佛陀的啟示

by Walpola Rahula, 羅睺羅·化普樂, 顧法嚴 (Translator)

佛教既非悲觀，也非樂觀。如果一定要說它怎麼樣，毋寧說它是「實觀」的。因為它對人生、世界的觀點是如實的，既不誑騙你，也不以各種恐懼與罪惡來恫嚇你。它只是客觀而正確地告訴你：你是什麼？你周圍的世界又是什麼？並為你指出走向十足自由、和平、寧靜與快樂的途徑。

176 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1972

About the author

Walpola Rahula (1907–1997) was a Buddhist monk, scholar and writer. He is one of the Sri Lankan intellectuals of the 20th century. In 1964, he became the Professor of History and Religions at Northwestern University, thus becoming the first bhikkhu to hold a professorial chair in the Western world. He also once held the position of Vice-Chancellor at the then Vidyodaya University (currently known as the University of Sri Jayewardenepura). He has written extensively about Buddhism in English, French and Sinhalese. His book, What the Buddha Taught, is considered by many to be one of the best books written about Theravada Buddhism.

(from Wikipedia)