The Buddha Smiles brings together Mari Gayatri Stein's delightful cartoons, or dharmatoons. The book follows a group of human and non-humans as they seek their enlightenment, exposing their strengths and weaknesses (and ours as well) in the process.
The Buddha Smiles gently teaches the nature of Buddhist thought through cartoons on the Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, and the nature of the Hindrances along the path. Many of the cartoons will make you laugh, and others will gently and wisely shed light on your fears and emotional pains. Mari draws upon paradox and humor in over 250 cartoons to shed light on our deepest concerns and highest aspirations.
Endorsements The Buddha Smiles introduces a new genre of Buddhist literature: Dharmatoons, or cartoons with a dharma theme ... When the going gets tough, consider thumbing through these pages. The Buddha Smiles, and we can smile back. —Inquiring Mind