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Interest in Buddhism continues to grow throughout North America, and more and more readers are moving beyond the familiar Zen and Tibetan traditions to examine other types of Buddhism. In Shin Buddhism, Taitetsu Unno explains the philosophy anc practices of "Pure Land" Buddhism, which dates...

What are we to make of Western Buddhism? Glenn Wallis argues that in aligning their tradition with the contemporary wellness industry, Western Buddhists evade the consequences of Buddhist thought. This book shows that with concepts such as vanishing, nihility, extinction, contingency, and no-self,...

New to Buddhism? Or maybe you are curious to know what it is all about? Buddhism is a spiritual philosophy and practice which is thousands of years old; the aim of Buddhism is not to se a dogma that everybody must adhere to, but to answer deep questions about the meaning of life, how the universe...

Lloyds historical sketches of the evolution of Buddhism in Japan provide a wealth of knowledge. Contents: PREFACE CHAPTER I - Mahyna CHAPTER II - The Stage on which S'akyamuni made his Appearance CHAPTER III - The Buddha and his Greatest Disciple CHAPTER IV - The Pre-Christian Expansion of Buddhism...

From the outside, Buddhism seems like a bundle of contradictions wrapped inside a paradox. It is a religion without a god, a belief system without rules, and a faith that encourages its adherents to question everything, including its own teachings. You could spend a lifetime studying Buddhist texts...

An Introduction to the Way of the Buddha: Buddhism for BeginnersDo you want to learn about Buddhism but don’t have the time? Are you confused about the Buddhist religion and don’t know where to start? Do you want to get a feel about the Buddhist religion before you take it further?Look...

With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese,...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Buddhism & Hinduism Premium Collection: The Light of Asia + The Essence of Buddhism + The Song Celestial (Bhagavad-Gita) + Hindu Literature + Indian Poetry" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: The Light of Asia...

A Simple Guide to Understanding Buddhism This introduction to Buddhism guide is in the first place an easy and small guide to the thought processes and ideas behind the religion called Buddhism. This introduction to Buddhism is made to help you understand the basic concepts about the Buddhistic...

Buddhism was not an indigenous religion of China. Its founder was Gautama of India in the sixth century B.C. Some centuries later it found its way into China by way of central Asia. There is a tradition that as early as 142 B.C. Chang Ch'ien, an ambassador of the Chinese emperor, Wu Ti, visited the...

Four hundred million people call themselves Buddhists today. Yet most Westerners know little about this powerful, Eastern-spawned faith. How did it begin? What do its adherents believe? Why are so many Westerners drawn to it? Essential Buddhism responds to these questions and many more, offering an...

With great spiritual insight and unparalleled scholarship, Dr. Taitetsu Unno—the foremost authority in the United States on Shin or Pure Land Buddhism—introduces us to the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. Unique among the various practices of Buddhism, this "new" form of spiritual practice...

Buddhism is a system that defines how to live and this is its primary appeal. Buddhist practices such as meditation are associated with contentment and well-being. As a system for living, Buddhism appears to many to be a sensible and practical lifestyle choice. Whether a philosophy, a psychology or...