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Buddhism

Hardback. Studies the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. This book demonstrates that the image becomes the Buddha's surrogate by being invested with the Buddha's story and charged with the extraordinary power of Buddhahood. Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114354
ISBN
9780691114354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.71

Paperback. Preserves the folklore of sacred sites in the mountains of northern Thailand. Num Pages: 26 illus., 13 color. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575482
ISBN
9789749575482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. While Buddhism has no central text such as the Bible or the Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of Buddha. This work provides tales of the Buddha's past lives, a discussion of the qualities and qualifications of a monk, and an exploration of the many meanings of Enlightenment. Num Pages: 608 pages, glossary, further reading. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447583
ISBN
9780140447583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Presents an array of works that together offer a view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters in this work are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world. It is intended for scholars, students, and general readers. Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129723
ISBN
9780691129723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha. But who was this Buddha, and how did he become the Buddha we know and love today? This book follows the twists and turns of Eastern and Western notions of the Buddha, leading finally to his triumph as the founder of a world religion. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493206
ISBN
9780226493206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. A critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, incorporating insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies. Social, political and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies are discussed. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493091
ISBN
9780226493091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Through incisive discussions of topics ranging from practice, power, and pedagogy to ritual, history, sex, and death, the authors offer new directions for the understanding of Buddhism, taking constructive and sometimes polemical positions in an effort both to demonstrate the shortcomings of assumptions about the religion and the potential. Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493152
ISBN
9780226493152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. He dictated the "Adornment" for Nagarjuna's Thought, recognized as a controversial work of Madhyamaka or "Middle Way" philosophy. This book presents the English translation of this major Tibetan work, accompanied by an essay on Chopel's life. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493169
ISBN
9780226493169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.66
€ 46.59

Paperback. Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. This title presents the English translation of the work, "Adornment for Nagarjuna's Thought", accompanied by an essay on Gendun Chopel's life liberally interspersed with passages from his writings. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493176
ISBN
9780226493176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. This book explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493190
ISBN
9780226493190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. "The Heart Sutra" is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This work explores the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the "Heart Sutra" in India, Tibet, and the West. It also includes full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001883
ISBN
9780691001883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Hardback. "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. This title tells the story of how a relatively obscure and malleable collection of Buddhist texts of uncertain origin came to be so revered - and so misunderstood - in the West. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HREC; HRES; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134352
ISBN
9780691134352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226333236
ISBN
9780226333236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. 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. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129686
ISBN
9780691129686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226391236
ISBN
9780226391236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226493183
ISBN
9780226493183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. This is the first-ever series of in-depth dialogues with the current Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Samdhong Rinpoche, presenting his views on the plight of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism in the face of the communist Chinese invasion. Editor(s): Roebert, Donovan. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316208
ISBN
9781933316208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Edition
English Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861713592
ISBN
9780861713592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614290537
ISBN
9781614290537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; HRE; HRLK; JML; MMG; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177306
ISBN
9780231177306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861716852
ISBN
9780861716852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. In this ground-breaking approach to golf instruction, Dr Joseph Parent, both a noted PGA Tour coach and a respected Buddhist teacher, draws on this natural connection to teach golfers how to play with more consistency and less frustration, and consequently how to lower their scores. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007205301
ISBN
9780007205301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 204 x 2. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370224
ISBN
9781681370224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Schmidt, Marcia Binder. Translator(s): Kunsang, Erik Pema. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Rangjung Yeshe Publications,Nepal Hong Kong
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9789627341321
ISBN
9789627341321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.11

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