Introduction to Buddhism. Experienced experience. Torchinov E.

Evgeny Alekseevich Torchinov-a well-known Chinese and Buddhist, historian of philosophy and culture of China, doctor of philosophical sciences, professor, laureate of the Prize of the St. Petersburg Philosophical Society “The Second Navigation” for the book “Introduction to Buddhism”.

The present edition included three works by E. A. Torchinov, who can be called guidebooks in a complex, amazing world of oriental beliefs and mystical practices. “Introduction to Buddhism” is the most famous work of E. A. Torchinov and, perhaps, the best Russian -speaking book about Buddhism. In an accessible form, the reader can get acquainted with the basics of the formation and development of Buddhism, understand the great variety of his schools and directions, and learn about basic ideas and concepts.

The book “Experience of the Expendable” was first published in 1997 and immediately became a scientific bestseller. In this work, various types of religious experience are examined in detail, as well as the connection of religion with other forms of spiritual culture: with mythology, philosophy and science. The reader learns about such exotic manifestations of religious consciousness as shamanistic psychotechnics and mysterious cults of the ancient Mediterranean; He will read about various practices in Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions of the East and West.

The small work of the “Way of Gold and Kinovari” is devoted to Taoism: ancient philosophy, mystical and alchemical practices, which have been one thousand years old.