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MADHYAMIKA The hallmark of Miidhyamika philosophy is 'Emptiness', sunyata. This is not a view of reality. In fact it is emphatically denied that sunyata is a view of reality. If anybody falls into such an error as to construe...

This book addresses the question of how to properly handle Dōgen's texts, a core issue that became critical during the Meiji period in which the philosophical appropriation of Dōgen became apparent inside and outside of the monastery. In present day...

This book presents an original exploration of philosophical questions pertaining to the ways we grasp the Absolute by bringing together the Buddhist notion of interpermeation of all phenomena into contemporary strains of thought in continental philosophy...

'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...

Born at St. Petersburg in 1874, Nicholas Roerich was a precocious polymath, excelling at painting, poetry, archaeology, anthropology and botany.   In adulthood, Roerich began a life-long fascination with eastern mysticism, founding (with his...

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...

"When crystallized identities enter a nondual field of awareness and begin to interact with a being embodying that state, suffering can't be sustained. It dissolves into a space where there is neither suffering nor its absence. Nondual awareness...

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.

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 Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of Buddhism. Here is where the Buddha was born, where he lived and died. Here is where the first Buddhist councils were established, where the first monks practiced meditation, where the first stupas were built,...

Đạo Phật từ khi đức Phật tổ lập giáo đến nay, đã hơn hai ngàn năm trăm năm, vốn vẫn là một đạo duy nhất. Song hoàn cảnh xã hội và con người ở khắp trên hoàn cầu là khác nhau...

Minor Tibetan Texts: 1. The song of the Eastern Snow-mountain by Johan van Manen has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by...

"Die innere Reise ist ein Experiment. Eine Reise, die den Mut braucht, seinen eigenen Weg zu achten und zu verfolgen. Die aber gleichzeitig angebotene Unterstützung annimmt und einfordert. Eine Reise ohne Rezept und ohne die Möglichkeit Erfahrungen zu...

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,...

This translation and commentary on an ancient Tibetan Buddhist text helps readers grasp the essence of healing and teaches healthcare practitioners how to develop limitless compassion, a quality that is essential-as our current healthcare situation makes...

I solemnly recommend another of Teacher Zhi Xin's brilliant collection of spiritual poems: "Feel Free in this Mortal Life"! Each poetry collection of Teacher Zhi Xin's is a fusion of wisdom and mercy after decades of Buddhist practice and demonstration,...

Monastic Musings From Thailand is a delightful account of daily life at a modern-day Thai Buddhist monastery. The author spent several months in a small forest monastery outside Chiang Rai in 2017, first as a layperson and then as a fully ordained monk...

'Travelling at the Speed of Mind' explores the teachings illustrated by the Buddhist Wheel of Cyclic Existence. Each chapter is a conversation between Ngakma Nor'dzin, her husband Ngakpa 'ö-Dzin, and a student. The cycle of the 12 interdependent links;...

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...

This monograph bridges ancient understandings of Buddhist meditation and the Bojjhaṅgas, the "Factors of Enlightenment", with cutting-edge modern neuroscience. It also describes the age-old practice of associating different Buddha images with the day of...

What is wisdom? Who is wise? Can wisdom be developed?  These are the questions Horner sets out to answer, from a Buddhist perspective.  The author sets forth 12 pillars of wisdom that are easily accessed and applied, not only to Buddhism but...

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...

This volume examines the various patterns of trans-regional exchanges in Buddhist art within East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan) in the medieval period, from the fifth to the thirteenth centuries. A traditional approach to the study of East Asian...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

Neste Manual, um professor da Patagônia explica de forma simples as principais orientações que permitem a qualquer ser humano meditar, alcançando uma comunicação espiritual genuína primeiro consigo mesmo, depois com seu ambiente imediato e depois com...

This book aims to present two important works in history of the Nichiren mandala research produced at the dawn of Japan's modern era. Without these two works, Yamanaka Kihachi and Kataoka Zuiki may not have been inspired to produce the Nichirendaishōnin...

Il libro ""Il Fiore di Rettorica di Frate Guidotto da Bologna"" ����� stato scritto da Bartolommeo Gamba nel 1821. Questo testo ����� una raccolta di discorsi retorici scritti da Frate Guidotto da Bologna nel XIII secolo. La raccolta ����� stata curata...

""Die Leuchte Asiens: Oder Die Grosse Entsagung, Mahabhinishkramana"" ist ein Buch von Edwin Arnold, das 1887 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es erz�����hlt die Geschichte des Prinzen Siddhartha, der sp�����ter als Buddha bekannt wurde, und seiner...