Buddhism Mythology

Indulge in the crazy, mystical, mythical aspects of Chinese folklore. You will learn about the most basic background information, the setting, the time period in which these tales were created, and so much more. Among others, you will become familiar with things like the myth of the sun and the moon; cultural aspects of ancient oriental society; amazing facts about Confucius and Confucianism; Buddhism and its role in China and mythology; stories about gods, heroes, stars, and saints; and so many other things.

Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and open your eyes. She is there, too. Kuan Yin is the most ubiquitous Chinese deity - and the most loved. She is the living expression of compassion whose gentle face and elegant figure form the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Until relatively recently, she was barely known in the West, and few studies had been made of her.

Hippolyte Flandrin, almost from the moment of birth, was told who he is and what he is, he was told to be an individual and to be alone in the lonely crowd, he was told what he ought to live and to die for, and he was condemned to ride a bus with an assembly of strangers like a pile of leaves swept together by the wind at the end of a dead-end street. On the road to find out why, Hippo crossed paths with Diogenes, Socrates, Siddhartha, Kierkegaard, Jesus, Hardy, Wittgenstein, Joyce and like-minded travelers. He figured out nothing except how to live a happy life guided by reason and ...

Was Jesus created from paganism? Are the Norse gods real? Can Wicca answer all your burning questions? Is Buddhist reincarnation logical? Mark Tabata covers these and many more in this study, designed to help you better understand what these religions actually teach, what their origins are, and how to determine which (if any) are true. This is a perfect tool to use with those who have embraced Wicca, Norse mythology, or Buddhism, showing the truth of Jesus Christ to them in love and logic. Mark Tabata is an evangelist for the church of Christ.