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The transformations Buddhism has been undergoing in the modern age have inspired much research over the last decade. The main focus of attention has been the phenomenon known as Buddhist modernism, which is defined as a conscious attempt to adjust...

Using a commentary on the influential text, the Mañjuśrī-nāmasaṃgīti, 'The Chanting of the Names of Mañjuśrī', this book deals with Buddhist tantric meditation practice and its doctrinal context in early-medieval India. The commentary was written by the...

Drawing from more than a decade of field and archival research, this monograph concerns Cambodian cultural history and historiography, with an ultimate aim of broadening and deepening bases for understanding the Cambodian Theravadin politico-cultural...

In Posthuman Buddhism and the Digital Self, Les Roberts extends his earlier work on spatial anthropology to consider questions of time, spaciousness and the phenomenology of self. Across the book's four main chapters - which range from David Bowie's...

《破中论》简介本书是一个佛教徒以龙树那杲日当空的中观名著《中论》为破斥目标，依《中论》二十七品的顺序，对龙树的颂词逐颂进行破斥的作品。作者用通俗易懂的图文语言彻底否定了龙树的关于般若理论的论证方法的有效性，也意味着彻底否定了龙树在佛教中的无以伦比的历史地位及其合法性，并尝试借由对龙树的否定进而探索佛陀之本意上作出努力。

Người nghệ sĩ với bản năng thiên phú thường đạt đến sự trực nhận ý nghĩa đời sống theo cách như trên dễ dàng hơn so với những người khác. Điều đó thường xuất phát từ tâm hồn nhạy cảm...

Hát lên lời thương yêu là nhan đề một bài viết ngắn được viết cách đây hơn 5 năm, gửi đăng trên tập san Đạo Uyển số ra năm 2000. Người viết đã nhận được khá nhiều sự đồng cảm từ bạn đọc...

Welcome to Get Your Zen On!In this book, Zen Enthusiast Kathleen Pope invites you to travel with her on a journey of overcoming struggles, discovering inner strength, and ultimately finding Zen. Kathleen never seemed to have it easy...

This volume, the 11th project of the English Translation Committee of the Nichiren Shu Overseas Propagation Promotion Association (NOPPA), constitutes all 23 writings of Buddhist reformer Nichiren Shōnin (1222-1282) included in the Nichiren Shonin...

+ REVERSES THE "COMMON GROUND" MODEL OF DIALOGUE + SUPPLIES A GUIDE FOR JOINT MEDITATION + ADHERES TO THE CHURCH'S MAGISTERIUM + EXPOSITS BUDDHIST TEACHINGS FOR CATHOLICS AND VICE VERSA + PROVIDES A RESOURCE FOR CATHOLIC AND BUDDHISTINTERFAITH...

Le Pantcha-Tantra est un livre �����crit en 1826 par Jean Antoine Dubois. Il s'agit d'une traduction fran�����aise d'un texte ancien indien appel����� Panchatantra. Ce livre est consid�����r����� comme l'un des plus anciens recueils de contes et de...

Le Mahavastu V2 (1890) est un livre �����crit par Emile Senart. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui traite du bouddhisme et qui se concentre sur le Mahavastu, une collection de textes bouddhistes. Le livre est divis����� en deux parties. La premi�����re partie...

Le Mahavastu V1 (1882) est un livre �����crit par Emile Senart. Il s'agit d'une traduction fran�����aise d'un texte bouddhiste ancien appel����� Mahavastu, qui raconte la vie et les enseignements du Bouddha. Le livre contient des histoires, des paraboles...

Le livre ""Annales Du Musee Guimet V6, Part 1 (1884)"" par Lalita Vistara est un recueil de textes publi�����s en 1884. Il s'agit d'une partie de la sixi�����me �����dition des annales du Mus�����e Guimet, qui est un mus�����e fran�����ais consacr�����...

Le livre ""Le Dieu Serapis Et Son Origine, Et Lettre A. M. Jomard (1828)"" de Guigniaut, Joseph Daniel, est une �����tude approfondie sur la divinit����� �����gyptienne Serapis. L'auteur explore l'histoire et l'origine de cette divinit�����, ainsi que...

mười sáu bài viết ngắn dài trong tập sách này như những lời tâm sự, cũng chỉ vì một ước mong duy nhất: Xin phép nói lên một lời nhắc nhở. Nhắc gì? Nhắc rằng, chúng ta cần...

A Buddhist scripture, also known as the Lotus Sutra, edited by Hendrik Kern and Bunyiu Nanjio. This text is considered one of the most important scriptures in Mahayana Buddhism and has had a profound influence on Buddhist thought and practice.This work...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

At the request of the Ascended Master Saint Germain, the author brought forth these ancient meditation practices to help the present day Westerner achieve enlightenment and liberation. He gives instruction on the invocation of the Violet Tara, Goddess of...

C. R. Lama, also known as Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche and as Zilnon Lingpa (1922-2002), was an important lama in the Khordong and Changter lineages of the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism. A scholar and also a yogi, he combined these two streams in his...

Sounds of Valley Streams is a study of Zen Buddhist enlightenment in nine chapters of Shōbōgenzō Dōgen. Francis H. Cook has translated the nine chapters and has preceded them with four chapters of discussion. These essays show Dōgen bringing his...

This is the first comprehensive coverage of socially and politically engaged Buddhism in Asia, presenting the historical development and institutional forms of engaged Buddhism in the light of traditional Buddhist conceptions of morality,...

This is the first book on East-West comparative thought to critically analyze the Zen Buddhist model of self in modern Japanese philosophy from the standpoint of American pragmatism.

Taking language as its general theme, this book explores how the tradition of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist philosophical speculation exemplifies the character of scholasticism.Scholasticism, as an abstract and general category, is developed as a valuable...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Buddhist Studies from India to America covers four important areas of Buddhist Studies: Vinaya Studies and Ethics, the history of Buddhist schools, Western Buddhism, and Inter-religious dialogue. These are the main areas which Charles S. Prebish has...

This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period...

Buddhism in China during the late Qing and Republican period remained a powerful cultural and religious force. Francesca Tarocco is a rising star in this field and offers an innovative high-quality piece of work that presents a new perspective on the...

Beyond the House of the Lama, now in paperback, traces Crane's adventures as a writer, wanderer, and anarchic but still failing student of Zen. It begins in 1996 at the edge of the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia, where he and his teacher and friend, Zen...

Ju Mipham Namgyal is one of the best known authors of the Nyingma tradition. He was a prolific writer with an extraordinary knowledge of his own and others' dharma traditions. He wrote several texts on the topics of innermost Great Completion (Dzogpa...

The Prayer of Samantabhadra, also known as "a prayer of excellent conduct" and also as "a king of prayers" is one of the five great prayers of the Great Vehicle tradition and one of the most popular prayers in that tradition. For example, it is recited...

The Prayer of Samantabhadra, also known as "a prayer of excellent conduct" and also as "a king of prayers" is one of the five great prayers of the Great Vehicle tradition and one of the most popular prayers in that tradition. For example, it is recited...

SENDA SENDA HACIA LA SERENIDADMAHAMUDRAPanchen LamaLosang Choky GyaltsenMahamudra significa "gran sello" y alude a un sistema profundo para meditar en la naturaleza convencional y última de la mente. Puesto que mindfulnes (atención) es esencial para...

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Psychology - Psychology of Religion, grade: A, Kathmandu University (Rangjung Yeshe Institute), course: Yogachara Philosophy, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this term paper is...

Are you looking for a good read on Buddhism and to learn exactly what the Buddha taught and how it can be applied to your life? Do you wonder what the words "Dharma" and "Shakyamuni" mean, what the Dharma Wheel represents, and why the monastics...

Wenn wir uns richtig überlegen, besteht das lange Leben des Menschen aus einzelnen Schritten - nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Anfangs waren es die ersten wackeligen Schritten einiger Zeit nach dem Verlassen des Mutterleibes. Das Leben endet schließlich...

The positive news is that more and more people are now living according to the Buddha’s teachings. They avoid killing and eat more vegetable instead of meat and fish. Our global environmental would change better without so many farms with millions...

The Lyric Self offers a precise and thorough examination of Zen, based on classical and contemporary scholarly works as well as the author's personal experience.Eight themes that are common to the practice of Zen Buddhism and the poetry of E.E. Cummings...

Buddha’s concept of no self is correct and superior to the old Hindu concept of a permanent, eternal, and unchanging self. God, freedom of will, immortality, and the law of karma (moral retribution) are the things-in-themselves. These...

Das Buch ""Historische Enth�����llungen �����ber Die Geheimen Wissenschaften Aller Zeiten Und Aller V������lker"" von John Campbell Colquhoun wurde im Jahr 1853 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte der...

Histoire De L'Ordre Des Assassins est un livre �����crit par Joseph Von Hammer-Purgstall et publi����� en 1833. Le livre traite de l'histoire de l'ordre des Assassins, une organisation secr�����te et mystique qui a exist����� au Moyen �����ge...

Histoire De L'Art Judaique est un livre �����crit par De Saulcy, Louis Felicien J. Caignart en 1858. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie de l'art juif ������ travers l'histoire, depuis les temps bibliques jusqu'������ l'�����poque moderne. Il explore...