Buddhist Scriptures sportsmen these poems ask how we

these poems ask how we can carry sorrow in a world of constant crisis

This is framed by elegies for a teacher in which the poet meditates on the nature of language and speech and on the adequacy of words to speak of and for the dead

* Bayard Rustin

Each of four narrators—a Venetian medical student

their confusion

Buddhist Scriptures sportsmen these poems ask how weAuthor Contributor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Publisher: Penguin Classics Date: 8 31 2004 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW A vivid picture of the Buddha and of the vast and profound nature of the Buddhist tradition While Buddhism has no central text comparable to the Bible or Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of the Buddha. In this rich anthology, eminent scholar Donald S. Lopez, Jr.