Buddhism category: 3907 books
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Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Modern Chinese history told from a Buddhist perspective restores the vibrant, creative role of religion in postimperial China. It shows how urban Buddhist elites jockeyed for cultural dominance in the early Republican era, how Buddhist intellectuals reckoned with science, and how Buddhist media contributed...
An Introduction to Buddhism
Teachings, History and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
In this new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Buddhism, Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West. Extensively revised and fully updated, this new edition draws on recent scholarship in the field, exploring the...
by The Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
The "Core Teachings of the Dalai Lama" series begins with this small book of teachings by His Holiness, the perfect introduction to traditional Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice.
There is no one more suited to introduce beginners—and remind seasoned practitioners— of the fundamentals...
Locations of Buddhism
Colonialism and Modernity in Sri Lanka
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Modernizing and colonizing forces brought nineteenth-century Sri Lankan Buddhists both challenges and opportunities. How did Buddhists deal with social and economic change; new forms of political, religious, and educational discourse; and Christianity? And how did Sri Lankan Buddhists, collaborating...
Buddhism in Ten
Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Filled with simple exercises and thought-provoking lessons, this Buddhist instructional book will help you get started on the Buddhist path of moderation, mindfulness, and enlightened living.
More than any other introduction to Buddhism, Buddhism in Ten provides readers with the understanding...
by S. Yamabe, L. Adams Beck
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Buddhist Psalms
by S. Yamabe And L. Adams Beck
A key Pure Land text, by the founder of the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan.
Buddhism was not a dead abstraction, but a living faith, and it therefore grew and changed with the growth of the mind of man, enlarging its perception of...
Integral Buddhism
And the Future of Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
An edifying view of Buddhism from one of today's leading philosophers: a look at its history and foundational teachings, how it fits into modern society, and how it (and other world religions) will evolve.
What might religion look like in the future? Our era of evolution in social consciousness...
Open Mind
View and Meditation in the Lineage of Lerab Lingpa
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Get to know the teachings and legacy of the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, the influential confidant of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, in this collection of practical instructions on the Great Perfection and reflections on the nonsectarian (rimé) approach to Tibetan Buddhism.
Lerab Lingpa (1856–1926),...
by Charles Prebish
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2011
Buddhism has been present on American soil for nearly two centuries. During that time it has grown from a small population of almost exclusively Asian American immigrants to perhaps as many as six million followers today. These American Buddhists are a hybrid mix of virtually all American races and...
The Wisdom of Huineng, Chinese Buddhist Philosopher
The Platform Sutra and Other Translations
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
For a non-Chinese and non-Buddhist like me, Chu Dongweis version of Huineng comes as a revelation. Chus lucid prose and verse translation of the great sage in my view opens us to what ultimately we cannot know but must always seek: the understanding of the nature of reality and of the ground of beingwhat...
Enlightenment in Dispute
The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008
Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China. Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenment, Jiang Wu describes the process by which Chan reemerged as the most prominent Buddhist establishment...
Mindful America
The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Thirty years ago, "mindfulness" was a Buddhist principle mostly obscure to the west. Today, it is a popular cure-all for Americans' daily problems. A massive and lucrative industry promotes mindfulness in every aspect of life, however mundane or unlikely: Americans of various faiths (or none at all)...
by Sam van Schaik
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
A leading writer and researcher on Tibet, Sam van Schaik offers an accessible and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by examining its key texts, from its origins in the eighth century to teachings practiced across the world today. In addition to demonstrating its richness and historical importance,...
by Kamalamani
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
“It's so good to have these pieces collected in one place, so that we can clearly see their value, and feel gratitude for Kamalamani's wisdom, wit, common sense, deep knowledge of Buddhism, and enormous generosity of spirit. I have always felt that Buddhism, especially Vajrayana, has a profound...