The Tree of Enlightenment
By the Late DR Peter Della Santina
Book cover design by Siddartha Della Santina
by Pam Croci
During the Teachings in Bangalow, Australia this year Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche recommended that people to read books which outline the basic teaching of the Buddha and the history of the development of these Teachings. This is such a book.
An ideal book for the beginner who comes to Buddhism with a good scholastic discipline. An ideal book for a jaded older student like me for here you will find refreshing reference material that will help bring the mind back to the basics and inspire us to practise. The book has been reprinted and donated for free distribution by The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation in Taiwan
Website: www.budaedu.org
Email: overseas@budaedu.org
For Australian students this book is available through the Maha Bodhi Buddhist Centre in Sydney.
www.maharts.com.au
Download this book at http://www.buddhanet.net/ebooks_g.htm
About the Author
Peter was born in the USA and has spent many years studying and teaching in South and East Asia. His qualifications are numerous leading up to his PhD. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Delhi, India in 1979. He then worked for three years for the Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions, Fort lee, New Jersey as a research scholar translating 8th century Buddhist philosophical texts from the Tibetan.
He taught at several Universities and Buddhist centres in Europe and Asia. He was a senior fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla, India and taught Philosophy at the Fo Kuang Shan Academy of Chinese Buddhism, Koah-Shiung, Taiwan.
For twenty five years Peter was a student of H.H. Sakya Trizin. He practised Buddhist meditation and completed a number of retreats.
More info on his life and works can be found at www.peterdellasantina.org
