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By: Scott A. Mitchell
ISBN: 9781472581938
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Provides an overview of the history and development, major traditions and current trends in the study and practice for American Buddhism, complete with pedagogical features for textbook use.
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By: Kenneth Kuan Sheng Ch'en
ISBN: 9780691000152
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jun 1972
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Traces the development of Buddhism in China since the Han Dynasty and describes its impact on Chinese culture.
(Paperback, Abridged Edition)
By: Donald S. Lopez
ISBN: 9780691129686
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jun 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia. This work presents a selection of thirty-five translated texts - each preceded by a substantial introduction by its translator. It demonstrates the many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and geography.
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By: John S. Harding
ISBN: 9781350283176
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: John S. Harding
ISBN: 9781350140639
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Stephen C. Berkwitz
ISBN: 9781851097821
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change.
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By: Richard Gombrich
ISBN: 9780691019017
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jan 1991
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. This work describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both areas.
(Hardback)
By: Richard K. Payne
ISBN: 9781350228320
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Richard K. Payne
ISBN: 9781350228337
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Venerable Dr Khammai Dhammasami
ISBN: 9781350123069
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jul 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Venerable Dr Khammai Dhammasami
ISBN: 9781350054240
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jan 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: J. Isamu Yamamoto
ISBN: 9780310489122
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1998
Publisher: Zondervan
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Buddhism is from a series of brief books on contemporary religious movements, comparing what they believe with Christian doctrine and explaining effective ways of witnessing to their adherents.
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By: Nancy Wilson Ross
ISBN: 9780394747545
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 1981
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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Introduces readers to the Buddhist religion, reviewing the life of Buddha and examining the teachings and practices of the Buddhist sects now prevalent in the United States: Theravada or Hinayana, Tibetan Buddhism, and Zen.
(Paperback)
By: Eric Reinders
ISBN: 9781350007994
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Eric Reinders
ISBN: 9781474227285
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Charles Wei-Fu
ISBN: 9780313288906
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 1994
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This is a collection of essays on Buddhism by 17 scholars. They address the ongoing evolution of Buddhist doctrine as reflected in its cultural, temporal, political and geographical accommodations from the earliest days to the present, and into the future.
(Paperback)
By: Wangchen Rinpoche
ISBN: 9781559393171
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2013
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Daniel Cozort
ISBN: 9781559391986
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2013
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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Skims the cream of Jamyang Shayba's intellect, providing a rare opportunity to sharpen our intellect and expand our view of Buddhist thought.
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By: Harvey B. Aronson
ISBN: 9781590300930
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2004
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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When Western students start Buddhist meditation without understanding the cross-cultural translation required, their responses to the teachings are often coloured by unrealistic expectations or unconscious filters. This book explores the expectations that Westerners bring to Buddhism.
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By: Krista Lester
ISBN: 9780399167874
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2014
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Geshe Gedun Lodro
ISBN: 9781559391108
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2013
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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This manual presents an intimate and detailed picture of the intricacies of meditation so vividly that the reader is drawn into a Tibetan world-view of spritual development.
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By: J. Krishnamurti
ISBN: 9781590300725
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2004
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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In "Can Humanity Change", the great spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti is in conversation with prominent Buddhists - his only recorded dialogue with religious scholars. It provides a unique opportunity to see what Krishnamurti had to say about Buddhist teachings.
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By: John Daido Loori
ISBN: 9781590305652
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2013
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Bernard Faure
ISBN: 9780691029023
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Feb 1997
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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For many people attracted to Eastern religions (particularly Zen Buddhism), Asia seems the source of all wisdom. This book examines the study of Chan/Zen from the standpoint of postmodern human sciences and literary criticism. It also questions the assumptions of 'Easterners'.
