Buddhism category: 3907 books

Are you desirous of achieving Mindfulness? Would you like to get hold of the secrets that can guide you within your chosen path as a Buddhist?  Do you feel having good background knowledge of the religious practice itself will help you place yourself on the right track of understanding of what you need...

Zen Master: A Complete Guide of Zen Buddhism to Achieve Happiness and Peacefulness in Life Zen buddhism draws a lot from the basic principles of Buddhist philosophy and thought. The ideas of the eightfold path, the skandhas, the four noble truths and the dharma seals are a crucial part of Zen...

Written by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism, this new and updated edition of How Buddhism Began, discusses various important doctrines and themes in early Buddhism. It takes 'early Buddhism' to be that reflected in the Pali canon, and to some extent assumes that these...

As an incredibly diverse religious system, Buddhism is constantly changing. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field that tracks these changes up to the present day. Taken together, the book provides a blueprint to understanding...

Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the workings of Buddhism in daily life. Damien Keown looks at the distinctive features of Buddhism, examining who the Buddha was and what his teachings were. By considering how Buddhist thought has developed...

The author of Buddhism Without Beliefs bridges the gap between Western and Eastern philosophy with this humanist approach to Buddhism. This uniquely contemporary guide to understanding the timeless message of Buddhism, and in particular its relevance in actual human relations, was inspired...

You may be disappointed with your own religion. It doesn’t seem to be guiding you the way you expect a belief system to do. It is possible that there is a deep-seated resentment or pain that you are experiencing because of the suffering that you see around you. This may make you turn towards another...

Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. For that reason, Japanese Buddhism’s social and economic base has long been in mortuary services—a base now threatened by public debate over the status,...

Traditional Buddhism teaches us to take refuge in three things; The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha (those people we practice with). These three things make up the foundation of almost all Buddhist practices. While the Buddha and the Dharma can be found almost anywhere, often times there might...

Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect, but there is also a growing constituency of Euro-Canadian Buddhists seriously interested in the faith. This insightful study analyzes...

The basic teachings of Buddhism are fairly simple. Below you will find some easy, daily rituals you can add into your daily life that will help you on your path of following the Buddhist religion. Here is what you will learn after reading this book: Understand the vision and the important aspects...

Buddhism is the fourth-largest religion in the world and Nichiren Shoshu/Soka Gakkai is the largest Buddhist religion in America. The purpose of Buddhism is to eradicate suffering and attain enlightenment, Nichiren Shoshu to receive material benefits and find happiness. This book demonstrates the...

The present work is based on interdisciplinary approach for identifying the content and nature of the modernisation process occurred in Buddhism. The study rightly identifies the features of post-modernisation in the understanding of Ambedkar and Dalai Lama about Buddhism. The study touched the fringes...

This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. Moving away from dominant discourses that discuss women as a single monolithic, homogenous category—thus rendering them invisible within the broader religious discourse—this monograph...