This list of works has been slowly compiled (and will be updated going forward) to assist writers, researchers, students and practitioners in finding the books they need in their pursuit of a particular ... Continue Reading »
This list of works has been slowly compiled (and will be updated going forward) to assist writers, researchers, students and practitioners in finding the books they need in their pursuit of ... Continue Reading »
This list of works has been slowly compiled (and will be updated going forward) to assist writers, researchers, students and practitioners in finding the books they need in their pursuit of a particular ... Continue Reading »
The first book on Japanese calligraphy from the significant Momoyama and Edo periods (1568–1868), 77 Dances examines the art of writing at a time when it was undergoing a remarkable flowering, as ... Continue Reading »
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A Buddhist Kaleidoscope: Essays on the Lotus Sutra examines what many consider to be the highest teaching of the historical Buddha Shakyamun. Buddhist Kaleidoscope brings together essays on the Lotus Sutra by an ... Continue Reading »
This modern translation of the "Abhidhammattha Sangaha" ("Manual of Abhidhamma") offers an introduction to Buddhism's fundamental philosophical psychology. Originally written in the 11th or 12th century, the "Sangaha" has served ... Continue Reading »
This book analyzes the 88-temple pilgrimage on Shikoku Island, Japan, regarding its religious, historical, and sociological aspects. It looks at when and by whom the pilgrimage was established, how it developed ... Continue Reading »
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This anthology gathers together over 1500 years of Chinese Zen (Ch'an) poetry from the earliest writing, including the Hsin Hsin Ming written by the 3rd Patriarch, to the poetry of monks ... Continue Reading »
From the Publisher "A Glimpse of Nothingness is so honest--so 'Zen'--that it contains...just life....it's just truth." --San Francisco Review "This is a book that deserves serious attention...eminently readable, easy to relate to on several different ... Continue Reading »
This concise, readily understandable book is designed as a guide to one of the supreme scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism: the Threefold Lotus Sutra. With careful consideration of the relationships among the ... Continue Reading »
This collection of musings, poetry and interviews has the main ingredient needed for a successful anthology-a fascinating subject. Thich Nhat Hanh is the renowned Buddhist monk who was exiled from his ... Continue Reading »
Xishan (1520-1604) compiled what he considered the brightest pearls of wisdom from the Sutras and other early Buddhist texts and commented on them in The Chanja Guigian (after transliteration into Chinese). ... Continue Reading »
This bilingual, two volume set contains prose and verse by Venerable Master Hua annotating brush illustrations of major events in Master Hsu Yun's life. Continue Reading »
The poetry of Rinzai Zen master Jakushitsu remains as fresh and resonant today as when it was written centuries ago. Now his brilliant, poignant poetry, carefully translated by Zen practitioner Arthur ... Continue Reading »
Abe's studies of Dogen constitute a minor masterpiece within his overall scholarly production. His efforts have been two-fold: translation and interpretation. Amazon.com Widgets Amazon.com Widgets Continue Reading »
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