Buddhism category: 3907 books
by T. W. Rhys Davids
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Published in 1908, this history of early Buddhism traces the evolution of the religion from its origins in the myths of the Vedic gods to the advent of the Buddha and the incorporation of such doctrines as the transmigration of souls and karma.
Like a Waking Dream
The Autobiography of Geshe Lhundub Sopa
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012
Among the generation of elder Tibetan lamas who brought Tibetan Buddhism west in the latter half of the twentieth century, perhaps none has had a greater impact on the academic study of Buddhism than Geshe Lhundub Sopa. He has striven to preserve Tibetan religious culture through tireless work as...
by Independent Forum for Faith and Media
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
This series of e-booklets was commissioned by the IFFM to provide media professionals with quick reference material on the religious traditions in South Africa. They will be published in the order in which we receive them from the representatives of the faith traditions. This does not imply that it...
by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Introduction and Encouragement<BR> <BR> This eBook Modern Buddhism – The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, in three volumes, is being distributed freely at the request of the author Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The author says: “Through reading and practicing the instructions given in this...
The Gateless Gate
The Classic Book of Zen Koans
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments...
The Four Noble Truths
The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
The four noble truths are well known as the Buddha's first and most essential explanation of his enlightened realizations. The truths diagnose the human existential crisis--suffering and its origin--and prescribe a solution--cessation and the path. To understand the four noble truths is to understand...
Illusion's Game
The Life and Teaching of Naropa
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 1994
In what he calls a "200 percent potent" teaching, Chögyam Trungpa reveals how the spiritual path is a raw and rugged "unlearning" process that draws us away from the comfort of conventional expectations and conceptual attitudes toward a naked encounter with reality. The tantric...
Lady of the Lotus-Born
The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2002
The first Tibetan to attain complete enlightenment was in all probability the woman Yeshe Tsogyal, the closest disciple of Padmasambhava, the master who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century. This classical text is not only a biography but also an inspiring example of how the Buddha's teaching...
Opening the Hand of Thought
Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic.
This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index,...
by Marnie Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
This eBook will provide you with a brief background on Zen Buddhism, with information on it's history, meditations, and a guide to living the Zen lifestyle.
Excerpt from the Book:
Zen is essentially the art of being in the here and now, letting moments pass you without holding onto them,...
The Eight Gates of Zen
A Program of Zen Training
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2002
This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori shows us that Zen practice should include not only meditation, the study of Zen literature and liturgy,...
The Heart of Understanding
Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
The heart of the Prajñaparamita Sutra is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teaching, offering subtle and profound teachings on non-duality and the letting go of all preconceived notions, opinions, and attachments, and so becoming open to all the wonders of our life.
The Heart Sutra is recited...
by William Wray
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2006
The word 'Zen' is considered by many to be an abbreviation for Zen Buddhism. However, today Zen is not tied to any particular group: it is a way of life, discipline and thinking. Zen practitioners use sayings and scriptures to help them uncover the secrets of the universe. The most often used is the...
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa: Volume 1
Born in Tibet; Meditation in Action; Mudra; Selected Writings
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa brings together in eight volumes the writings of the first and most influential and inspirational Tibetan teachers to present Buddhism in the West. Organized by theme, the collection includes full-length books as well as articles, seminar transcripts, poems,...