Buddhism category: 3907 books
The 12-Step Buddhist
Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
The face of addiction and alcoholism is a face that many have seen before -- it may be a celebrity, a colleague, or even a family member. And though the 12-step program by itself can often bring initial success, many addicts find themselves relapsing back into old ways and old patterns, or replacing...
Zen Masters Of China
The First Step East
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper place in Zen's historical journey through Chinese Buddhist culture, it also tells a larger story: how, in taking the first step east from India to China,...
Prisoners of Shangri-La
Tibetan Buddhism and the West
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
To the Western imagination, Tibet evokes exoticism, mysticism, and wonder: a fabled land removed from the grinding onslaught of modernity, spiritually endowed with all that the West has lost. Originally published in 1998, Prisoners of Shangri-La provided the first cultural history of the strange encounter...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Interdisciplinary in its approach, this book explores the dilemmas that Buddhism faces in relation to the continuing ethnic conflict and violence in modern Sri Lanka. Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, Buddhist studies and Pali examine multiple dimensions of the problem. Buddhist...
by Muhammad Vandestra
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Buddhism is the religion of more than 500 million people around the globe. The majority of those people live in Asia but there are substantial Buddhist communities in other continents. There are two main Buddhist traditions, Theravada (The School of the Elders) and Mahayana (The Great Vehicle). Buddhism...
by Lily Homer
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2015
You may be surprised to hear that there is a strong link between Buddhism and true happiness. InBuddhist teachings the central theme is based upon happiness. This religion encourages its followers to show love, kindness and compassion, which in turn provides a happy and positive feeling. Unfortunately...
Advice Not Given
A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
“Most people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is both, and the wisdom he imparts in Advice Not Given is an act of generosity and compassion. The book is a tonic for the ailments of our time.”—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of...
Compassion and Meditation
The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
A profound reflection on how complementary themes in Buddhism and Christianity could serve as the basis for a truly ecumenical faith
• Compares Zen meditation with the Greek Orthodox practice of Hesychasm (prayer of the heart)
• Shows how Buddha and Jesus represent the distinct yet...
Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade
The Realignment of India–China Relations, 600–1400
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Relations between China and India underwent a dramatic transformation from Buddhist-dominated to commerce-centered exchanges in the seventh to fifteenth centuries. The unfolding of this transformation, its causes, and wider ramifications are examined in this masterful analysis of the changing patterns...
by Diana St. Ruth, Richard St. Ruth
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU• to appreciate the timeless wisdom of the oldest form of Buddhism in existence today• to understand what it means to be a Buddhist• to recognize the key practices and traditions of Theravada Buddhism• to avoid faux pas in conversation, in travelling and in personal...
by T. W. Rhys Davids
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Manual of Zen Buddhism
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.
An anthology of texts relating to Zen.
Here are the famous sutras, or sermons, of the Buddha; the gathas, or hymns; the intriguing philosophical puzzles known as koan; and the dharanis, or invocations to expel evil spirits. Included also...
Dakini Power
Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the W est
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
What drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become the head of the main international organization for Buddhist women? Why does the daughter...
Buddhism without Beliefs
A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1998
A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike
In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand...
The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism
Western and Eastern Paths to the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism cuts to the heart of two very different yet remarkably similar traditions. The author touches on many of their major ideas: the collective unconscious and karma, archetypes and deities, the analyst and the spiritual friend, and mandalas. Within...