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This book takes a step further to relate several principles, beliefs, and practices in zen buddhism to our individual lives, particularly in terms of solving various human problems. Do you struggle with any form of addiction? Do you have a sinking relationship with your...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2026-03-24
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Tantra Across the Buddhist Cosmopolis examines key aspects of the tantric Buddhist movement from its beginnings in early medieval India to the present day. Across its centuries-long history, tantric Buddhism has spread throughout the global community of Buddhist...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-12-18
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Buddhists in Vietnam are meeting humanitarian needs by popularizing charity. Vietnam's rapid urbanization has intensified social service demands while straining public infrastructure. In response, charity volunteers are building roads, subsidizing medicine, and giving...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-12-01
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A short and accessible lesson on the key Buddhist concept of reincarnation from the Zen Master and bestselling author of The Miracle of MindfulnessIn this book, with characteristic clarity and simplicity, Thich Nhat Hanh offers deep reflections on reincarnation or...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2025-10-30
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Attention to lived religion has significantly shaped religious studies and has only recently impacted the field of Buddhism. Rather than asserting a separation between "real" religion happening within sacred scriptures and official organizations on the one hand, and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-09-19
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Much of the commentary and scholarship on Candrakirti-whether canonical or contemporary-has been concerned with the question of whether Candrakirti is a radical nihilist who denies the possibility of any knowledge and the reality of both the external world and of the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-08-26
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How can a person learn to see a mountain as a divine mandala, especially when, to the ordinary eye, the mountain looks like a pile of rocks and snow? This is the challenge that the Tibetan pilgrimage tradition poses to pilgrims, who are told to overcome their ordinary...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-04-25
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Contemplative practices are increasingly mainstream in the United States. From meditation, mindfulness, and yoga, to writing, walking, and gardening, contemplative practices aim to cultivate embodied awareness, attunement, and attention. What is the political value of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-12-18
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Scholars of religion have mostly abandoned the concept of "syncretism" in which certain apparent deviations from "standard" practice are believed to be the result of a mixture of religions. This is particularly relevant to Thailand, in which ordinary religious practice...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-26
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First brought to the United States in the nineteenth century by Chinese and Japanese immigrants, Buddhism has become a major feature of the North American religious, cultural, and social landscape. Nearly every form of Asian Buddhism has some presence in North America...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-04-23
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Das Glück liegt in Ihnen, nicht in diesem Buch Erfahren Sie, was den Buddhismus für viele so faszinierend macht. Jonathan Landaw und Stephan Bodian führen leicht verständlich in diese fernöstliche Lehre ein. Sie berichten vom Leben des historischen Buddha und von den...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2024-04-10
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Für Dummies
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Minor Majesties studies the small ancient kingdom of Paluvur, a town located on the northern bank of the Kaveri river, about 30 kilometers north of Tanjavur. Between the ninth and the eleventh centuries C.E., Paluvur was the capital of the dynasty of the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2023-12-18
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This book addresses the question of how to properly handle Dogen’s texts, a core issue that became critical during the Meiji period in which the philosophical appropriation of Dogen became apparent inside and outside of the monastery. In present day Dogen studies,...
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Springer
Parution :
2023-12-07
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The tantric Buddhist traditions emerged in India beginning in the seventh century CE and flourished there until the demise of Buddhism in India circa the fifteenth century. These traditions were disseminated to Central, East, and Southeast Asia, and continue to be...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2023-09-26
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The temple is packed. "It stinks in here," says the master in English. "You mustn't do any more prostrations, or else you'll have to open the windows." A tall, skinny steward discreetly points out that it's pouring rain, and that perhaps this isn't entirely appropriate....
Editeur :
Max Milo Éditions
Parution :
2023-06-30
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The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important sutras in Mahayana Buddhism. Translated by Kumarajiva in the 5th century, its teachings have inspired many Buddhist scholars such as Chih-i and Saicho from the Tiantai (Tendai) tradition, Dogen from the Zen tradition and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-06-01
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Discover the history, teachings and practices of one of the world's oldest religions with this pocket-sized introduction to BuddhismWho was the Buddha? What's the difference between enlightenment and awakening? Do Buddhists believe in God?Discover all this and more with...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2023-05-11
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This accessible guide for walking Buddhism’s eightfold path is the perfect way to combat loneliness, disconnection, and depression–true happiness is not as unattainable as it may seem. Loneliness is on the rise, with detrimental effects on our mental,...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2022-11-08
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The Huayan scholar-monk Fazang (643-712) formulated, with the ‘Ten Subtle and Unimpeded Dharma-Gates’ of Pratityasamutpada, or ‘Ten Dharma-Gates,’ a series of cognitive and affective paradigms that describe how the Enlightenment-Mind apprehends reality. These patterns,...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2022-09-19
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This full-scaled monograph, rich in factographic material, concerns Naraya?a Guru (1855/56--1928), a founder of a powerful socio-religious movement in Kerala. He wrote in three languages (Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil), drawing on three different literary conventions. The...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2022-05-23
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