The Buddha Smiles is a delightful gathering of Mari Gayatri Stein’s 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. First full-length book of Buddhist cartoons.
Mari Gayatri Stein has taught yoga and meditation for the last 30 years. A well-known figure in Buddhist circles, her humor is doused with love, irony and pithy gems. She has an eclectic body of work. Mari has published ten books and contributed to numerous magazines, journals and newspapers. Her art has also been featured in magazines such as Inquiring Mind, Turning Wheel, and books from Nolo Press.