This is an English textbook for kids aged 0 to 5. It was compiled by Dongdong's dad when Dongdong was beginning to read. The method of teaching English through objects and things in the home, outside the home and on the way to town or the country has proven to be highly effective. Contents UNIT 1 26 LETTERS IN 26 WORDS UNIT 2 COLORS UNIT 3 VEHICLES UNIT 4 PEOPLE UNIT 5 IN THE HOUSE UNIT 6 AROUND THE HOUSE UNIT 7 THE TOWN UNIT 8 ANIMALS UNIT 9 FRUIT UNIT 10 VEGETABLES UNIT 11 FOOD UNIT 12 PLAYGROUND UNIT 13 NUMBERS UNIT 14 SHAPES UNIT 15 PARTS OF THE BODY UNIT 16 DOING THINGS UNIT 17...

"For a non-Chinese and non-Buddhist like me, Chu Dongwei's version of Huineng comes as a revelation. Chu's lucid prose and verse translation of the great sage in my view opens us to what ultimately we cannot know but must always seek: the understanding of the nature of reality and of the ground of being - what in the West is called "the perennial philosophy."" Fraser Sutherland, Canadian poet and lexicographer

Buddhism is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. With its popularity comes an interest in the history of Buddhism and its early practitioners. Unfortunately, it can be...