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Editorial Kairos Tres Pasos Para El Despertar: La Práctica del
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£21.43
Editorial Kairos No Te Preocupes, ¡Enfádate Si Quieres!
Book SynopsisTe reirás a gusto cuando mires a la vida con estas historias del monje budista más fino y agudo de estos tiempos.En 108 historias breves, con títulos como La elefanta mala, El poder de la novia o Permiso de felicidad, Ajahn Brahm nos deleita con una sabiduría intemporal, útil para todo tipo de personas. Bebiendo de su propia experiencia, de historias transmitidas por sus discípulos y de antiguas anécdotas divertidas contadas con un aire nuevo, Brahm muestra que domina el arte de la parábola humorística, sorprendiéndonos con una profundidad y una inspiración inesperadas.
£14.99
Editorial Kairos Siéntate Como Un Buda: Guía de Bolsillo Para
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£11.98
Editorial Kairos Shobogenzo
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£23.07
Editorial Kairos Un Nuevo Sendero Budista
Book SynopsisEn Un nuevo sendero budista, el reconocido filósofo budista David Loy examina con lucidez y amenidad las cuestiones más relevantes para el budismo del siglo XXI:? Cuál es el sentido de la iluminación?? Cómo puede reconciliarse la ciencia moderna con las antiguas enseñanzas religiosas?? Cuál es nuestro papel en el universo?Investigando las intersecciones de la enseñanza budista con el mundo moderno, Loy descubre un nuevo camino budista que es fiel a las enseñanzas tradicionales y a la vez compatible con la sociedad actual.
£15.76
Editorial Kairos Therigatha: Poemas Budistas de Mujeres Sabias
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£16.42
Editorial Kairos Rescate Emocional: Cómo Trabajar Con Tus
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£18.15
Editorial Kairos Comprender Nuestra Mente
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£27.03
Editorial Kairos Después del Budismo: Repensar El Dharma Para Un
Book SynopsisHan pasado veinticinco siglos desde que el Buda inició su enseñanza y el budismo sigue inspirando a personas de todo el mundo, incluyendo a aquellas que viven en sociedades secularizadas. Pero, qué significa adaptar unas prácticas religiosas a un contexto secular?Stephen Batchelor lleva tiempo articulando una visión filosófica, contemplativa y ética del budismo adecuada a nuestra época. Después del budismo es la culminación de cuatro décadas de estudio y práctica en las tradiciones tibetana, Zen y Theravada. Realizando una brillante lectura crítica de los textos canónicos más antiguos, Batchelor nos describe la enseñanza del Buda no como una metafísica dogmática sino como una enseñanza ética y pragmática. Entiende el budismo como una cultura del despertar en constante evolución, cuya longevidad responde a su capacidad de reinventarse e interactuar de forma creativa con las sociedades con las que se encuentra.
£19.38
Editorial Kairos Las Tres Joyas: El Buda, Su Enseñanza Y La
Book SynopsisLas tres joyas es una introducción didáctica al rico mundo del budismo. Está concebida para un público muy amplio: desde practicantes avezados hasta personas que simplemente quieran tener un conocimiento más preciso de los tres grandes ejes o ?joyas? del budismo: la figura del Despierto (el Buda), su enseñanza (Dharma) y la comunidad de seguidores (Samgha).Con un estilo directo y asequible, Pániker profundiza primero en el personaje histórico Gautama Siddharta y cómo deviene el Buda Shakyamuni. Luego, repasa los conceptos esenciales de las filosofías budistas (sufrimiento, impermanencia, nirvana, vaciedad, ausencia de ?yo?, karma, etcétera). Finalmente, se explaya en la fascinante historia de la comunidad, desde sus orígenes índicos, hasta su expansión ?y sus transformaciones? por el Sudeste Asiático (principalmente bajo la forma del budismo Theravada), Extremo Oriente (Mahayana), el mundo tibetano (Vajrayana) o en el Occidente contemporáneo.El libro está destinado a convertirse en un manual de introducción y referencia básico sobre una de las más profundas tradiciones espirituales del mundo.
£19.69
Editorial Kairos En Palabras del Buddha: Una Antología de
Book SynopsisHe aquí la introducción definitiva a las enseñanzas del Buddha, expresadas en sus propias palabras. El monje estadounidense Bhikkhu Bodhi, cuyas traducciones han recibido el mayor reconocimiento, nos presenta aquí una selección de discursos del Buddha del canon pali, el registro más antiguo que existe de lo que el Buddha enseñó. Dividido en diez capítulos temáticos, En palabras del Buddha revela la completa dimensión de los discursos del Buddha; desde la vida familiar o el matrimonio hasta la renuncia y el camino del conocimiento. Cada capítulo viene precedido por una introducción concisa e instructiva que guía al lector hacia una comprensión más profunda de los textos, que han sido traducidos directamente desde la lengua pali al español por Abraham Vélez de Cea, Aleix Ruiz Falqués y Ricardo Guerrero Diáñez para la edición de este libro.Tomados en su conjunto, estos textos dan testimonio elocuente de la amplitud y la inteligencia de las enseñanzas del Buddha, y señalan el camino de un sendero antiguo, pero siempre vital. Tanto estudiosos, investigadores o lectores no familiarizados con el budismo encontrarán indispensable esta presentación sistemática.
£29.58
Editorial Kairos Las Cuatro Nobles Verdades: Una Guía Para La Vida
Book SynopsisDe una manera sencilla, amena y directa, el reconocido Lama Zopa ilumina las profundas nobles verdades proclamadas por el Buda. Comenzando con una brillante explicación de la naturaleza de la mente y su rol en la creación de la felicidad que todos buscamos, Lama Zopa Rimpoché ofrece un análisis incisivo de las famosas Cuatro Nobles Verdades:? La primera verdad enseña que sufrimos porque estamos en la existencia cíclica, o samsara, el ciclo sin principio de muerte y renacimiento.? La segunda verdad enseña que hay una causa detrás de nuestro sufrimiento (los engaños y el karma que surgen de la ignorancia, que nos impide ver de qué modo existen las cosas).? Debido a que existe una causa y a que podemos realizar la vacuidad (antídoto de la ignorancia), somos capaces de actualizar la tercera verdad, la cesación del sufrimiento.? La cuarta verdad traza el camino hacia el fin del sufrimiento.
£21.82
Editorial Kairos El Futuro Es Libre: Buen Karma, Mal Karma Y Más
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£16.58
Editorial Kairos Un Buda En La Oficina: El Antiguo Arte del
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£17.02
Editorial Kairos El Sutra del Diamante: Discursos Sobre El Sutra
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£19.41
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Buddhist Translation Practices in Medieval China:
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£218.50
Peeters Publishers Bouddhisme Et Lettres Dans La Chine Medievale
Book SynopsisEntre le IIIe et le VIIe siecles, la Chine, morcelee en plusieurs royaumes dont certains furent au mains des "barbares", construit son identite face notamment a la penetration du bouddhisme. Ce recueil presente certaines incidences du bouddhisme en Chine sur la pensee, la societe et la culture.Sur le plan doctrinal, le bouddhisme a certainement influence des penseurs plus tot qu'on ne l'imagine, comme Wang Bi par exemple, et certains themes firent l'objet de debats et d'interets certains, tel celui de la non dualite, etudie ici a travers le commentaire de Jizang du Soutra de Vimalakirti.Les rapports entre les moines et les lettres sont evoquees a partir de la presentation des joutes poetiques qui ont pu se disputer dans les monasteres a l'occasion de fetes bouddhiques du baguanzhai ou encore de l'importance du vegetarisme et de sa diffusion. Les rapports avec l'Etat du clerge et les moyens que ce dernier employa pour asseoir son autorite sont egalement abordes notamment par l'intermediaire d'une etude sur le culte des reliques du Bouddha et celle d'un texte sans doute apocryphe, le Zui miaosheng ding jing qui vante les merites de la meditation-concentration (chanding), qui a exerce une profonde influence sur les grand maitres bouddhistes chinois.L'analyse de la personalite des defenseurs du bouddhisme, a partir des auteurs d'un recueil apologetique de cette doctrine, le Hongming ji, fait ressortir le role predominant des laics et des lettres dans cette apologie. Certains activement participe des controverses et debats entre representants des trois courants de pensee (bouddhisme, taoisme, confucianisme), comme Dao'an, auteur du "Erjiao lun", usant de son savoir de lettre pour persuader et convaincre l'empereur et la cour de la valeur du bouddhisme.
£62.10
Peeters Publishers Le Neant Evide: Ontologie et Politique Chez Keiji
Book SynopsisThe author studies the thought of the Japanese philosopher Nishitani. He examines the contradictory relationship existing between his political engagement in favour of ultra-nationalism and his religious ontology based on buddhist and christian values.
£29.45
Peeters Publishers Acte Retributif, Renaissance Et Transmigration
Book SynopsisCet ouvrage se propose, a l'aide de textes du bouddhisme qui s'echelonnent de ses origines jusqu'aux premiers siecles de notre ere, d'illustrer les trois dogmes qui sont partie integrante de la pensee indienne en general, et du bouddhisme en particulier: l'acte retributif (karman), les renaissances (jati) et la ronde universelle et eternelle de celles-ci (sansara ou "transmigration").La premiere partie s'interesse au bouddhisme doctrinal. Sans taire les difficultes, voire les contradictions que ces dogmes offrent pour les esprits occidentaux, notamment parce que le Buddha soutient simultanement la sanction morale des actes et l'inexistence d'une ame substantielle et personnelle, on veut montrer l'omnipresence et la continuite des ces croyances dans les enseignements du fondateur lui-meme, dans les oeuvres qui debattent a leur propos, ainsi l'"Objet des discussions" (Kathavatthu) ou les "Questions du roi Menandre" (Milindapanha) puis dans des sources plus tardives comme Buddhaghosa ou l'un ou l'autre penseur du "Grand Vehicule". Au stock des questions fondamentales qui reste la meme d'age en age et qui concerne par exemple le passage de la mort a la renaissance, qu'elle soit humaine, celeste ou infernale, on a ajoute quelques breves considerations sur la causalite karmique, sur karman et instinct ou sur l'equivalence samsara-nirvana.La deuxieme partie porte sur les dogmes precites tels qu'ils sont vus par le bouddhisme populaire. On aborde des lors une litterature d'un type tres different: un enorme repertoire de recits et de contes moraux enrichi au long des siecles et ou se detachent les Jataka's, c'est-a-dire ces "[recits par le Buddha lui-meme de ses] naissances anterieures". On peut y suivre les odyssees transmigratoires de personnages tantot fameux (le Buddha lui-meme, ses disciples, ses contemporains, ses adversaires ideologiques), tantot anonymes, a qui leurs actes moraux ou immoraux, pieux (envers le Buddha et ses moines) ou impies ont valu de renaitre heureux ou malheureux ici-bas, dans les cieux ou les enfers, comme animaux ou fantomes. Cet ensemble narratif destine a instruire et edifier moines et laics bouddhistes permet aussi des remarques diverses, par exemple sur l'anamnese des vies anterieures ou sur la duree des diverses renaissances et sejours dans les spheres cosmiques.
£54.15
Peeters Publishers Sino-Mongol Relations During the Ming, I. the
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£52.45
Peeters Publishers Sino-Mongol Relations During the Ming, III. Trade
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£38.65
Peeters Publishers La Concentration De La Marche Heroique
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£40.05
Peeters Publishers Le Materiel Mongol du Houa I I Iu de Houng-ou
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£36.10
Peeters Publishers Buddhism and Daoism on the Holy Mountains of
Book SynopsisThis volume sheds new light on the matter of religious mountain culture in China – a theme of great relevance to the Chinese civilization. Already during the Chinese antiquity, mountains had specific ritual functions. This may be seen as a precursor to the importance mountains gained when in medieval China Buddhism and Daoism emerged as dominant religions. Adepts of both religions often went into retreat on mountains to practice spirituality, and as a result monastic communities often formed on mountains. In the further course, certain mountains began to attract pilgrims, since they were associated with famous practitioners who had lived there, or since they were seen as the seat of particular Buddhist or Daoist deities. As it would be impossible to cover this wide field in total, the present volume is designed to offer specialized studies of selected segments. Contributing scholars include Bart Dessein, Susan Andrews, Huang Chi-chiang, Timothy Wai Keung Chan, Thomas Jülch, Stephen Eskildsen, Jan de Meyer, and Louis Komjathy.
£97.00
Peeters Publishers Melanges Chinois Et Bouddhiques 6: 1938-1939
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£80.75
Peeters Publishers Sino-Mongol Relations During the Ming, II. The
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£145.35
Rangjung Yeshe Publications,Nepal Light of Wisdom, The Conclusion: The Conclusion
Book SynopsisThe Light of Wisdom, the Conclusion, presents detailed explanations of the activities of a Vajra Master and Buddhist practices to clear away hindrances on the path and enhance realization. The book is a combination of three texts:The root text, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence is oral instructions of Padmasambhava, recorded by his chief female disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal. Padmasambhava established the Buddhist doctrine in Tibet during the eight century. He concealed teachings in the form of hidden treasures, to be revealed at an appropriate time in the future. The Light of Wisdom by Jamgön Kongtrül, one of the most prominent Buddhist masters of nineteenth-century Tibet, is an extensive commentary on this sacred scripture. Entering the Path of Wisdom consists of annotations on the commentary by Jamyang Drakpa, a student of Jamgön Kongtrül, dictated to Jokyab Rinpoche.The root text of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, a terma revealed by the great treasure-finder Chokgyur Lingpa, and its commentary by Kongtrül Rinpoche, the great translator in person, form together a complete scripture that embodies all the tantras, statements and instructions of the Nyingma School of the early translations, which is most rare to find in the past, present, or future. I find it important that all Dharma practitioners study and reflect upon this book.? Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse RinpocheIt is correct that it will be quite difficult to practice the entire Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence, so you should use what is directly appropriate for your training. It is never said that you should practice an entire root text as Light of Wisdom contains the complete path for different kinds of individuals, both of Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. But since its title is the Wisdom Essence, it means that its ultimate practice is Dzogchen.? Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
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Editorial Terracota Despertar al zen
Book SynopsisLa meditación zen —o zazen— puede considerarse una “depuración de la mente” porque la purifica y libera de las ideas inútiles y fugaces que nos atascan y limitan. Una vez que logremos la concentración e interiorización que requiriere su práctica, despertaremos nuestro espíritu y tendremos una vida creativa, armoniosa y plena. Sin importar que nuestros conocimientos sobre budismo sean pocos, este libro nos da la oportunidad de iniciarnos en nuestra búsqueda espiritual.
£999.99
Editorial Terracota Relato de Un Despertar: Práctica Y Percepción En
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£10.44
Editorial Terracota El ideal del bodhisatva
Book SynopsisEl ideal del bodhisatva representa tanto la búsqueda de la claridad mental que otorgan la sabiduría, la renuncia y la reflexión, como la consideración y ayuda constante a los demás. Este libro, que ofrece un panorama reflexivo y práctico, muestra el camino exquisito de transformación y arduo adiestramiento que sigue el bodhisatva durante su vida para lograr las condiciones físicas, mentales, emocionales y energéticas que requiere para dedicarse a alcanzar la suprema iluminación en beneficio de todos los seres vivientes.
£14.20
Blacksmith Books Lama of the Gobi: How Mongolia's Mystic Monk
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£9.49
Vajra Publications Buddhist Guide to the Power Places of the
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£999.99
Vajra Bookshop Oral Tradition from Zhang-Zhung: An Introduction
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£999.99
Rabsel Editions The Handbook of Ordinary Heroes: The
Book SynopsisBuddhism is said to be universal because it transcends all notions of time and culture. A French shepherd from the Middle Ages can apply it just as easily as a Singaporean businessman from the twenty-first century. The Buddha’s teachings offer a method for understanding how to be and how to act—in other words, how to live our humanity while taking care of ourselves and others. The heroes referred to in this book are ordinary beings like us who choose to develop as individuals through their understanding and application of kindness and compassion. These heroes are bodhisattvas who wish for all beings to meet with lasting happiness and to experience protection from all causes for unhappiness. This handbook provides accessible explanations of what it means to live like a bodhisattva and offers a series of simple exercises directly related to daily life. It gives us key points for facing the difficulties we encounter in a new way and perceiving our lives according to altruistic values.Born in Tibet in 1949, Lama Jigme Rinpoche grew up and received his education with the principal teachers of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sixteenth Karmapa named Lama Jigme Rinpoche as his official representative and the spiritual director of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in France. Ever since, Lama Jigme Rinpoche has filled this role. Strengthened by many years of experience in the West, his unique and modern approach renders the Buddha’s millennia-old wisdom accessible and allows students to apply it concretely in daily twenty-first- century life.
£14.36
Rabsel Editions A Collection of Advice
Book SynopsisThaye Dorje imparts wisdom in-person and through social media. This book brings together his most important teachings so that everybody may have access to their inner wealth. The book focuses on the education that develops the values inherent to all beings: compassion and wisdom, aiming at establishing lasting peace and serenity on a personal and a societal level.Thaye Dorje, his holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Being in charge of more than 900 centers, he travels across the world to transmit the traditional Buddhist wisdom that encourages conflict resolution.
£12.30
Random House Publishing Group Buddhas Little Instruction Book
Book SynopsisJust as the serene beauty of the lotus blossom grows out of muddy water, Buddha's simple instructions have helped people to find wholeness and peace amid life's crisis and distractions for more than 2,500 years. For this small handbook, a well-known American Buddhist teacher and psychologist has distilled and adapted an ancient teaching for the needs of contemporary life. Its practical reminders and six meditations can infuse smallest everyday action with insight and joy.
£13.50
Harvard University Press An Early Tibetan Survey of Buddhist Literature
Book SynopsisThis study and edition of Bcom Idan ral gri's (12271305) Bstan pa rgyas pa rgyan gyi nyi 'od was likely composed in the late 13th century. It is a systematic list of Sutras, Tantras, Shastras, and related genres translated primarily from Sanskrit and other Indic languages, holding a vital place in the history of Buddhist literature.
£32.26
Harvard University Press Materials Toward the Study of Vasubandhus Vimsika
Book SynopsisJonathan A. Silk provides the most comprehensive philological accounting of this fundamental work of Indian Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu. The edition and translation of the Sanskrit text includes core verses and author commentary based directly on manuscript evidence, accompanied by texts from the Tibetan Tanjurs and a manuscript from Dunhuang.
£23.36
State University Press of New York (SUNY) Buddhist Scriptures as Literature
Book SynopsisLooks at a variety of Buddhist sacred writings as literature and includes insights from literary theory.
£22.96
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Precarious Balance
Book SynopsisExplores various themes of Sri Lanka’s long history in novel and constructive ways. Topics include Sinhala Buddhists’ sense of manifest destiny arising from Sri Lanka’s oldest historical chronicles, the Mahavamsa and the Dipavamsa; and concepts of order and legitimation of power in ancient Ceylon.
£73.95
University of Hawai'i Press The Scriptures of Won Buddhism
Book SynopsisThe Scriptures of Won Buddhism consists of the Canon (a redaction of the first part of the Pulgyo chongjon) and the analects and chronicle of the founder known as the Scripture of Sotaesan. This translation incorporates tenets from the 1943 Canon that were altered in the redaction process and offers persuasive arguments for their re-inclusion.
£15.96
University of Hawai'i Press Theravada Buddhism The View of the Elders
Book SynopsisThis book brings to life the age-old religious tradition of Theravada (literally, âœview of the eldersâ) Buddhism as it is found in ancient texts and understood and practiced today in South and Southeast Asia. Following a brief introduction to the life of the historical Buddha and the beginning of his mission, the book examines the Triple Gem (the Buddha, his teachings, and the community of monastic followers) and the basic teachings of the Buddha in the earliest available Pali sources. Basic Buddhist concepts such as dependent co-origination, the four noble truths, the three trainings, and karma and its result are discussed in non-technical language, along with the Buddhaâs message on social wellbeing. The author goes on to chronicle his own involvement as an observer-participant in âœthe Theravada world,â where he was born and raised. His is a rare first-hand account of living Theravada Buddhism not only in its traditional habitats, but also in the world at large at the dawn of the
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
Book SynopsisAn unparalleled portrait, Donald K. Swearer''s Buddhist World of Southeast Asia has been a key source for all those interested in the Theravada homelands since the work''s publication in 1995. Expanded and updated, the second edition offers this wide ranging account for readers at the beginning of the twenty-first century.Swearer shows Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia to be a dynamic, complex system of thought and practice embedded in the cultures, societies, and histories of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. The work focuses on three distinct yet interrelated aspects of this milieu. The first is the popular tradition of life models personified in myths and legends, rites of passage, festival celebrations, and ritual occasions. The second deals with Buddhism and the state, illustrating how King Asoka serves as the paradigmatic Buddhist monarch, discussing the relationship of cosmology and kingship, and detailing the rise of charismatic Buddhist political leaders in the postcolonial period. The third is the modern transformation of Buddhism: the changing roles of monks and laity, modern reform movements, the role of women, and Buddhism in the West.
£25.62
State University Press of New York (SUNY) Nirvana for Sale Buddhism Wealth and the
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Shambhala Publications Inc Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of
Book SynopsisA description of the Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen path of awakening, with instructions and guidance for following it.With deep compassion, sharp observations, and arresting metaphors, the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche explicates "The Aspiration of Samantabhadra" for both new and experienced practitioners. This Dzogchen prayer explores the different manifestations of rigpa, our basic awareness in daily life, and constitutes a set of instructions for refining the path of practice. Taken from material from a series of talks in Germany and the United States, Penetrating Wisdom includes the text of the prayer, Rinpoche''s always-lively commentary, and lucid answers to questions posed by his students.This book is a commentary on an ancient, well-known Tibetan Buddhist prayer of aspiration that expounds on the Dzogchen path to enlightenment. Containing key fundamentals about the Vajrayana path--the guru-student relationship, the role of faith in Vajrayana Buddhism, recognizing basic awareness, and the notion of reality that is beyond mental concepts--this book is a clear and accessible explication of a complex system of philosophy and meditation techniques that are central to Tibetan Buddhism.While the author is a traditionally trained master in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, he has won great appreciation in the West for his humor, familiarity with Western culture, and his unique talent for using examples that are drawn directly from Western metropolitan lifestyles. He has lived and taught in Europe and North America for many years.
£18.00
Sentient Publications All Else is Bondage: Non-Volitional Living
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de Gruyter Zwei Zentralasiatische Fragmente des Buddhacarita
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£134.09
de Gruyter Die Fragmente Der Jatakamala In Der
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£134.09
