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Buddhist Revivalist Movements

Comparing Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement

by Alan Robert Lopez
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016

This text provides a comparative investigation of the affinities and differences of two of the most dynamic currents in World Buddhism: Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement. Defying differences in denomination, culture, and historical epochs, these schools revived an unfettered quest for enlightenment...
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by Munindra Misra
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018

The Glow of Purushottam Sri Ram - Hanuman's Quest is the sixth of the eight book series written in English rhyme on Lord Ram. It gives an account of the advent of Hanuman in Lanka.
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by Munindra Misra
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018

The Glow of Purushottam Sri Ram - Search For Sita is the fifth of the eight book series written in English rhyme on Lord Ram. It gives an account of the search for Sita by Sri Ram.
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by S. M. Mitra
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2016

Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit written by S. M. Mitra.This book is about mythological stories good for children and adults.
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by Pragati Sahni
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2007

Environmental Ethics in Buddhism presents a logical and thorough examination of the metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature. The author determines the meaning of nature in the early Buddhist context from general Buddhist teachings on dhamma, paticcasamuppada, samsara and the...
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by Christopher G. Framarin
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2009

Desireless action is typically cited as a criterion of the liberated person in classical Indian texts. Contemporary authors argue with near unanimity that since all action is motivated by desire, desireless action is a contradiction. They conclude that desireless action is action performed without...
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by Soyen Shaku
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids Soyen Shaku's lectures on Buddhism are a must-have-primer for all Western people interested in this Eastern religion. Contents:...
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by Jazzybee Verlag (Hrsg.)
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014

In the dim twilight preceding the dawn of Indian literature the historical imagination can perceive the forms of Aryan warriors, the first Western conquerors of Hindustan, issuing from those passes in the north-west through which the tide of invasion has in successive ages rolled to sweep over the...
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by Zhuhong, J. C. Cleary
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1992

Translation of a work known in Chinese as Chan Guan Ze Jin (Impetus for Advancing in the Zen Gate), put together in China around 1600 A.D. by Zhuhong of Yunqui temple. It is a compendium of practical lessons on meditating with koans, which are often used as focal points in Zen meditations.
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Visions of Compassion

Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature

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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2001

This book examines how Western behavioral science--which has generally focused on negative aspects of human nature--holds up to cross-cultural scrutiny, in particular the Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the human potential for altruism, empathy, and compassion. Resulting from a meeting between the...
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by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri)
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2018

Several thousand years ago in north-central India, two people sat in a chariot in the midpoint of a great battlefield. One of them, the yogi Arjuna, knew that it would be not be long before the conflict would begin. So he asked Krishna, the Master of Yoga (Yogeshwara), what should be his attitude...
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The Krishna Cancer

Neurotheology Series

by Abhijit Naskar
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017

“In the ancient times, when ignorance was the default mode of thinking, Krishna may have proven to be a glorious figure to be adored and relied on in times of distress, but in the modern world of conscientious humans, no Krishna is higher than the Human Self.” Abhijit Naskar, a globally...
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Entretiens de Confucius

Edition Age Digital

by Julien Leclaire
Language: French
Release Date: October 26, 2013

Au sujet de la diversité conditionné à accroître la compréhension, utilisé spirituellement pour acquérir la croissance intellectuelle comme un guide spirituel.
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by Jean-Pierre Ludwig
Language: French
Release Date: August 16, 2017

Redécouvert par la Chine communiste, adopté par les conseillers en management, Confucius, philosophe chinois du VIe siècle avant J.-C. est d’une étonnante actualité. À son époque, il devait réveiller les consciences corrompues ou endormies. C’est son esprit humaniste et antidogmatique...
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