East Asian and Indian philosophy Books

The year 1979 ushered in a new phase in China's long and continuous revolu­ tion. Currently, this new phase is being symbolically referred to, by the Chinese leaders themselves, as the 'New Long March' (a continuation of the...

As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, I am necessarily concerned about the future role of Communist China in world affairs. A true understanding of Peking's foreign policy motives...

​​This volume focuses on contemporary Confucianism, and collects essays by famous sinologists such as Guy Alitto, John Makeham, Tse-ki Hon and others. The content is divided into three sections - addressing the "theory" and "practice" of contemporary...

This book approaches the topic of intercultural understanding in philosophy from a phenomenological perspective. It provides a bridge between Western and Eastern philosophy through in-depth discussion of concepts and doctrines of phenomenology and...

This book presents detailed discussions from leading intercultural philosophers, arguing for and against the priority of immanence in Chinese thought and the validity of Western interpretations that attempt to import conceptions of transcendence. The...

This book explores the relevance of Japanese ethics for the field of ethics of technology. It covers the theories of Japanese ethicists such as Nishida Kitarō, Watsuji Tetsurō, Imamichi Tomonobu, Yuasa Yasuo, as well as more contemporary ethicists, and...

This book offers the first comprehensive collection of essays on the key concepts of Kitaro Nishida (1870-1945), the father of modern Japanese philosophy and founder of the Kyoto School. The essays analyze several of the major philosophical concepts in...

This volume provides the key to a deepened discourse on philosophy in Africa. Available literature and academic practice in African philosophy since the 1960s have largely featured discourses in the areas of origin, general meaning and nature of...

This comprehensive collection brings out the rich and deep philosophical resources of the Zhuangzi. It covers textual, linguistic, hermeneutical, ethical, social/political and philosophical issues, with the latter including epistemological, metaphysical,...

This edited volume presents a comprehensive examination of contemporary Confucian philosophy from its roots in the late 19th century to the present day. It provides a thorough introduction to the major philosophers and topics in contemporary Confucian...

This book bridges the regions of East Asia and the West by offering a detailed and critical inquiry of educational concepts of the East Asian tradition. It provides educational thinkers and practitioners with alternative resources and perspectives for...

This volume brings together diverse Asian religious perspectives to address critical issues in the encounter between tradition and modern western evolutionary thought. Such thought encompasses the biological theories of Charles Darwin, Jean-Baptiste...

This volume addresses the impact of the introduction of phenomenology in Japan and its interaction with Japanese philosophy. It is well known that phenomenology was introduced at a very early stage in Japan. Furthermore, phenomenology still constitutes...

This book critically examines the Confucian political imagination and its influence on the contemporary Chinese dream of a powerful China.  It views Confucianism as the ideological supplement to a powerful state that is challenging Western hegemony,...

“Even if you are already drowned in the cycle of the ocean of repeated births and deaths, when you once find attachment (love) and devotion for Lord Shiva, then you have found that Cintamani jewel.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo“The Magical Jewel...

'Reason and imagination and all mental chatter died down... I forgot my name, my humanness, my thingness, all that could be called me or mine. Past and future dropped away... Lighter than air, clearer than glass, altogether released from myself, I was...

This book is about Buddhism, and the pursuit of happiness. The author takes us on an intensely personal journey into the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, which has now been embraced by many millions of people around the world. It is not in any way about a...

2024 Hardcover Reprint of 1932 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Secret of the Golden Flower is a Chinese Taoist book about meditation, first was translated by Richard Wilhelm, a...

2021 Reprint of the 1940 Edition.  Reproduction of the printed book, not the typewritten version often found. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. 101 Zen Stories is a compilation of Zen...

A comprehensive and theory-rich investigation of the history and philosophy of yoga, from its Indian origins to the contemporary context.

In this book the editors brought together outstanding articles concerning intercultural aesthetics. The concept 'Intercultural aesthetics' creates a home space for an artistic cross-fertilization between cultures, and for heterogeneity, but it is also...

Globalization brings people and cultures together, producing, in addition to deep and rich encounters, exclusion, racism, xenophobia and asymmetries. The present book takes these issues implicitly as its starting point by thoroughly reflecting on them...

The authors of this book are all first or second generation dharma descendants of Sanshin's founder, Shohaku Okumura, and our chapters all respond in some way to his opening teachings about the four embracing actions: giving, loving speech, beneficial...

The third collection from acclaimed poet Leo Jenkins, A Word Like God, is a cosmic exploration of belief, where beliefs come from, what we do with them, and why - the night sky, viewed through technicolored eyes. A Word Like God takes the...

Born in Jadla, Nava Shaher district, Punjab, Babaji's persona was that of a light hearted fakir. Interactions with him were punctuated with exclamations like 'be happy', 'be joyful'.His approach to spirituality can best be summed up as Ananda Yoga or...

Life Finds Its Way is a fascinating account of Nandini Kapadia's close association with Sabyasachi Guha. Her lifelong passionate interest in spirituality as well as her many years as a devotee of Ramana Maharshi led Nandini to the writings of that most...

Isha, Kena, Katha UpanishadsThe outside world grabs our attention with its many-hued and varied attractions. Looking out at it, it is difficult to believe that there could be a world inside, too. That is why most people spend their whole lives busy in...

We are constantly feeding and dressing and indulging our bodies, but how often do we nourish our soul? Shwetaashwatara Upanishad, the rare gem amongst the Upanishads, teaches us just how to do that. Indeed, it is the priceless oyster in which the pearl...

On one level, this is the story of a bright, inquisitive, affectionate child - Divya - who has to grapple with some of life's toughest problems in her troublesome 'destiny' of cancer. And it is about her loving relationship with her Thatha, both...

Order flows from consistent laws. Our understanding of our universe is changing, but Reality behind it is unchanged. Einstein's relativity amended Newtonian determinism, and was in turn amended by quantum mechanics. Einstein saw a harmonious advance in...

"When the traveler through the vast vistas of life finally turns his gaze inwards in his search for Ultimate Reality, gentle breezes blow across the mind, stirring the leaves of contemplation, emotion, memory, love, wonder and awe. The rustling sounds of...

""The astounding first intimation to the effect that, by the word GOD, all saints and sages of all times have implied the realizable truth of oneself, was received by the author when he was a 35 years old man-of-the-world. The realisation broke upon him...

The collection of proverbs and lessons attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius is called "The Wisdom of Confucius, With Critical and Biographical," and it was put together and written by Epiphanius Wilson. A selection of Confucius' sayings on...

The first part of this book focuses on translating the Bhagavadgita verses that have a correlation with the 209 statements of the Svabhavikasutra, its source text. The verses are given in transliteration and devanagari with a word-for-word translation...

Abuhamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1059 - 1111) was een beroemd persoon tijdens de Middeleeuwen in het Midden-Oosten, die een rijk spiritueel erfgoed achterliet. Hij is de auteur van meer dan zeventig boeken, waarin onderwerpen als theologie, filosofie en...

Esta obra tenciona explicitar de maneira sintética um direcionamento filosófico sobre a teoria de Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) com a filosofia sagrada do hinduísmo. Para tanto, iremos analisar de forma hermenêutica-conceitual o tomo I e II de sua obra...

Senderos de la Visión Pura consolida las facetas múltiples que tiene la espiritualidad tibetana mediante la evaluación de tres temas: los desarrollos históricos, los puntos de vista filosóficos y las meditaciones y las prácticas. Este libro narra los...

These are beautiful poems, rich in images of soul, nature, and spiritual guidance, joyful and elegiac.-Anne Lamott, author of 11 New York Times bestsellersLuminous considerations of life, death-and the sweet, mysterious territories that stretch between,...

A Quirin Pinyin Updated Editions (QPUE) Alfred Forke's unsurpassed translation and annotation of the Lunheng 論衡 has been revised and updated to reflect the original order of The Complete Essays of Wang Chong 王充, 27-ca. 97. as handed down from the...

“ Islam is not a historical phenomenon that began 1,400 years ago. It is the timeless art of awakening by means of submission. “Anything that slows down the approaching confrontation between Muslims and the rest of the world...

Interviews with:Hadrian Abbot / Chris Amirault / Hogen Bays / Sarah Bender / Roger Brennan / Joshin Byrnes / Gyokuko Carlson / Seiso Paul Cooper / James Córdova / Erin Joen Dempsey / Jean-Luc Foisy / James Ford / Valerie Forstman / Zenshin Michael...

The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali presents the reader with a set of practical instructions for living a deeply meaningful life. The text contains 196 terse statements, or "sūtras" (literally "threads"), sewn together into four distinct chapters...

The purpose of this book is to more firmly establish you in the sequence of stages for attaining enlightenment. It is written as if for Buddhist monks and nuns because it can be most useful to this audience, but it can help individuals in all...

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields,...