{"product_id":"the-six-perfections-dale-wright-9780199895793","title":"The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character","description":"Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections--Buddhist teachings about six dimensions of human character that require \"perfecting\" generosity, morality, tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. Drawing on the \u003cem\u003eDiamond Sutra, the Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e, and other essential Mahayana texts, Dale Wright shows how these teachings were understood and practiced in classical Mahayana Buddhism and how they can be adapted to contemporary life in a global society. What would the perfection of generosity look like today, for example? What would it mean to give with neither ulterior motives nor naiveté? Devoting a separate chapter to each of the six perfections, Wright combines sophisticated analysis with real-life applications. Buddhists have always stressed self-cultivation, the uniquely human freedom that opens the possibility of shaping the kind of life we will live and the kind of person we will become. For those interested in ideals of human character and practices of self-cultivation, \u003cem\u003eThe Six Perfections\u003c\/em\u003e offers invaluable guidance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199895791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199895793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Dale Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988095205631,"sku":"9780199895793","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_faf1d7a9-7373-49da-98bd-548c23fe5e41.jpg?v=1683292592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-six-perfections-dale-wright-9780199895793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}