What Is Buddhism?

Reducere. This latest addition to the Oneworld Library of Global Ethics and Religion contains articles from some of the world's greatest philosophers and sch...

Religion plays a critical role in determining how disability is understood and how persons with disabilities are treated. Examining the world's rel...

Reducere. The Silk Road is iconic in world history; but what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty d...

Reducere. Though the abhidharma is recognized as one of the major topics of the Buddhist teachings, up until now there have been few translations of any of t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Keith DowmanIn Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable un...

Reducere. Shinto permeates the religious landscape of Japan and is a major key to the understanding of Japanese culture and society. But what is it? If ideol...

Reducere. The book is journey through 5000 years of evolution of Hinduism, and is outcome of seven years of study to understand the roots of Hinduism. Tracin...

DescriptionYoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to...

Reducere. Feuerstein is a renowned yoga scholar and a tireless communicator, sharing his knowledge in more than two dozen books on the subject as well as tra...

Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This t...

Reducere. In What the Buddha Thought, Richard Gombrich argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time. Intended to se...

Reducere. Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections--Buddhist teachings about six dimensions of human character that require "p...

Reducere. Can literature reveal reality? Is philosophical truth a literary artifice? How does the way we think affect what we can know? Buddhism has been gra...

Reducere. What are the foundational scriptures and major schools for Chinese Buddhists? What divinities do they worship? What festivals do they celebrate? Th...

Many people describe themselves as secular rather than religious, but they often qualify this statement by claiming an interest in spirituality. Bu...

Reducere. This sutra is the study of what can be called "Nirvana Sutra Buddhism" or "Tathagatagarbha Buddhism". It is a very positive, balanced, faith-promot...

Reducere. A pioneer in queer theory and literary studies, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick brings together for the first time in Touching Feeling her most powerful expl...

Reducere. The book is journey through 5000 years of evolution of Hinduism, and is outcome of seven years of study to understand the roots of Hinduism. Tracin...

Reducere. Whether we know it or not, each of us is on a quest to discover our true self. And the road we travel to accomplish this goal is unique for each of...

Drawing on over three decades of study and practice, Chuan Zhi, an ordained monk in the Chinese Linji tradition, takes us on a fascinating journey ...

Reducere. Award NameIndieFab awardsAward categoryReligionExplore the common ground underlying the diverse expressions of the Buddha's teachings with two of T...

Over the past twenty-five years A. H. Almaas--widely recognized as a leader in integrating spirituality and psychology--has been developing and tea...

Reducere. Throughout history, throughout most of the world, psychopaths have gotten a bad rap. That is quite understandable since almost all of the world's r...

Reducere. The "spiritual but not religious" are the fastest-growing denomination on America today. Yet what are the roadmaps? What does the spiritual search ...

Reducere. It is not events that disturb us, but what we believe about them.In ancient Greece, a group of philosophers developed highly effective techniques t...

Reducere. Emotion is not the enemy. We just need to decipher them and learn tools for regulation and resilience. We all get knocked down and face hardships, ...

Reducere. Compelled to seek something more than what modern society has to offer, Robert Sibley turned to an ancient setting for help in recovering what has ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mamta NainyIllustrator: Siddhartha TripathiTashi is worried about his friend, the Moon. He seems thinner than usual. Maybe ...

Reducere. What is the highest state of consciousness? St. Paul called it "the peace that passeth understanding" and R. M. Bucke named it "cosmic consciousnes...

This exploration of the radical, yet ancient, idea that everything and everyone is God will transform how you understand your life and the nature o...

Reducere. Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and sufferi...

Reducere. Through a series of imaginative approaches to movement and performance, choreographer Deborah Hay presents a profound reflection on the ephemeral n...

Reducere. Drawing on over three decades of study and practice, Chuan Zhi, an ordained monk in the Chinese Linji tradition, takes us on a fascinating journey ...

Reducere. The Wheel of Life is the spiritual autobiography of John Blofeld (1913-1987), a world-renowned British scholar and writer who devoted his life to t...

If you want to look at the world in a way that most people can't even imagine then continue reading... This book goes into detail supplying you wit...

Reducere. Zen experience defies all thinking and linguistic description and simply affirms what is evidently real. "The ordinary way -- that precisely is the...

Reducere. Several years ago, Wendell Berry recommended we read Marco Pallis' Peaks and Lamas. He had obtained a copy of this out of print and elusive title, ...

Reducere. OCCUPY THIS BODY: A Buddhist Memoir is the story of Religious Studies Professor Sharon A. Suh's struggle to overcome a childhood of forced-feeding,...

DescriptionOne of Western Buddhism's most sophisticated thinkers on one of Buddhism's most central topics. The concept of nonduality lies at the ve...

Reducere. A Clear Mirror is the autobiographical account of a saint, a genius, a virtuoso who has granted readers what is most rare in personal accounts: ful...

Reducere. IT'S NOT JUST SEX. IT'S NOT JUST LOVE. IT'S SOMETHING MORE.... But what could be better than sex? How about lovemaking that sweeps people into new ...

Reducere. If you want to look at the world in a way that most people can't even imagine then continue reading... This book goes into detail supplying you wit...

Reducere. The Pure Land Dharma Door is the most popular form of Buddhism in Asia, though it is largely unknown in the West. In this book, we introduce the Pu...

Reducere. God is mystery, writes Norvene Vest in the Introduction to Tending the Holy, and every form of religion is an effort to respond faithfully to the m...

Reducere. DescriptionJust what does the Third Precept mean for the gay Buddhist? Is being gay a consequence for something we did in a "previous life?" What i...

Reducere. RISING MAGNIFICENTLY in the wilderness of Western Tibet, Mount Kailash is one of three sacred mountains in Tibet. Its shape is unmistakable: a symm...

The first-ever biography with selected writings of one of the greatest Indian Buddhist masters in history. Few figures in the history of Buddhism i...

A timely essay collection on the development and influence of secular expressions of Buddhism in the West and beyond. How do secular values impact ...

Reducere. Kuji-Kiri means "Nine symbolic cuts." It is a technique that belongs to the Japanese esoteric Buddhist tradition. From the outside, it seems to con...

Reducere. Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX skillfully illustrates how to incorporate the whole human experience onto the Buddhist path. With mastery of Western con...

Reducere. This is the first volume of the collection of the books, lectures, letters, poetry of Swami Vivekananda. This Special Master Edition has been craft...

Reducere. Buddha Can Improve Your Sports Performance and Life"No other person has had more influence on my thirty-six years of coaching than Jerry Lynch."--M...

A bold and provocative work from the late preeminent feminist scholar, which challenges men and women alike to free themselves from attachment to g...

Reducere. DescriptionWhy am I here? What should I be doing? What happens when we pass away? Have you ever felt an invisible presence around you? These are so...

Thinley Norbu addresses questions of interest to Western and Eastern students of Tibetan Buddhism, ranging from matters of everyday practice to eso...

DescriptionExploring the esoteric subject of Dzogchen, His Holiness offers insights into one of Buddhism's most profound systems of meditation. He ...

Reducere. The shadow is made up of all that we hide from others: our shame, our fears and our wounds, but also our divine light, our blinding beauty and our ...

Reducere. As human beings, we have one thing in common: we search all our lives for lasting happiness. YOUR WERE BORN FOR A REASON tells us that happiness ca...

David R. Loy draws from giants of psychotherapy and existentialism, from Nietzsche to Kierkegaard to Sartre, to explore the fundamental issues of l...

Classical stories and depictions of hungry ghosts not only tell us a great deal about Buddhism in the ancient world--they also speak to the modern ...

DescriptionNowadays people use the word Zen indiscriminately for everything from the Zen of making an instant fortune overnight to the Zen of cooki...

Reducere. Nagarjuna stands second only to the Buddha in his importance in Buddhist thought. The concept of "emptiness (shunyata)" became the central ontologi...

Reducere. A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprisin...

Reducere. In what he calls a "200 percent potent" teaching, Ch gyam Trungpa reveals how the spiritual path is a raw and rugged "unlearning" process that draw...

Reducere. How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) is a smart, hip guide for spiritual seekers who want to experience more love and stability in all...

The Rough Guide to Nepal is the most passionate and knowledgeable guidebook to this inspiring country. It offers an insider's guide to Kathmandu, f...

DescriptionFallout is the memoir of one woman's journey from ignorance of the reports of physical, emotional and sexual abuse by Sogyal Rinpoche, s...

Reducere. DescriptionAmbedkar has shown the harsh reality and true faces of the Congress leaders (and Gandhi in particular) of his era who acted no less than...

Your hands-on guide to this widely practiced and ancient religion Buddhism, one of the world's most widely practiced religions, is a fascinating ye...

The fourteenth Dalai Lama, a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal, presents here detailed practical guidance based on sections of The Way of ...