Buddhism Books
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Modern Buddhist Masters
Book SynopsisThe Material in this book have been collected or translated over a number of years. They represent an intimate record of spoken Dhamma, The Teaching of many of the Greatest modern Buddhist Masters. They are intended to be shared and used by all in the development of the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha.
£29.70
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship:
Book SynopsisThe Buddha describes a disciple's journey to Nibbana in the Sama aphala Sutta, highlighting the visible benefits of spiritual training. It emphasizes the bliss of purity, joy from mental seclusion, and ultimate wisdom and peace. The text is praised for its spiritual depth and poetic beauty.
£18.44
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Discourse on the All Embracing Net of Views:
Book SynopsisThe Brahmajala Sutta captures 62 speculative views on self and world, with translations of commentary and treatises providing insight into Theravada Buddhism. Bhikkhu Bodhi's introduction offers modern commentary on the sutta, emphasizing its importance as the gateway to understanding the Buddha's teachings.
£27.10
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Path of Freedom: Vimuttimagga
Book SynopsisThe Path of Freedom (Vimuttimagga) is a revered meditation manual similar to the Visuddhimagga, focusing on practical meditation objects. It is not from the Pali Canon but is relevant to the Abhidhamma section. Authorship is debated, likely written long after the Buddha's time.
£124.86
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Life of the Buddha: According to the Pali
Book SynopsisVivid recollections of his personal attendant Ananda and other disciples bring the reader into the Buddha s presence, where his example offers profound inspiration and guidance on the path to freedom.
£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Discourse on the Root of Existence: Mulapariyaya
Book SynopsisThis profound and difficult discourse of the Buddha aims at exposing and eliminating the concept of the ego at its most fundamental level. The commentary offers a detailed explanation of the sutta while a long introduction investigates the text's meaning and its implications for philosophy and psychology.
£21.03
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Questions of King Milinda: Milindapanha
Book SynopsisThe Milindapanha is a classic Pali Buddhist text featuring a dialogue between King Milinda and sage Nagasena, discussing intricate Buddhist philosophy and practice with wit and eloquence. This abridged version is based on I.B. Horner's translation.
£21.48
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Progress of Insight: Treatise on Buddhist
Book SynopsisVipassana meditation is the direct path to overcoming sorrow and realizing Nibbana, according to the Buddha. It involves mindfulness of body, feelings, mind states, and objects.
£13.26
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Five Mental Hindrances
Book SynopsisA collection of Pali texts and commentaries translated by Nyanaponika Thera from Sri Lanka provides insight into the Five Hindrances. Touches on esoteric themes, appealing to those interested in Pali Texts, vipassana, and Theravada Buddhism.
£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Foundations of Mindfulness
Book SynopsisThis book contains a translation of the discourse the Satipatthana Sutta, which is the tenth discourse of the middle length collection of the discourses of the Buddha.
£6.33
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of
Book SynopsisThis book explains the Eightfold Path to end suffering by cultivating wisdom through mental training. It emphasizes a balanced middle path and covers aspects like right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration with practical examples. The final chapter discusses enlightenment in the Buddhist path.
£18.44
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Seven Contemplations of Insight: Treatise on
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£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Great Discourse on Causation: Mahanidana Sutta
Book SynopsisThe Mahanidana Sutta is a key discourse on dependent arising in Buddhism, emphasizing its depth and importance. Ananda challenges its complexity, leading to a profound teaching by the Buddha. This book includes the sutta's translation, commentary passages, and philosophical discussions on the topic.
£17.58
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Treatise on the Paramis: From the Commentary to
Book SynopsisThis treatise provides a detailed examination of the ten sublime virtues that a bodhisatta must practice over innumerable lives in order to reach the plane of Supreme Buddhahood. Translated from the Pali by Bikkhu Bodhi.
£8.48
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom
Book SynopsisHere are the words of the Buddha himself, setting forth his core beliefs. This books leads us to the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. Here is the guide to the Nirvana. This books is the most important document of the Buddhism religion. Experience all 423 verses of the Buddha and discover the essence of enlightenment."
£22.07
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Dhamma Theory
Book SynopsisThe Abhidhamma gave analytical expression to the Buddha's teachings, proposing a comprehensive framework of precise principles that could encompass the entire world of experience. The basic premise of Abhidhamma was the notion that all phenomena of experience can be explained on the basis of a number of elementary constituents, called the Dhammas.
£8.06
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Teacher of the Devas: Buddha's Relationship with
Book SynopsisTeacher of the Devas: Buddha''s Relationship with the Gods is a 68-page paperback authored by S. Elbaum Jootla and published by the Buddhist Publication Society in Sri Lanka on September 7, 1998. The book delves into the interactions between the Buddha and various deities (devas) within Buddhist tradition, exploring how these relationships illustrate the Buddha''s teachings and his role as a spiritual guide. It offers insights into the significance of these divine encounters in understanding Buddhist philosophy and practice.
£12.00
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Mindfulness of Breathing: Buddhist Texts from the
Book SynopsisThis book offers a complete translation of the Mindfulness of Breathing [ nanamoli] with the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the from the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism
£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Rebirth as Doctrine and Experience: Essays and
Book SynopsisFrancis Story collaborated with Dr. Ian Stevenson to study rebirth memories in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and India. The book contains essays and case studies supporting the hypothesis of rebirth, shedding light on human destiny after death.
£26.68
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Therigatha: A Revaluation
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£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Way to Ultimate Calm: Selected Discourses of
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£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Way to the Happiness of Peace
Book SynopsisBeings seek happiness through peace of mind. Buddha teaches Noble Eightfold Path for peace: morality, concentration, wisdom. Insight meditation leads to liberation. Sayadaw U Pandita explains steps for insight meditation in simple language, focusing on "four foundations of mindfulness." Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators.
£13.33
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Achieving Transcendence: Pt. 2: Dependent
Book SynopsisContinuation of Ron Wijewantha's Dependent Origination discussion in Road to Liberation. Explores Pa iccasamupp da with Four Noble Truths, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, vipassana meditation, and suttas for transcendence.
£11.52
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Experience of Insight: A Natural Unfolding
Book SynopsisModern classic on Buddhist meditation, covering sitting and walking meditation, breath, feelings, thoughts, sense perceptions, consciousness, and daily activities. Explores karma, four noble truths, factors of enlightenment, dependent origination, and devotion.
£17.16
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Within our hearts
Book SynopsisVen. Nyanatiloka, a pioneering European Buddhist monk, ordained in 1903, attracted many disciples and left a lasting influence through his scholarly work and translations of Pali scriptures. His autobiography and biographical postscript cover his life until his death in 1957.
£13.33
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Requisites of Enlightenment: Bodhipakkhiya Dipani
Book SynopsisLedi Sayadaw outlines 37 requisites of enlightenment like mindfulness, right efforts, and noble eightfold path. He describes who can achieve noble paths and fruits. Nyanaponika Thera praises the treatise for its insights and motivational value.
£17.73
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Anguttara Nikaya Anthology: An Anthology of
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£26.68
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Walking Meditation
Book SynopsisWalking meditation in Buddhism is essential for energy, focus, and understanding teachings. It leads to enlightenment by enhancing mental clarity, memory, learning, concentration, and reducing stress. The essays delve into walking meditation in the Theravada tradition.
£999.99
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Life of Nyanatiloka Thera: The Biography of a
Book SynopsisVen. Nyanatiloka, a pioneering European Buddhist monk, ordained in 1903, attracted many disciples and left a lasting influence through his scholarly work and translations of Pali scriptures. His autobiography and biographical postscript cover his life until his death in 1957.
£31.42
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Just Seeing: Insight Meditation and Sense
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£18.61
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Vimuttimagga and Visuddhimagga: A Comparative
Book SynopsisThis work is a discerning Comparative study of Vimuttimagga of Upatissa and Visuddhimagga of Buddhaghosa, treatises on Buddhist philosophy.
£27.09
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Word of the Buddha
Book SynopsisBuddhist teachings have three levels or 'vehicles' - Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Hinayana is foundational, not lesser, providing the base for the other paths towards enlightenment.
£18.02
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka The Book of Protection: The Cuta-bhanavara or
Book SynopsisAn antholgy of Buddhist sacred texts used in daily recitations for protection from all harm. In Pali and English on facing pages. These discourses are recited in themples and homes for the purpose of obtaining protection from all harm.
£999.99
Vajra Books Zhang Zhung Nyengyud Ngondro :: The Preliminary
Book SynopsisPonlob Rinpoche discusses the nine Ngondro practices in Tibetan Bon and Buddhist traditions, stressing their role as foundational and purifying practices crucial for stable Dzogchen practice. Ngondro is essential for spiritual progression and supports advanced practices.
£22.79
Equinox Publishing Ltd Teaching Awareness in the Buddhist Tradition:
Book SynopsisTeaching Awareness in the Buddhist Tradition provides important contributions to understanding the teaching of mindfulness or awareness (Pāli sati, Sanskrit smṛti) in Buddhism and related traditions, examined in original ways through a collection of articles that approach this theme from different perspectives including philosophical, philological, exegetic, and anthropological. This volume is dedicated to Professor Corrado Pensa, a well-known Buddhist scholar and practitioner who has played an important role in spreading Buddhist practice through Italy and internationally. The majority of this book is based on the scholarly output of Professor Pensa’s former students, who engage in research on various topics concerning Buddhist awareness and other related topics. The last section consists of essays by contemporary meditation teachers offered as tribute to Corrado Pensa through reflections on practical topics such as developing attention in ordinary life, mindfulness of breathing, and awareness as wisdom. This volume integrates the theory and practice of the Buddhist tradition, and will be a valuable resource to both academics and practitioners of Buddhism.Table of ContentsForeword Joseph Goldstein, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Preface: Tracing the Path of the Dharma Chiara Neri and Francesco Sferra Bibliography of Corrado Pensa Chiara Neri and Francesco Sferra I. WORDS ON THE DHARMA 1. The Meditative Cultivation of Joy Bhikkhu Anālayo, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies 2. The Concept of Pariyogāhaṇa in the Epistemology of the Paṭisambhidāmagga: An Immersion in Knowledge and Liberation Giuliano Giustarini, Mahidol University 3. Buddhist Awareness as a Means to Unveil the Past and Emancipate the Future: The Buddhist Awareness Camps Project in Post-1990 Nepal Chiara Letizia, Université du Québec à Montréal 4. An Unshakeable Awareness. Siddhas and Jīvanmukti According to the Mokṣopāya Bruno Lo Turco, La Sapienza University of Roma 5. Framing the Other: Mindfulness, Photography, and Comparative Religions Filippo Marsili, Saint Louis University 6. The Teaching of Awareness in Corrado Pensa’s Thought Chiara Neri 7. A Joyful Song Celebrating Buddhist Practice Marta Sernesi, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris 8. Evil According to Buddhism Francesco Sferra II. THE DHARMA IN WORDS 9. The Loveliness of the Ordinary Christina Feldman, Meditation Teacher 10. Ānāpānasati: A Brief Introduction Larry Rosenberg, Meditation Teacher 11. Living in Mindfulness and Wisdom Andrea Schnöller, Meditation Teacher
£23.70
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Art of Communicating
Book SynopsisZen master Thich Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace Is Every Step and one of the most respected and celebrated religious leaders in the world, delivers a powerful path to happiness through mastering life's most important skill.In this precise and practical guide, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh reveals how to listen mindfully and express your fullest and most authentic self. With examples from his work with couples, families, and international conflicts, The Art of Communicating helps us move beyond the perils and frustrations of misrepresentation and misunderstanding to learn the listening and speaking skills that will forever change how we experience and impact the world.A portion of the proceeds from your book purchase supports Thich Nhat Hanh's peace work and mindfulness teachings around the world. For more information on how you can help, visit www.thichnhathanhfoundation.org.
£14.44
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Art of Living
Book SynopsisIn troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh——one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today——reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life’s deepest questions and experience the happiness and freedom we desire. Thich Nhat Hanh presents, for the first time, seven transformative meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives, our relationships and our interconnectedness with the world around us. Based on the last full talks before his sudden hospitalization, and drawing on intimate examples from his own life, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how these seven meditations can free us to live a happy, peaceful and active life, and face aging and dying with curiosity and joy and without fear.Containing the essence of the Buddha’s teachings and Thich Nhat Hanh’s poignant, timeless, and clarifying prose, The Art of Living provides a spiritual dimension to our lives. This is not an effort to escape life or to dwell in a place of bliss outside of this world. Instead, this path will allow us to discover where we come from and where we are going. And most of all, it will generate happiness, understanding, and love, so we can live deeply in each moment of our life, right where we are.
£20.79
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fierce SelfCompassion
Book SynopsisThe bestselling author of Self-Compassion follows up her groundbreaking book with new ideas that expand our notion of self-kindness and its capacity to transform our lives, showing women how to balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power and change the world.Kristin Neff changed how we talk about self-care with her enormously popular first book, Self-Compassion. Now, ten years and many studies later, she expands her body of work to explore a brand-new take on self-compassion. Although kindness and self-acceptance allow us to be with ourselves as we are, in all our glorious imperfection, the desire to alleviate suffering at the heart of this mindset isn''t always gentle, sometimes it''s fierce. We must also act courageously in order to protect ourselves from harm and injustice, say no to others so we can meet our own needs, and motivate necessary change in ourselves and society. Gender roles demand that women be soft and nurturing, not angry or powerful. But like yin and yang, the energies of fierce and tender self-compassion must be balanced for wholeness and wellbeing. Drawing on a wealth of research, her personal life story and empirically supported practices, Neff demonstrates how women can use fierce and tender self-compassion to succeed in the workplace, engage in caregiving without burning out, be authentic in relationships, and end the silence around sexual harassment and abuse. Most women intuitively recognize fierceness as part of their true nature, but have been discouraged from developing it. Women must reclaim their power in order to create a healthier society and find lasting happiness. This wise, caring, and enlightening book, now in paperback, shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves, so they can help restore balance in the world.
£24.38
Penguin Books Ltd If the Buddha Dated A Handbook for Finding Love
Book SynopsisZen and the art of falling in love . . .At once practical, playful, and spiritually sound, this book is about creating a new love story in your life. Drawing from Christian, Buddhist, Sufi and other spiritual traditions, If the Buddha Dated shows how to find a partner without losing yourself. Kasl, a practicing psychotherapist, workshop leader, and Reiki healer for thirty years, offers practical wisdom on using the path to love as a means of awakening.If the Buddha Dated teaches that when you stay loyal to your spiritual journey, you will bring curiosity, fascination, and a light heart to the dating process.
£13.50
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd Siddhartha Penguin Classics penguin Classics
Book SynopsisSiddartha by Hesse is a profound moral allegory blending Eastern and Western spiritual traditions. It follows a Brahmin's quest for truth, navigating through decadence, love, wealth, and wisdom. Penguin Classics' new translation offers readers a timeless exploration of humanity's search for meaning.
£15.30
Penguin Putnam Inc Buddha
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£15.30
Penguin Putnam Inc The Tibetan Book of the Dead First Complete
Book SynopsisThe first complete translation of a classic Buddhist text on the journey through living and dyingGraced with opening words by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the Penguin Deluxe Edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters and hailed as “a tremendous accomplishment,” this book faithfully presents the insights and intentions of the original work. It includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature, practices that can transform our experience of daily life, guidance on helping those who are dying, and an inspirational perspective on coping with bereavement. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the b
£21.25
Penguin Random House India The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
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£19.20
The University of Chicago Press Ordinary Images
Book SynopsisSituating his study in the gaps between conventional categories such as Buddhism, Daoism and Chinese popular art, Stanley K. Abe examines the large body of sculpture, paintings and other religious imagery produced for China's common classes from the third to the sixth centuries CE.
£88.00
The University of Chicago Press A Monastery in Time The Making of Mongolian
Book SynopsisDescribes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries.Trade Review"A Monastery in Time is a tremendously original product of almost fifteen years of painstaking scholarship. Caroline Humphrey and Hurelbaatar Ujeed combine an ethnography of a particular site, the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia, with a theoretically informed description of what a tradition - the Mongolian Buddhist tradition or any tradition - actually is. The results are impressive both for the theory and for the ethnography of an important but little-known religious community." (Christopher P. Atwood, Indiana University)"
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press A Monastery in Time The Making of Mongolian
Book SynopsisDescribes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries.Trade Review"A Monastery in Time is a tremendously original product of almost fifteen years of painstaking scholarship. Caroline Humphrey and Hurelbaatar Ujeed combine an ethnography of a particular site, the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia, with a theoretically informed description of what a tradition - the Mongolian Buddhist tradition or any tradition - actually is. The results are impressive both for the theory and for the ethnography of an important but little-known religious community." (Christopher P. Atwood, Indiana University)"
£84.00
The University of Chicago Press Nothing Three Inquiries in Buddhism TRIOS
Book SynopsisThough contemporary European philosophy and critical theory have long had a robust engagement with Christianity, there has been no similar engagement with Buddhism-a surprising lack, given Buddhism's global reach and obvious affinities with much of Continental philosophy. This volume fills that gap, bringing together three scholars to offer individual, distinct, yet complementary philosophical takes on Buddhism. Focused on nothing-essential to Buddhism, of course, but also a key concept in critical theory from Hegel and Marx through deconstruction, queer theory, and contemporary speculative philosophy-the book explores different ways of rethinking Buddhism's nothing. Through an elaboration of sunyata, or emptiness, in both critical and Buddhist traditions; an examination of the problem of praxis in Buddhism, Marxism, and psychoanalysis; and an explication of a Buddaphobia that is rooted in modern anxieties about nothingness, Marcus Boon, Eric Cazdyn, and Timothy Morton open up new spa
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Nothing
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£27.85
