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Archaeopress Gandharan Art in Its Buddhist Context:
Book SynopsisGandharan Art in its Buddhist Context is the fifth set of papers from the workshops of the Classical Art Research Centre's Gandhara Connections project. These selected studies revolve around perhaps the most fundamental topic of all for understanding Gandharan art: its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism.Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhara, these papers seek to understand more about why Gandharan art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers. The contributions from an array of international experts consider dedicatory practices in monasteries, the representation of Buddhas, and the lessons to be learned from some of the latest excavations and survey work in the region.
£28.50
Archaeopress South Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment
Book SynopsisSouth Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment is a multidisciplinary collection of 11 essays ranging from the pre-Vedic to the modern era and incorporating research on Hindu, Buddhist and tribal cultures. The authors ask whether the worship of goddesses, strongly linked to fertility rituals, might have mitigated the ecological decline of South Asia in the pre-British and post-colonial eras.The manifold powers of the Devi, whether nurturing or destructive, could be constructed as companions to the unstoppable forces of Nature. This binary paradigm, however, is misleading. For millions of South Asian people, the Devi is Nature and Nature is She. Amongst scholars, the connections between the South Asian Goddesses and the natural environment have been debated and contested for centuries. This collection of essays, the last of a trilogy on the Devi or iconic female by Australian scholars and their collaborators, interrogates the paradoxes of worshipping the feminine divine and yet ignoring the natural environment that validates Her existence. Historical and cultural sources, many of them in Sanskrit, point to the Devi-Nature complex but in ignoring the role of human agency, appear to exonerate society from taking responsibility for the ecological devastation manifested throughout the South Asian region. The Devi is omnipotent but in the role of the nurturing Mother she will not intervene if we remain passive. South Asian deities teach us to respect the environment, a necessary but insufficient condition for compelling us to behave in a manner that respects the wonders of the universe.
£62.68
Fons Vitae,US The Living Thoughts of Gotama the Buddha
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£18.95
Parallax Press Teachings on Love
Book SynopsisWeaving together traditional stories, personal experiences, and a deep understanding of the Buddha's way of mindful living, Thich Nhat Hanh provides step-by-step practices that foster understanding and intimacy in any relationship and extend our love even to those that cause us pain. Teachings on Love is a treasure-trove of guidance for couples, co-workers, or friends who wish to nourish the gift and strength of their relationships and deal creatively with their weaknesses and difficulties. We all yearn to experience a love that is deeper and more joyful. Teachings on Love provides a time-tested path that anyone can follow to nurture the deepest love in ourselves and others.With a new introductory chapter by Thich Nhat Hanh
£14.39
Parallax Press Two Treasures: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening
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£999.99
Parallax Press Healing: A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun
Book SynopsisThis extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge. There she gained a deep understanding of the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness forged in the fire of her own life experience. Ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh, who gave her the name "Dang Nghiem," (adornment with nondiscrimination) Healing shows how the insights gained by her personal experiences now enable Sister Dang Nghiem to become a support and resource for others. With humor, insight, and an irrepressible sense of joy, Sister Dang Nghiem story demonstrates how one woman’s unique path can provide clarity and guidance for everyone.Foreword by Thich Nhat Hanh
£999.99
Parallax Press Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better
Book SynopsisIn Thundering Silence Thich Nhat Hanh presents the early teachings of the Buddha on not becoming so attached to his teachings that we don’t see reality clearly anymore and become stuck in notions and ideologies, however noble they may be. These teachings can liberate us from the prisons of our mental constructions and allow us to enjoy life fully and be a resource for others. Near the end of his life, the Buddha declared, "during forty-five years, I have not said to encourage his disciplines not caught by words or ideas. Thich Nhat Hanh calls this "the roar of a great lion, the thundering silence of a Buddha". The attitude of openness, non-attachment from views, and playfulness offered by the Buddha in this sutra is an important door for us to enter the realm of Mahayana Buddhist thought and practice.In Thich Nhat Hanh''s commentaries he makes use of such classic Buddhist allegories, as The Raft is not the Shore, and The Finger Pointing at the Moon and demonstrate the practical applications of these teachings in everyday life.This revised edition contains new material based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s more recent teachings. The new material makes commentaries on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake more accessible and broader in scope.
£10.79
Tharpa Publications The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra: The Very
Book SynopsisRevised and clarified to guide the meditator through the profound and world-transforming practice of Mahamudra: the very essence of Buddha's teachings of Sutra and Tantra. Reveals the uncommon practice of Tantric Mahamudra of the Ganden Oral Lineage which the author received directly from his Spiritual Guide, Vajradhara Trijang Rinpoche. Following the root text of the Mahamudra - The Main Path of the Conquerors by the First Panchen Lama - this remarkable book provides easy-to-understand explanations and extremely clear insights based on the author's experience during many years of retreat. The author concisely explains the entire spiritual path from the initial preliminary practices to the final completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra, which enable to attain full enlightenment in this life. Includes precious meditation instructions on tranquil abiding, superior seeing, the yoga of the central channel, the yoga of the drop, and the yoga of wind.
£17.01
Tharpa Publications How to Transform Your Life
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Tharpa Publications How to Solve Our Human Problems: The Four Noble
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£20.66
Karnac Books Present with Suffering: Being with the Things
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£18.04
KTD Publications Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra
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£999.99
KTD Publications Compassion Now!
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£999.99
KTD Publications Harmonious Path for Buddhist Communities: Advice
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£999.99
Parallax Press Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of
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£11.39
For Beginners Buddha for Beginners
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£12.34
Pottersfield Press Awakening My Heart: Essays, Articles and
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£18.95
Les Belles Lettres Commemorations
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£42.00
Les Belles Lettres Livres de Morale Reveles Par Les Dieux
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£35.00
Les Belles Lettres Histoire Du Bouddhisme En Chine
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£42.00
Les Belles Lettres Tseou, Dialogues Pour Dissiper La Confusion
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£32.00
Les Belles Lettres Errances Sur Les Voies Du Bouddhisme / Errances
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£31.00
Encre Marine Shobogenzo: Uji / Je Suis Temps
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£26.77
Rabsel Editions Working With the Emotions
Book SynopsisEmotions are an inherent component of human beings. They have an undeniable impact in our lives and sometimes make us act in a regrettable manner. Buddhism shows us the methods to “take back” control from our emotions, and be free of their hold on us. In undergoing a process of change, we can achieve true freedom. It is a gradual inner change in our mind that will allow us to understand the causes of emotions and how they influence our thoughts, speech, and action, giving us appreciation for the importance of knowing our own true nature.
£13.25
Rabsel Editions A Garland of Gold: The Early Kagyu Masters in India and Tibet
Book SynopsisA Garland of Gold is a history of the early masters of the great Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Saraha, Naropa, Marpa, Milarepa and their spiritual heirs. This history represents the testament of the Kagyu lineage forefathers, showing us how they developed devotion and confidence in their gurus, received the inspiration of the dakini messengers, obtained the precious lineages, attained the vision of mahamudra, and spread the keys to enlightenment. Their songs, also translated here, though incomplete without a master’s textual transmission, offer a connection with the world of mahamudra. Lama Jampa Thaye's account of the early masters is based on the histories composed by Pawo Tsuklak Trengwa (1504-1566), Go Lotsawa (1392-1481) and Pema Karpo (1527-1592). He received the transmissions and teachings of the Kagyu forefathers from Karma Thinley Rinpoche and his other gurus such as Ato Rinpoche and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. The Kagyu tradition is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism alongside the Sakya, Nyingma and Gelug. It rose to prominence in the eleventh and twelfth centuries C.E. some one and a half millenia after the passing of Lord Buddha and remains one of the great spiritual transmission available in the world today. This book offers a remarkable look into the origins of this world.
£13.25
Brepols N.V. Art, Architecture and Religion Along the Silk
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£84.55
Brepols N.V. Aspects of Research Into Central Asian Buddhism:
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£59.85
Brepols N.V. A Study of the Buddhist Sutra Called Sakiz Yukmak
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£114.00
Institut belge des hautes etudes chinoises Traite Sur l'Inepuisable Lampe du Zen: Torei et
Book SynopsisLes ecoles Zen japonaises sont surtout connues par l'entremise de travaux de vulgarisation qui mentionnent les pionniers de l'epoque de Kamakura (1185-1333). La realite des ecoles Zen, telles qu'elles subsistent dans le Japon actuel, presentent cependant un visage bien plus complexe que ne le voudraient les schematisations habituelles. Il s'avere en particulier que l'evolution de ces traditions au cours de l'epoque d'Edo (1600-1867) a faconne leurs structures institutionnelles et a conduit a des transformations considerables sur le plan doctrinal. La maniere dont la pratique est concue dans l'ecole Rinzai a en particulier subi une refonte en profondeur, dont les repercussions sont comparables a celles d'une "reforme".L'etude de Torei et la premiere traduction integrale de son oeuvre proposent un regard nouveau sur l'ecole Rinzai de cette periode en donnant la parole a l'un des plus eminents disciples de Hakuin Ekaku. Le texte propose en traduction revele comment cette tradition est concue de l'interieur. Cet ouvrage permet de situer la tradition Rinzai dans l'ensemble de la pensee bouddhique et propose quelques cles pour comprendre cette branche vivante du bouddhisme japonais dans son contexte. Il remet en question l'image d'un enseignement allergique a l'etude et montre tout en nuances en quoi consiste le chemin concret de la quete du soi selon cette tradition. Comporte une edition annotee du texte original, un index et une abondante bibliographie.
£105.45
Institut belge des hautes etudes chinoises La Conversion de L'Orient: Une Peregrination
Book SynopsisLa figure de Bodhidharma, le mythique fondateur du bouddhisme Chan (Zen), n'a cesse d'etre inventee et reinventee a travers toute l'Asie orientale, de l'epoque medievale a nos jours. Prenant pour point de depart un moment bien precis de cette histoire, la Chine de la fin des Ming, l'ouvrage evoque les premieres hagiographies en langue vulgaire consacrees au religieux, avant d'analyser un roman fleuve publie a Suzhou en 1635 et intitule " La Conversion de l'Orient ". Cette peregrination vers l'est du patriarche indien depeint un Bodhidharma qui, loin d'incarner la radicalite religieuse souvent pretee au Chan, se fait le heraut des valeurs confuceennes les plus conformistes. Le saint bonze devient, au fil de ce recit, le pivot autour duquel gravitent humains egares, demons tentateurs, esprits animaux, maitres de pratiques religieuses et queteurs de perfection. Le bouddhisme, bien que relativise par sa mise en perspective comme un des " Trois enseignements " (bouddhisme, taoisme, confucianisme) occupe neanmoins une place centrale dans le roman : les techniques de meditation propagees par le Chan, le respect bouddhique de la vie animale et sa consequence dietetique, le vegetarisme, y occupent une place de choix qui montre la profonde penetration de ces themes et pratiques dans la societe chinoise du temps. La " Conversion de l'Orient ", au carrefour de la litterature didactique et du genre alors en vogue du roman en langue vulgaire, s'emploie a concilier les besoins de l'edification et ceux de la composition d'un recit fantastique de longue haleine. L'identification de ses sources et influences et la reconstitution detaillee de son histoire editoriale permettent de mieux comprendre le statut social, culturel et religieux de l'ecriture narrative en Chine a la veille des temps modernes. On trouvera en annexe la traduction d'un large extrait de l'?uvre originale.
£79.22
Institut belge des hautes etudes chinoises Legend and Legitimation: the Formation of Tendai
Book SynopsisDuring his nine-month stay in China, the Japanese monk Saicho (767-822) was alleged to have been initiated into an illustrious esoteric lineage starting from a prestigious Indian Esoteric patriarch. It is also believed that Saicho's Chinese mentor, based on three esoteric texts translated by the Indian Patriarch, transmitted to him some particular forms of esoteric teachings, the core of which is preserved in one of the two "dharma-transmission documents" from Saicho's teacher. This is the conventional view regarding the roots of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. This book subjects this conventional view to a critical examination. It argues that the two "dharma-transmission documents" were not written by Saicho's Chinese mentor, but were prepared in Japan for strengthening the legitimacy of the initiation Saicho received from China. The three siddhi texts attributed to the Indian patriarch were also composed in Japan as the scriptural support for Saicho's esoteric transmission. The Tendai form of Esotericism in the name of Saicho was for the main part created not by Saicho himself but by his followers. These negative conclusions can be turned into a positive agenda for future research of Japanese Tendai Buddhism. Scholars can turn from a fruitless search for the roots of Tendai Esotericism in China to look more closely in Japan. This study may invite more scholarly attention to a host of Buddhist apocrypha which, long regarded as Chinese, were actually produced in Japan or Korea. This book also addresses issues of larger implications for East Asian religions, including the manufacturing process of the so-called Buddhist apocrypha and their roles, lineage construction for the purpose of religious legitimation and of overcoming borderland complexes, application of overarching theoretic patterns in different religious traditions.
£55.23
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Der Buddhismus in Japan: Geschichte, Lehre,
Book SynopsisAls erster Autor überhaupt erörtert Christoph Kleine in einer Gesamtschau die Besonderheiten der japanischen Religionsgeschichte kritisch unter systematisch religionswissenschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten, indem er die historischen Fakten mit Fragestellungen und Theorien der allgemeinen Religionswissenschaft verknüpft.
£75.39
Kohlhammer Religionen Und Weltfrieden: Friedens- Und
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£42.00
Kohlhammer Der Buddhismus III: Ostasiatischer Buddhismus Und
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£128.25
Kohlhammer Der Buddhismus II: Theravada-Buddhismus Und
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£126.35
Pano Verlag Westostlicher Bruckenschlag: Literatur, Religion
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£999.99
Aschendorff Verlag Kenologische Versuche: Der Johannesprolog
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£102.71
Harrassowitz The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism: A
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£94.17
Harrassowitz The Mongolian Manuscripts on Birch Bark from
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£149.15
Harrassowitz From Conflict to Conciliation: Tibetan Policy
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£118.75
Harrassowitz Denken Und Handeln Des Son: Zur Begrundung Des
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Reflecting Mirrors: Perspectives on Huayan
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£94.00
Harrassowitz The Mongolian Manuscripts on Birch Bark from
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£118.75
Harrassowitz Die Verkleinerung Der Yakhautboote:
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£64.00
Harrassowitz Studien Zur Bodhisattvavadanakalpalata: Texte Und
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Mazzo Di Fiori: Festschrift for Herbert Hoffmann
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£61.00
Harrassowitz Hindu and Buddhist Initiations in India and Nepal
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£75.00
Harrassowitz Beginnings of Buddhist Ethics: The Chinese
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£50.00
