Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
Sikhism
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Almost from the moment, some five centuries ago, that their religion was founded in the Punjab by Guru Nanak, Sikhs have enjoyed a distinctive identity. This sense of difference, forged during Sikhism's fierce struggles with the Mughal Empire, is still symbolised by the 'Five Ks' ('panj kakar', in...
by
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies innovatively combines the ways in which scholars from fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics have integrated the study of Sikhism within a wide range of...
Legacies of the Homeland
100 Must Read Books by Punjabi Authors
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2018
This book is not intended to provide a list of the 100 ‘best’ books ever written and published by Punjabi authors. Given the sheer range of books written by Punjabi authors and the unpredictability of individual taste, any such definitive list is quite impossible. Secondly, the choice has been...
by
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Religious imaginary is a way of conceiving and structuring the world within the conceptual and imaginative traditions of the religious. Using religious imaginary as a reference, this book analyses temporal ideologies and expressions of historicity in South Asia in the early modern, pre-colonial and...
Indian Mythology
Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2003
An exploration of 99 classic myths of India from an entirely non-Western paradigm that provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spiritual landscape
• Compares and contrasts Indian mythology with the stories of the Bible, ancient Egypt, Greece, Scandinavia, and Mesopotamia
• Looks...
Realizing Genjokoan
The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned as one the world's most remarkable religious geniuses. His works are both richly poetic and deeply insightful and philosophical, pointing to the endless depths of Zen exploration. And almost precisely...
The Undying Lamp of Zen
The Testament of Zen Master Torei
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
The Undying Lamp of Zen is a pure and powerful distillation of Zen doctrine and practice written by Torei Enji (1721–1792), a Zen master and artist. Torei was best known as one of two "genius assistants" to Hakuin Ekaku, a towering figure in Zen Buddhism who revitalized the Rinzai school,...
Vivid Awareness
The Mind Instructions of Khenpo Gangshar
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
In the summer of 1957, the revered Buddhist teacher and scholar Khenpo Gangshar foresaw the difficulties that would soon fall upon Tibet and began teaching in a startling new way that enabled all those who heard him to use the coming difficulties as the path of Dharma practice. The teaching consisted...
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now, in one of the year's most important publishing...
The Heart of the Buddha
Entering the Tibetan Buddhist Path
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 1991
In The Heart of the Buddha, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa presents the basic teachings of Buddhism as they relate to everyday life. The book is divided into three parts. In "Personal Journey," the author discusses the open, inquisitive, and good-humored qualities of the...
by Harpreet Kaur
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
This book explains the worship of Devi or Mother Goddess a cult that is in existence since ancient times in India. Today it has developed into a massive following. The book explains the origin and the development of the worship.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Awakening Upon Dying
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State. Both a practical guide and intriguing historical,...
The Great Secret of Mind
Special Instructions on the Nonduality of Dzogchen
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Dzogchen (Great Perfection) goes to the heart of our experience by investigating the relationship between mind and world and uncovering the great secret of mind's luminous nature. Weaving in personal stories and everyday examples, Pema Rigtsal leads the reader to see that all phenomena are the spontaneous...
The Little Book of Hindu Deities
From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Pixar animator and Academy Award–nominated director Sanjay Patel (Sanjay’s Super Team) brings to life Hinduism’s most important gods and goddesses (and one sacred stone) in fun, full-color illustrations, each accompanied by a short, lively profile.
The Little Book of Hindu Deities is...