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Living Buddha, living Christ

  • 218 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1995
  • 12 editions

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1 About this book

Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over the course of two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices?

Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue between the two greatest living contemplative traditions, and brings to Christianity an appreciation of its beauty that could only be conveyed by an outsider. In a lucid, meditative prose, he explores the crossroads of compassion and holiness at which the two traditions meet, and reawakens our understanding of both.

Good for readers who want: Buddhism and spirituality.

  • Buddhism
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity and other religions
  • Relations
  • Religion
  • Interfaith relations
  • Faith
  • Religious life

2 About Thích Nhất Hạnh

1926–2022

Thích Nhất Hạnh ( Tik Naht Hahn; Vietnamese: , Huế dialect:; born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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