to as a 'karmic bond' - resulting from the particularity of their experiences in wartime and mutual resistance to adversity. Ranging across a variety ... Read more
'Life is a drama of encounters', writes Daisaku Ikeda at the beginning of this dialogue: 'Beautiful encounters. Momentary encounters. Each person's drama is unique.' This particular encounter, between a celebrated Chinese novelist and prominent Japanese religious leader, illustrates the truth of that reflection. For in the discussion that stemmed from their meetings, Jin Yong (who is sometimes called 'the Asian Dumas') and Daisaku Ikeda were able to find remarkable common ground - what they refer to as a 'karmic bond' - resulting from the particularity of their experiences in wartime and mutual resistance to adversity. Ranging across a variety ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Echoes and Reflections Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848851986
SKU
V9781848851986
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About Jin Yong
Jin Yong is China's bestselling living novelist. His 15 books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and have been adapted for film, television, graphic novels and other media. He was co-founder in 1959 and Editor-in-Chief for many years of the Hong Kong daily newspaper, Ming Pao. Daisaku Ikeda is the President of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist ... Read more
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