Old Path – White Clouds book

Old Path – White Clouds is a famous book drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources and retold by Master Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful styles. This book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over 80 years, partly through the eyes of Svatsti, the buffalo boy. Most of the people who study Buddhism read this one carefully. It is confirmed that the religious novel Old Path – White Clouds is destined to become a classic. Three main reasons make us interested in the natural and straightforward Buddha image, many fundamental doctrines, and various rhetorical methods. One important effect of the book is thorough research and a deep understanding of the life of the Buddha from many sources; the Buddha’s image is depicted straightforwardly and realistically. Because most people deified the Buddha as a supernatural being, a deity capable of giving grace or causing harm to others. Like an ordinary person, the Buddha in the story is still directly influenced by all the world’s laws. He is equal to his disciples in begging, meditating, sleeping, and so on. Show love clearly for all disciples in many forms: rebuke, preach, and so on. The Buddha progressed from being simply an ordinary everyday person living an extraordinary wonderful life to being great. Another reason it's flexible is how the author uses the underlying theories in this book. It can be said that each chapter in "The Old Path - White Clouds" is a Dharma lecture in the form of a small story, a memory, a scene of life, etc. These lectures fully present the fundamental teachings: Buddhist texts and practice topics for monastics and lay people. We realize the "Old White Clouds Road" is full of familiar basic instructions such as the Four Noble Truths, the Twelve Dependent Origins, the Four Immeasurable Minds, the Eightfold Path, Non-Self, Impermanence, and Emptiness of All Things. The Dharma, the Principles of Interdependence, and other cultivation methods are equally important. Finally, the rhetoric used in "Old Road - White Clouds" is quite varied. The author skillfully employed several basic and lovely phrases to adequately explain the story most realistically and vividly as possible while maintaining a rustic and intimate approach. A wide range of readers can easily approach the work in an approachable and close way because of the author’s use of a diversified yet basic writing style. Old Path – White Clouds, with its simple and realistic Buddha image, many fundamental doctrines, and various rhetorical methods, left a deep impression on our hearts. This book is truly a literary masterpiece contributing to the treasure of Vietnamese Buddhism literature. In fact, all Buddhists need to read this to get a massive amount of Buddhist knowledge from that book.