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Ernest Wood has taken an interest in Zen since writing his first article on the subject for a Shanghai magazine when he was in Japan in 1920. This book gives a clear picture of Zen ideas, history, and biography of the growth of Zen in China and Japan. ...

Why did people in North India from the 5th century BC choose to leave the world and join the sect of the Buddha? This is the first book to apply the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who...

Following the critically acclaimed Zen at War (1997), Brian Victoria explores the intimate relationship between Japanese institutional Buddhism and militarism during the Second World War.Victoria reveals for the first time, through examination of the...

At a time when the popularity of Buddhism is at a peak in the west, both inside and outside the university setting, scholars and students alike are searching for guidance: How should Buddhism, a religion which is ultimately 'foreign' to western...

Visual metaphors in a number of Mahayana sutras construct a discourse in which visual perception serves as a model for knowledge and enlightenment. In the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) and other Mahayana literature, immediate access to reality is...

It is generally accepted in the West that Buddhism is a 'peaceful' religion. The Western public tends to assume that the doctrinal rejection of violence in Buddhism would make Buddhist pacifists, and often expects Buddhist societies or individual Asian...

This major new work explores the British encounter with Buddhism in nineteenth century Sri Lanka, examining the way Buddhism was represented and constructed in the eyes of the British scholars, officials, travellers and religious seekers who first...

TRUNG A-HÀM, Tổng Lục. TUỆ SỸ biên soạnTrung A-hàm, bản Hán dịch của Cù-đàm Tăng-già-đề-bà 僧伽提婆, (Gautama Saṅghadeva) hiện hành được nói là Thánh điển của Hữu bộ (Sarvāstivāda). Do bởi Tăng-già-đề-bà vốn xuất thân từ Kaśmira (Kế-tân/ Ca-thấp-di-la); đây...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format...

This is a script to a guided meditation meant for listening as a audiobook. Please get the Audible version for the full experience.Have you ever heard of life force energy, prana, or chi? Have you heard of the seven chakras that are spaced throughout the...

Mindfulness doesn't make other people less irritating, it makes us less irritable. I understand why you do what you do, because the ego in me sees the ego in you. Each chapter in this book is an episode from the Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast, offering food...

This book is about psychotherapy. Written as a collection of tales about encounters between a therapist and his clients, it reveals why many people would turn to therapy for help, what they might look for and what they might actually find.For Bob...

The British plant-collector Reginald Farrer (1880-1920) became a Buddhist in Ceylon, and his published works contain lively and uninhibited critiques of British society and civilisation partly informed by this alternative perspective. He came to love...

A Sparrow Splashing is a journey into the heart of the Buddha’s teachings. This book of stories and poetry looks at the life of the author through the eyes of three characters: a child named Little Pebble, a young man called the Seeker, and the...

這本書是記錄有關釋迦牟尼佛金言 :「彌勒下生帶來真道降世。」的過程。為什麼上天要降三道天光來迎接「大道降台」? 是誰接引了真道(大道)的降台? 是誰悟創了大道靈性學術? 為什麼中華道統最初由伏羲氏創道，最終來到了寶島台灣降道? 真道降世就是「大道靈性學術」嗎? 十四層「天界磁場」是以能量和位階如何來劃分的? 「上天開示」都說了些什麼? 原來許衡山明師是怎樣說靈學的? 真道降世就是要提升人類靈性精神的「境界」和「次元」嗎? 靈性「黃金世紀」已來臨，其將如何創造靈和的大同世界?...

Texts ineluctably transform. They undergo transformation as they are recopied, displaced, rebound, reshelved, quoted, summarized, translated, canonized, decanonized, and variously appropriated. And they transform the people who read them, the...

Missions V3, Part 2: A Baptist Monthly Magazine (1912) is a collection of articles and reports published by the Baptist Foreign Mission Society. This magazine provides readers with information on the work of Baptist missionaries around the world,...

Zionism and Anti-Semitism is a book written by Max Nordau in 1904. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between Zionism and Anti-Semitism, exploring the origins of both movements and their impact on the Jewish people. Nordau argues...

Your Future Foretold: Or The Whole Art Of Astrology is a book written by Casael in 1875. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the art of astrology, including the interpretation of horoscopes and the calculation of planetary positions. It also...

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The Vinaya Pitakam V5, The Parivara: One Of The Principle Buddhist Holy Scriptures In The Pali Language (1883) is a book in the Pali language by Hermann Oldenberg.This Book Is In Pali.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old...

Vinaya Pitakam V2, Cullavagga, Pali bhasaya mukhya bauddha dharmagrantha ma ek. Hermann Oldenberg dwara 1880 mein prakashit kiya gaya hai. Yah grantha Bauddha sangh ke niyamon ke bare mein batata hai. Ismein sangh ke sadasyon ke kartavyon, unke...

The Word of the Buddha is a book written by Nyanatiloka, Bhikkhu in 1907. It provides an outline of the ethico-philosophical system of the Buddha, as found in the Pali Canon. The book explains the key concepts of Buddhism such as the Four Noble Truths,...

The She King, also known as The Book of Ancient Poetry, is a translation of a collection of Chinese poems and songs dating back to the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE). The book was translated by James Legge and first published in 1876. The poems cover a...

""The Runes: Whence Came They"" is a book written by George Stephens in 1894 that explores the origins and history of the runic alphabet. The book delves into the early Germanic tribes and their use of runes as a form of communication, magic, and...

One of the earliest and most influential works of Buddhist literature, which tells the story of the Buddha's life and teachings in verse. Avaghosa's work is a masterpiece of poetic and philosophical expression, and offers valuable insights into the...

This fascinating book brings to light some of the earliest Buddhist texts and teachings from the Western world. Samuel Beal offers detailed translations of the sacred texts of Buddhism, along with insightful commentary. This book is a must-have for...

The third volume of the Vinaya Texts, a sacred canon of Buddhist scriptures, is an essential resource for scholars and students of Buddhism. Translated by Hermann Oldenberg and T.W. Rhys Davids, this volume includes important texts relating to the...

This comprehensive volume offers a detailed overview of the Vinaya Texts, a foundational scripture of the Buddhist tradition. Written by renowned scholars Hermann Oldenberg and T.W. Rhys Davids, this text is an essential resource for students and...

Vinaya Texts is a collection of Buddhist scriptures, translated by T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg. This volume provides an important insight into the early development of Buddhism and monastic life, addressing the conduct of Buddhist monks and...

In this book, Upham provides a detailed and engaging look at the history and culture of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) through the lens of its Buddhist texts and literature. The Mahávansi, the Rájá-ratnácari, and the Rájá-vali are some of the most important...

This book provides a detailed analysis of the various embellishments, or rhetorical devices, used in Buddhist texts. With contributions from scholars of Pali and Buddhism, this book offers valuable insights into the ways in which language and rhetoric...

This book is a translation of the Petavatthu, one of the texts of the Pali Canon, which is the primary scripture of Theravada Buddhism. The Petavatthu is a collection of stories about ghosts and their past lives, which were told by the Buddha to...

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...

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...

Geshe Jampa Kunchog's Pillars of Knowledge outlines a clear path to happiness and success for contemporaryreaders, utilizing ancient spiritual knowledge and methods.Book three(3) of the Pillars of Knowledge is The Book of How.The Book of How builds on...

EVERY ARTIST SHOULD READ THIS BOOK. "Mad Monk Improper Parables" offers sixty wise and witty short stories whose Eastern wisdom can be enjoyed by anyone anytime and anyplace. These enlightening tales of life, love and work are inspired by a...

Hey, llama.  This is my pocket guide to happiness. A collection of stories to help you and your loved ones see life from a fresh perspective.  Here's a quick example:--------------------------------------------------------------The Grain of...

This book has bling–3 gold medals and 5 silvers.In this wise, down-to-earth book, Master Gardener and mindfulness meditation teacher Cheryl Wilfong lovingly offers us a rich bouquet of the Buddha’s teachings. Her gentle, friendly, and...

A highly original discussion of problems of philosophy of religion from the Indian point of view. The whole exposition shows that the Christian theologian who will take the trouble to study Indian religion seriously, and not merely “historically”...

Illuminates the lives and thought of women in Buddhist cultures, integrating them more fully into the feminist conversation.

This book explores the ethical and social implications of unilateral gifts of esteem, offering a perceptive guide to the uniquely South Asian contributors to theoretical work on the gift.

This is a translation of the chapter on perception of Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika, one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological school of Buddhist thought. In an extensive commentary,...