Religion - Buddhism - History

Embark on a year-long journey of enlightenment with this compact treasury of daily inspiration, featuring profound quotes from revered Buddhist thinkers to infuse your every day with wisdom and tranquility Discover daily peace and wisdom with this pocket-sized collection of quotes from Buddhist teachers,...

Images of the Buddha are everywhere--not just in temples but also in museums and homes and online--but what these images mean largely depends on the background and circumstance of those viewing them. In Behold the Buddha, James Dobbins invites readers to imagine how premodern...

With such bestsellers as A History of God and Islam, Karen Armstrong has consistently delivered "penetrating, readable, and prescient" (The New York Times) works that have lucidly engaged a wide range of religions and religious issues. In Buddha she turns to a figure whose...

A renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time The Buddha's revolutionary teachings transformed Asia, and his contemporary Socrates laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Although they...

A renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time"[Batchelor] draws on a different tradition of doubt--Socratic questioning--and explores the wisdom that Buddhist and Hellenistic philosophy might offer...

A concise and up-to-date guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhism by two luminaries in the field of world religions.Author: Huston Smith,Philip NovakPublisher: HarperOnePublished: 12/14/2004Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.63dISBN: 9780060730673About the AuthorSmith, Huston: - Huston Smith is...

One of the world's leading scholars of Buddhism presents the story of its dramatic journey across the globe, from 2,500 years ago to the present day Over the course of twenty-five centuries, Buddhism spread from its place of origin in northern India to become...

This Very Short Introduction offers readers a superb overview of the teachings of the Buddha, as well as a succinct guide to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. What are the distinctive features of Buddhism? Who was the Buddha, and what are his...

"Although Alan Watts' famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision of Buddhism remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form." --Publishers Weekly Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion presents six powerful essays by Alan Watts, the guru for an...

Colorful stories about and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century. The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche--a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet--come...

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year - A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year "Vivid prose as electrifying as any beach novel you're likely to find this summer." --San Francisco Chronicle In June 2008 more than two thousand wildfires, all...

The astonishing and deeply personal autobiography of the most profound spiritual leader in modern history, His Holiness the Dalai Lama--revealing the remarkable inner strength that allowed him to master both the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism and the brutal realities of Chinese CommunismA spiritual journey...

Stories of fourteen outstanding Christians whose words and deeds set an example for believers today.This book recounts the life stories of outstanding Christians who inspire and challenge readers to live more godly lives. These fourteen men and women--some well known and others not--come from...

Available for the first time in English, an intimate look into the private lives and spiritual experiences of 30 nuns and laywomen practicing under pioneering female Zen master Sozen Nagasawa Roshi in World War II-era Japan. Born in 1888, Sozen Nagasawa Roshi was a...

A personal exploration of the Heart Sutra by NYT bestselling author and Buddhist teacher Susan Piver"A very helpful practical guide to reading, reciting, and contemplating the Heart Sutra... [that] opens up space for personally exploring this text that is both celebrated and enigmatic." -Karl...

A Soto Zen teacher explores the core teachings of the ancient Flower Garland school of Buddhism through an innovative and engaging narrative showing how to put these teachings into practice. Huayan Buddhism arose in the sixth century in China rooted in the Mahayana Flower...

Get on the path to Zen bliss--the essential beginner's guide to BuddhismHow is an awakening different from enlightenment? Can agnostics and atheists be Buddhist? What are you supposed to think about during meditation? In No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners, author Noah Rasheta--renowned Buddhism teacher and...

A unique blend of personal reflection, creative histories, and interview-based nonfiction that vividly imagines the lives of Buddhist women over 2,500 years. Of Mud and Lotuses illuminates the hardships, resilience, and creative ways in which Buddhist women have applied the Dharma to daily life--often...

Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege...

"Surely destined to become the classic commentary on the Satipatthana" --Christopher Titmuss Now in its second printing!Author: Bhikkhu AnalayoPublisher: Windhorse Publications (UK)Published: 08/01/2004Pages: 319Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90dISBN: 9781899579549