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Abhedananda in India in 1906
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written by Swami Abhedananda, 1866-1939 (Kolkata, West Bengal: Ramakrishna Order, 1996, originally published 1968), 281 page(s)
Swami Abhedananda went to the West at the clarion call of his beloved spiritual brother, Swami Vivekananda, for spiritual ministration from which he continued for over a quarter of a century. He paid a short visit to India, his motherland, in 1906 after a hard toil of ten years in the West and for seven months he...
written by Swami Abhedananda, 1866-1939 (Kolkata, West Bengal: Ramakrishna Order, 1996, originally published 1968), 281 page(s)
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Activating Bodhichitta and a Meditation on Compassion
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written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1978), 67 page(s)
The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to collect merit. To purify obstacles bodhicitta is supreme. For protection from interferences bodhicitta is supreme. It is the unique, all-encompassing method. Every kind of ordinary and supra-mundane power can be accomplished through bodhicitta. Thus, it is absolutely...
written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1978), 67 page(s)
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Advice From Buddha Shakyamuni: An Abridged Exposition Of The Precepts For Bhikshus
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written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1996), 72 page(s)
This small volume on the discipline to be observed by monks following the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is based on the intermediary verses of the Vinaya Sutra.
written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1996), 72 page(s)
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All Else Is Bondage: Non-volitional Living (Second Edition)
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written by Wei Wu Wei, 1895-1986 (Hong Kong (State): Hong Kong University Press, 1970, originally published 1964), 70 page(s)
In 34 powerful essays, Wei Wu Wei explains Taoist and Buddhist thought in the context of modern experience, using wit and precision to convey profound insight into the nature of existence.
written by Wei Wu Wei, 1895-1986 (Hong Kong (State): Hong Kong University Press, 1970, originally published 1964), 70 page(s)
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Religion In China; Universism. A Key To The Study Of Taoism And Confucianism
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written by Jan Jakob Maria de Groot, 1854-1921, in American Lectures in the History of Religions (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912), 350 page(s)
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Gandharan Buddhism: Archaeology, Art, and Texts
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written by Ellen M. Raven, fl. 2006, Anna Filigenzi, fl. 2006, Doris Meth Srinivasan, fl. 2006, Anna Maria Quagliotti, fl. 2006, Pia Brancaccio, fl. 2006, Robert L. Brown, fl. 2003, Juhyung Rhi, fl. 2006, Richard Salomon, fl. 2006, Shoshin Kuwayama, fl. 2006, Kurt Behrendt, fl. 2006, Pierfrancesco Callieri, fl. 2006, Maurizio Taddei, fl. 2006 and John M. Rosenfield, fl. 2006; edited by Kurt Behrendt, fl. 2006 and Pia Brancaccio, fl. 2006, in Asian Religions and Society Series (Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2006), 328 page(s)
The ancient region of Gandhara, with its prominent Buddhist heritage, has long fascinated scholars of art history, archaeology, and textual studies. Discoveries of inscriptions, text fragments, sites, and artworks in the last decade have added new pieces to the Gandharan puzzle, redefining how we understand the re...
written by Ellen M. Raven, fl. 2006, Anna Filigenzi, fl. 2006, Doris Meth Srinivasan, fl. 2006, Anna Maria Quagliotti, fl. 2006, Pia Brancaccio, fl. 2006, Robert L. Brown, fl. 2003, Juhyung Rhi, fl. 2006, Richard Salomon, fl. 2006, Shoshin Kuwayama, fl. 2006, Kurt Behrendt, fl. 2006, Pierfrancesco Callieri, fl. 2006, Maurizio Taddei, fl. 2006 and John M. Rosenfield, fl. 2006; edited by Kurt Behrendt, fl. 2006 and Pia Brancaccio, fl. 2006, in Asian Religions and Society Series (Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2006), 328 page(s)
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Pilgrims, Patrons, and Place: Localizing Sanctity in Asian Religions
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written by Françoise Mallison, 1940-, Jack Laughlin, fl. 2023, Karen I. Koppedrayer, 1958-, Véronique Bouillier, 1948-, Robert L. Brown, fl. 2003, Winand M. Callewaert, 1943-, Koichi Shinohara, 1941-, Phyllis Granoff, 1947-, Louis Gabaude, 1942-, Franciscus Verellen, 1952-, André Couture, 1945- and Heidi R. M. Pauwels, fl. 2019; edited by Koichi Shinohara, 1941- and Phyllis Granoff, 1947-, in Asian Religions and Society Series (Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2003), 389 page(s)
This book brings together essays by anthropologists, scholars of religion, and art historians to explore some of the most fundamental challenges that religious groups face as they expand from their homeland or confront the demands of modernity. The chapters span a broad geographical area that includes India, Nepal...
written by Françoise Mallison, 1940-, Jack Laughlin, fl. 2023, Karen I. Koppedrayer, 1958-, Véronique Bouillier, 1948-, Robert L. Brown, fl. 2003, Winand M. Callewaert, 1943-, Koichi Shinohara, 1941-, Phyllis Granoff, 1947-, Louis Gabaude, 1942-, Franciscus Verellen, 1952-, André Couture, 1945- and Heidi R. M. Pauwels, fl. 2019; edited by Koichi Shinohara, 1941- and Phyllis Granoff, 1947-, in Asian Religions and Society Series (Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2003), 389 page(s)
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Le Beau Nanda
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written by Aśvaghoṣa, 0080-0150 (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2019), 184 page(s)
L'ancienne littérature bouddhiste sanskrite, non canonique et poétique, n'est ni connue ni traduite en France. Le Beau Nanda, texte daté autour de l'an 100 de notre ère, est un exemple de ce genre littéraire. Il narre la lente conversion au bouddhisme de Nanda, le demi-frère du Bouddha. Jusqu'alors non dispo...
written by Aśvaghoṣa, 0080-0150 (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2019), 184 page(s)
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Being Buddhist in a Christian World: Gender and Community in a Korean American Temple
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written by Sharon A. Suh, fl. 2004 (Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2004), 250 page(s)
Challenging Western notions of Buddhism as a self-effacing path to rebirth and enlightenment, Sharon Suh shows how first-generation Korean Americans at Sa Chal Temple in Los Angeles have applied Buddhist doctrines to the project of finding and knowing the self in everyday life. Buddhism, for these Buddhists, serve...
written by Sharon A. Suh, fl. 2004 (Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2004), 250 page(s)
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The Bhagavad Gita (Annotated) (Eighth Printing 2004)
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(New York, NY: Ramakrishna Vivekanada Center, 2004, originally published 1944), 401 page(s)
The Bhagavad Gita Swami Nikhilananda. "May this majestic poem find its way into the familiar literary friendship of many readers and contribute to the sense of spiritual kinship with the most gifted people of Asia, akin to us both in blood and language." From the Foreword by Dr. Hocking
(New York, NY: Ramakrishna Vivekanada Center, 2004, originally published 1944), 401 page(s)
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