Buddhists – Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners

Notes on Contributors ix
<p>Preface xiii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xv</p>
<p>Introduction 1<br /> Todd Lewis</p>
<p>Part I Buddhists in the Earliest andMedieval Eras 11</p>
<p>1 The Female Householder Mallika 13<br /> Kristin Scheible</p>
<p>2 Bhadda Kundalakesa:The Ex–Jain 21<br /> Alice Collett</p>
<p>3 Two Noted Householders of the Buddha s Time: Upasika Vishakha and Upasaka Anathapindika 29<br /> Todd Lewis</p>
<p>4 Nagarjuna:TheGreatPhilosopher 39<br /> Joseph Walser</p>
<p>5 WhoIsUncleDonpa? 52<br /> David J. Cooper</p>
<p>6 Ma–chig Lab–dron: Mother of Tibetan Buddhist Chod 62<br /> Michelle J. Sorensen</p>
<p>Part II Buddhist Lives in theWest 71</p>
<p>7 I.B. Horner and the Twentieth–Century Development of Buddhism in theWest 73<br /> Grace G. Burford</p>
<p>8 Takyu: A Young Buddhist Nun at a Ch an Temple in the English Midlands 80<br /> George D. Chryssides</p>
<p>9 Refuge and Reconnection: One LaoWoman s Story 87<br /> Stewart Jobrack</p>
<p>10 Conversion, Devotion, and (Trans–)Mission: Understanding Ole Nydahl 96<br /> Burkhard Scherer</p>
<p>11 Noah Levine: Punk Rocker and Buddhist Meditation Teacher 107<br /> Brooke Schedneck</p>
<p>12 Legendary Beat Poet: Allen Ginsberg 115<br /> Tony Trigilio</p>
<p>13 Dr. Stephen John Fulder: Founder of Vipassana in Israel 124<br /> Joseph Loss</p>
<p>14 Amala Sensei: Zen Priest 133<br /> Sally McAra</p>
<p>Part III Buddhist Lives in South and Southeast Asia 145</p>
<p>15 Pawinee Bunkhun:The Life of a Thai Buddhist Upasika 147<br /> Rachelle M. Scott</p>
<p>16 Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma 157<br /> Bradley S. Clough</p>
<p>17 Corporal Monk: Venerable Sudinna s Journey from the Sri Lankan Army to the Buddhist Sangha 165<br /> DanielW. Kent</p>
<p>18 The Lure of Renunciation and theWays of theWorld: MaechiiWabi ofThailand 172<br /> Sid Brown</p>
<p>19 Becoming aTheravada Modernist Buddhist in Contemporary Nepal 179<br /> Lauren Leve</p>
<p>Part IV Buddhist Lives in the Himalayan Region 191</p>
<p>20 Tenpe Gyaltsen: The Fifth Jamyang Zhepa 193<br /> Paul K. Nietupski</p>
<p>21 A Female Tibetan Buddhist Diviner in Darjeeling 201<br /> Tanya M. Zivkovic</p>
<p>22 Tsultrim Zangmo: A Twenty–First–Century Tibetan BuddhistWoman in South Asia 209<br /> TsultrimZangmo andMichelle J. Sorensen</p>
<p>23 Bakula Arhat s Journeys to the North: The Life andWork of the 19th Kushok Bakula in Russia and Mongolia 218<br /> Vesna A. Wallace</p>
<p>24 Hunger, HardWork, and Uncertainty: Tashi Dondrup Reminisces on Life and Death in a Tibetan Village 228<br /> Geoff Childs</p>
<p>25 Benefiting the Doctrine and Sentient Beings: The Life of a Tibetan Lineage Master and the Ethos of Altruistic Action 236<br /> Nicolas Sihl&eacute;</p>
<p>26 Living Practical Dharma: Chomo Khandru and the Himalayan Bon Tradition 246<br /> Sara Shneiderman</p>
<p>27 Excavating the Stories of Border–CrossingWomen Masters in Modern Buddhism: The Oral Biography of Pelling AniWangdzin and Her Family 257<br /> Amy Holmes–Tagchungdarpa</p>
<p>Part V Buddhist Lives in East Asia 265</p>
<p>28 The Life of a Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Priest: Protecting the Dharma and Ensuring Its Flowwith All ofOne s Strength 267<br /> Naoyuki Ogi</p>
<p>29 Toshihide Numata: Igniting the Flame of the Dharma 274<br /> Naoyuki Ogi</p>
<p>30 Seno o Giro:The Life and Thought of a Radical Buddhist 280<br /> James Mark Shields</p>
<p>31 Building a Culture of Social Engagement: Nichiren Buddhism and Soka Gakkai Buddhists in Japan 289<br /> Anne Mette Fisker–Nielsen</p>
<p>32 Blood and Teardrops:The Life and Travels of Venerable Fazun 296<br /> Brenton Sullivan</p>
<p>33 A Modern Chinese Laywoman: Dumplings, Dharani, and Dedication Honest Auntie Li Tries to Be a Good Buddhist 305<br /> Alison Denton Jones</p>
<p>Index 317</p>
<p>For an alternative table of contents that, for the purposes of teaching, arranges the biographies into the various schools of Buddhism, please go to <a href="http://www.wiley.com/go/lewisbuddhism">www.wiley.com/go/lewisbuddhism.</p>