Buddhism category: 3907 books
Thunderous Silence
A Formula for Ending Suffering: A Practical Guide to the Heart Sutra
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Thunderous Silence throws light on the Heart Sutra--a pithy encapsulation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literature--using stop-by-step analysis and an easy, conversational voice. Dosung Yoo examines the sutra phrase by phrase, using rich explanations and metaphors drawn from Korean folklore,...
Dixie Dharma
Inside a Buddhist Temple in the American South
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Buddhism in the United States is often viewed in connection with practitioners in the Northeast and on the West Coast, but in fact, it has been spreading and evolving throughout the United States since the mid-nineteenth century. In Dixie Dharma, Jeff Wilson argues that region is crucial to understanding...
by Jaihiun Kim
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
This work is a chronological anthology of Zen poetry spanning the 6th through the 20th centuries. In his introduction the translator distinguishes Zen from other forms of Buddhism, and places it in its historical context. These intuitive poems chronicle the spiritual search as well as the awakening of each Zen master.
Groundless Paths
The Prajnaparamita Sutras, The Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its Commentaries in the Tibetan Nyingma Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
The Abhisamayalamkara summarizes all the topics in the vast body of the prajñaparamita sutras. Resembling a zip-file, it comes to life only through its Indian and Tibetan commentaries. Together, these texts not only discuss the "hidden meaning" of the prajñaparamita sutras—the paths...
The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Book 13
Philosophical Systems and Lines of Transmission
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Chöying Tobden Dorje's magnum opus presented in English for the first time, in an authoritative translation prepared under the auspices of well-known and highly respected Tibetan teachers and translators.
In 1838, Choying Tobden Dorje, a yogin and scholar of northeastern Tibet, completed a...
Opening a Mountain
Kōans of the Zen Masters
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2004
With the growing popularity of Zen Buddhism in the West, virtually everyone knows, or thinks they know, what a koan is: a brief and baffling question or statement that cannot be solved by the logical mind and which, after sustained concentration, can lead to sudden enlightenment. But the truth about...
by Steven Heine, Dale Wright
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Extending their successful series of collections on Zen Buddhism, Heine and Wright present a fifth volume, on what may be the most important topic of all - Zen Masters. Following two volumes on Zen literature (Zen Classics and The Zen Canon) and two volumes on Zen practice (The Koan and Zen Ritual)...
Zen Skin, Zen Marrow
Will the Real Zen Buddhism Please Stand Up?
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2007
Since Zen Buddhism first captivated the attention of Western seekers the dominant discourse about this sect has been romantic, idealistic, and utopian. The essence of Zen has been described as ineffable, holistic, and promoting social harmony. In recent years, however, some scholars have begun to...
From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen
A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen investigates the remarkable century that lasted from 1225 to 1325, during which the transformation of the Chinese Chan school of Buddhism into the Japanese Zen sect was successfully completed. Steven Heine reveals how this school of Buddhism, which started half a...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
The stereotype of Zen Buddhism as a minimalistic or even immaterial meditative tradition persists in the Euro-American cultural imagination. This volume calls attention to the vast range of "stuff" in Zen by highlighting the material abundance and iconic range of the Soto, Rinzai, and Obaku sects...
The Spirit of Zen
The Classic Teaching Stories on The Way to Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
The Spirit of Zen is a collection of inspiring teaching stories taken from the classical works of Zen Buddhism.
Zen is probably the most well known yet misunderstood version of Buddhism in the West. The Spirit of Zen presents the most basic principles and practices of Zen in a simple yet...
by Marlin Whitmore
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines that originated in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Major branches of yoga in Hindu philosophy include Raja Yoga (Patanjali, meditation and positive thinking), Karma Yoga (do good),...
Unbinding
The Grace Beyond Self
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
An invitation to everyday mystics: unbind yourself from the causes of suffering and step into grace.
“We all want the freedom of sanity and peace, the undefended inclusiveness of love. We all want refuge in grace.”
—Kathleen Dowling Singh, from her introduction to Unbinding
Unbinding...
The Path
A Guide to Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Khenpo Sherab Zangpo draws on Tibetan Buddhist tradition and his own fascinating life story to describe a way forward for contemporary practitioners, offering lucid guidance on daily practice, finding the right teacher, and cultivating a wiser and more compassionate attitude toward others and ourselves.
The...