Nancy A. Scherl: Challenger Defender
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Author: Scherl, Nancy A.
With stunning photographs by American photographer Nancy A. Scherl, Challenger Defender is a vibrant tapestry of text and images, exploring the practice of monastic debate and allowing the reader entry into the fragile yet thriving Tibetan Buddhist diaspora. This beautifully illustrated book captures the practice of Tibetan monastic debate, performed by Buddhist monks as a series of dramatic, theatrical gestures. Includes a foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.Tibetan debate is a total expression of body, mind and spirit. Its purpose is to establish a viewpoint, conquer misconceptions and understand the nature of reality. This debate tradition shows us how we can think, learn and formulate our own points of view by engaging different opinions and experiences while practicing compassion for one another, in contrast with the Western concept of debating to “win.”
ISBN 9798987784563. MW Editions. hb. 232 pages. 95 colour ills. 20.4 x 12.7 cm.
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With stunning photographs by American photographer Nancy A. Scherl, Challenger Defender is a vibrant tapestry of text and images, exploring the practice of monastic debate and allowing the reader entry into the fragile yet thriving Tibetan Buddhist diaspora. This beautifully illustrated book captures the practice of Tibetan monastic debate, performed by Buddhist monks as a series of dramatic, theatrical gestures. Includes a foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.Tibetan debate is a total expression of body, mind and spirit. Its purpose is to establish a viewpoint, conquer misconceptions and understand the nature of reality. This debate tradition shows us how we can think, learn and formulate our own points of view by engaging different opinions and experiences while practicing compassion for one another, in contrast with the Western concept of debating to “win.”
ISBN 9798987784563. MW Editions. hb. 232 pages. 95 colour ills. 20.4 x 12.7 cm.
available