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Paperback. In this study of sexuality, desire, the body and women, Liz Wilson investigates first-millennium Buddhist notions of spirituality. She argues that despite the marginal role women played in monastic life, they occupied a very conspicuous place in Buddhist hagiographic literature. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226900544
- ISBN
- 9780226900544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. In 1983, a tiny group of people in Cardiff and a married couple in Aberporth West Wales were the only Welsh members of Soka Gakkai International, a Japanese movement based on the beliefs and teachings of the 13th century Buddhist, Nichiren Daishonin. This book examines the history of the movement in these two areas. Num Pages: 283 pages, b/w pohotos. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192587
- ISBN
- 9781845192587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Crocker Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781884038242
- ISBN
- 9781884038242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.95
€ 37.99
€ 33.95
Paperback. The fascinating true story of an Englishwoman who spent 12 years alone in a cave in the Himalayas and became a world-renowned spiritual leader Num Pages: 224 pages, colour and b&w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; HRE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 82 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184. A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment. 224 pages, colour and b&w illus. The fascinating true story of an Englishwoman who spent 12 years alone in a cave in the Himalayas and became a world-renowned spiritual leader. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; HRE; JFSJ1. Dimension: 199 x 82 x 15. Weight: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747543893
- ISBN
- 9780747543893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. How do we find calm in our frantic modern world? The author - lifelong cynic and spirituality-sceptic - finds himself on a Buddhist meditation retreat trying to answer this very question. With brutal honesty and dry wit, he recounts his journey from disbelief to inner peace and tackles one of the great mysteries of our time. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRE; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 75.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872595
- ISBN
- 9781784872595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.91
€ 8.99
€ 7.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPCT; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559394130
- ISBN
- 9781559394130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.50
€ 42.99
€ 30.50
paperback. Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context. Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780824867898
- ISBN
- 9780824867898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.76
€ 28.76
Paperback. Describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This book addresses human rights as well as the relationship between politics and religion in a country in which neither the government nor the people clearly separates the two. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; GTB; HRE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802551
- ISBN
- 9780896802551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. This book traces confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai's emergence as a sacred site. Series: Art History Publication Initiative Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993522
- ISBN
- 9780295993522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
Paperback. Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Lives of Practitioners provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition. Editor(s): Lewis, Todd. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658185
- ISBN
- 9780470658185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.84
€ 39.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415571791
- ISBN
- 9780415571791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.05
€ 50.05
Paperback. This unique anthology of Buddhist scripture traces the development of Buddhism through the ages, with translations from the original Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese. Translator(s): Conze, Edward. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780743981
- ISBN
- 9781780743981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.60
€ 19.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 125 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120785274
- ISBN
- 9788120785274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120744455
- ISBN
- 9788120744455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.91
€ 8.99
€ 7.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120768413
- ISBN
- 9788120768413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
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
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Garfield, Jay L.; Edelgass, William. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195328172
- ISBN
- 9780195328172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.08
€ 61.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150958
- ISBN
- 9780231150958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150941
- ISBN
- 9780231150941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
€ 104.20
€ 79.73
Paperback. Series: Watkins Adult Coloring Pages. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; VXM; WFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 238 x 5. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Clr Csm
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780285993
- ISBN
- 9781780285993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.24
€ 10.99
€ 9.24
Hardback. Comparing eighteenth-century Sri Lankan Buddhist monastic education to medieval Christian and other contexts, this book examines such issues as bilingual commentarial practice, the relationship between clerical and "popular" religious cultures, and the place of preaching in the constitution of "textual communities". Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JF; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070445
- ISBN
- 9780691070445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 77.19
€ 100.65
€ 77.19
Paperback. Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. This title presents an introduction to the teachings of Buddhism, the main schools, the Buddhist world-view, leading Buddhist teachers, Buddhist festivals and meditation. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- RIDER & CO
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712671125
- ISBN
- 9780712671125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.75
€ 20.99
€ 16.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 color illus. 111 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRE; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168548
- ISBN
- 9780691168548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. A comprehensive survey of Buddhism as a religious tradition that is both coherent and diverse Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780745053
- ISBN
- 9781780745053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93