Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist



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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor ebook
ISBN: 0385527063, 9780385527064
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Page: 421
Format: pdf


I recently read his "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist". I, too, do not believe in reincarnation. Especially interesting in light of the writing of Stephen Batchelor (Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist) and other american contempory writers who advocate for a decidedly non-supernatural (for lack of a better word) Buddhism. I was impressed by how much superstition there is in Tibetan Buddhism, lots of miracles, devils, etc it's all in there. In his new book, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. (my main resource for this information comes from my interpretation and paraphrasing of Appendix I: The Pali Canon in Stephen Batchelor's Confession of a Buddhist Atheist). Part confessional, part travel log, but largely a riveting and entertaining analysis of what the Buddha actually said. Stephen Batchelor wrote “Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist” in which he says, frankly, he's dumped a good bit of Buddhist doctrine, too, including rebirth/reincarnation. This is a slightly unusual book. ϻ�Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor: Book Review.