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Hardback. Nagarjuna is the most influential thinker in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. This book provides an examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings within the social, religious, and institutional contexts of the early history of Buddhism. It locates Nagarjuna's writings at a critical juncture in the development and spread of Mahayana Buddhism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131643
- ISBN
- 9780231131643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.52€ 62.34
€ 80.52
€ 62.34
Hardback. -- Robert E. Morrell, Washington University Editor(s): Yampolsky, Philip B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072601
- ISBN
- 9780231072601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.41€ 89.78
€ 118.41
€ 89.78
Paperback. This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AS; AVGD; AVGW; HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905860
- ISBN
- 9780226905860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
€ 52.99
€ 41.27
Paperback. Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748665
- ISBN
- 9780226748665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
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€ 20.25
€ 24.99
€ 20.25
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€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
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
€ 54.47€ 46.97
€ 54.47
€ 46.97
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
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
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€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226089003
- ISBN
- 9780226089003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Examines the complex relationship between transnational religion and politics through the lens of one cosmopolitan community in Siberia: Buryats, who live in a semiautonomous republic within Russia with a large Buddhist population. This book illustrates how this community employed Buddhism to adapt to key moments of political change. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HRE; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072722
- ISBN
- 9780226072722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
€ 27.72
Hardcover. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031873
- ISBN
- 9780226031873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.47€ 82.90
€ 99.47
€ 82.90
Hardcover. Insight meditation, which claims to offer practitioners a chance to escape all suffering by perceiving the true nature of reality, is one of the most popular forms of meditation today. Offering a narrative of the life and legacy of one of modern Buddhism's most important figures, this book provides an account of the development of mass meditation. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226000800
- ISBN
- 9780226000800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.10
€ 94.73
€ 79.10
Hardback. This book uses modern pedagogical methods and tools that allow students to grasp straightforward original Sanskrit texts within weeks. Num Pages: 436 pages, 113 tables. BIC Classification: 2BBA; CJBT; HRE; HRG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9781107088283
- ISBN
- 9781107088283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.50
€ 110.50
Paperback. Series: Mindful Essentials. Num Pages: 120 pages, Line Drawings. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 102 x 19. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Parallax Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781937006921
- ISBN
- 9781937006921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.50
€ 10.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. Series: Mindful Essentials. Num Pages: 96 pages, Line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Parallax Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937006723
- ISBN
- 9781937006723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.57
€ 10.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. Zen's first patriarch, Bodhidharma, gave a copy of Lankavatara Sutra to his successor, Hui-k'o, and told him everything he needed to know was in this book. Passed down from teacher to student ever since, this is the only Zen sutra ever spoken by the Buddha. This title is suitable for those seeking to deepen their understanding or knowledge of Zen. Translator(s): Pine, Red. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRES; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781619020993
- ISBN
- 9781619020993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.78
€ 20.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. Series: Pocket Classic. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 115 x 17. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Edition
- Firsttion ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590309360
- ISBN
- 9781590309360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.89
€ 13.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Edition
- Poc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590306512
- ISBN
- 9781590306512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.79
€ 9.99
€ 9.79
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. Buddhism has inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings. This translation of the "Diamond Sutra", the Buddhist teaching on the "perfection of wisdom" is said to contain answers to all questions of delusion and dualism and to cut through all obstacles on the path of perfection. Editor(s): Pine, Red. Num Pages: 471 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582432564
- ISBN
- 9781582432564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Parallax Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888375671
- ISBN
- 9781888375671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.44
€ 27.99
€ 19.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 305 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813145518
- ISBN
- 9780813145518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.05
€ 74.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Haskel, Peter. Translator(s): Haskel, Peter. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802131843
- ISBN
- 9780802131843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49