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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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