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Buddhism

Hardback. A new take on the interplay of emotional and spiritual development. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393705799
ISBN
9780393705799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. Drawn from the author's extensive experience as a therapist and as a Zen practitioner this book investigates topics that have received little attention and that practitioners and students are hungry to explore, such as radical acceptance, client-therapist boundaries, and enhancing a sense of purpose in one's daily practice. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ; JKSN2; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 62. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470333099
ISBN
9780470333099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.82

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

Hardback. This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. It conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of Dzong-ka-ba's "The Essence of Eloquence", and expands the key philosophical issues it addresses. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211209
ISBN
9780520211209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.49
€ 56.67

Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211315
ISBN
9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Focuses on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. This work provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. Editor(s): Reynolds, Frank E.; Carbine, Jason A. Series: The Life of Religion S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRE; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338. Series: The Life of Religion S. 240 pages, 15 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Reynolds, Frank E.; Carbine, Jason A. Focuses on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. This work provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRE; HRLM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223370
ISBN
9780520223370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b/w illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237988
ISBN
9780520237988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Composed by Tibet's great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, Dzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) "The Essence of Eloquence" stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. This title focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School. Num Pages: 542 pages, Includes a 92-page critical edition in Tibetan script. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239081
ISBN
9780520239081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Paperback. Offers a look at Soka Gakkai Buddhism, one of Japan's most influential and controversial religious movements. In this work, an American professor of religion trying to come to terms with the death of his wife, travels to Japan in search of the spirit of the Soka Gakkai. Here, he tells of his journey. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245778
ISBN
9780520245778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.49

Hardback. Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247468
ISBN
9780520247468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Offers a rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). This work focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies - the seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254855
ISBN
9780520254855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. For most of East Asia, Buddhist sutras were written in classical Chinese and inaccessible to many devotees. How, then, did such devotees access these texts? The author argues that the medieval genre of 'explanatory tales' illuminates the link between human body (devotee) and sacred text (sutra). Series: Buddhisms S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265615
ISBN
9780520265615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.15
€ 63.55

Hardcover. This is a study and edition of Bcom Idan ral gri's "Bstan pa rgyas pa rgyan gyi nyi'od". Probably composed in the last decades of the 13th century, this systematic list of Buddhist Sutras, Tantras, Shastras, and related genres translated primarily from Sanskrit languages, holds an important place in the history of Buddhist literature in Tibet. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kuijp, Leonard W. J. Van. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 350 x 204. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014596
ISBN
9780674014596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.15

Hardback. The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." This study shows that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. It demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022652
ISBN
9780674022652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. The Honganji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism was a powerhouse that exercised its military will by fanning violent uprisings of ikko ikki, loosely structured "leagues of one mind". This title looks at the complex and often contradictory relationship between these ikko leagues and the Honganji institution. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025097
ISBN
9780674025097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. Buddhism in medieval Korea is characterized as 'State Protection Buddhism', a religion whose primary purpose was to rally support (supernatural and popular) for and legitimate the state. This book attempts to specify Buddhism's place in Koryo and to ascertain to what extent and in what areas Buddhism functioned as a state religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 maps, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031883
ISBN
9780674031883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardcover. Natasha Heller offers a cultural history of Buddhism through a case study of the Chan master Zhongfeng Mingben. Monks of his stature developed a broad set of cultural competencies for navigating social and intellectual relationships. Heller shows the importance of situating monks as actors within wider sociocultural fields of practice and exchange. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417113
ISBN
9780674417113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.12

Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491977
ISBN
9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

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

€ 59.26
€ 46.32

Paperback. Offers an investigation into what is known in Tibet as 'secret autobiography', a literary genre that presents an exploration of religious experiences. This book translates and studies the autobiographies by a Tibetan Buddhist visionary, Jigme Lingpa (1730 - 1798). Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 halftones 1 map 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; DSBD; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009483
ISBN
9780691009483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 51.06

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