SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- By : W. Pachow
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2007
- Pages : 256
- Weight : 500 gm
- ISBN-10 : 8120815726
- ISBN-13 : 978-8120815728
DESCRIPTION:
The Pratimoksa is a code of Buddhist monastic disciplinary rules governing the daily conduct and decorum of bhiksus (monks). It was established by the Buddha on various occasions out of necessity. This work discusses the historical cultural, religious and social issues in ancient India in relation to the rationale of formulating particular precepts. Depending on the special circumstances some of the rules may be enforced or suspended. On the basis of this code the Buddhist Sangha has the authority to impose punishment on the offender which ranges from expulsion to sanctions of probation, penance, forfeiture, repentance or confession. By effectively enforcing the code of Pratimoksa and observing the fortnightly recitation ceremony related to this text, the Sangha may attain the fruition of purity, harmony and spiritual liberation. This study has made an extensive comparison of the various versions belonging to different Buddhist sects in Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Tibetan languages. As a sequel it reveals how in a period of several centuries this code had expanded from 218 rules of the Mahasanghikas to 263 of the Sarvastivadins. Viewing the text from the historical perspective one may better understand the significance of the legal, social and religious life of the Buddhist Sangha.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Sagwan Press
- By : Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 498
- Weight : 871 gm
- Size : 6.14 x 1 x 9.21 inches
- ISBN-10: 1297961676
- ISBN-13 : 978-1297961670
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher
- By : Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 1996
- Pages : 489
- Weight :726 gm
- Size : 6.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10 : 8121507170
- ISBN-13 : 978-8121507172
DESCRIPTION:
TRANSLATION FROM PALI OF A GREAT BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGICAL MANUAL, THE DHAMMA-SANGANI ; WITH INTRODUCTION, MANY TEXTUAL NOTES, GLOSSARY, AND INDEX.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
- By : Thomas A. Kochumuttom
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 287
- Weight : 500
- Size : 5.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10 : 812080662X
- ISBN-13 : 978-8120806627
DESCRIPTION:
Giving a new translation and interpretation of the basic works of Vasubandhu the yogacarin, the author shows that Yogacarin metaphysics is basically the same as that of the early Buddhism. He contends that the Yogacara writings are open to interpretation in terms of realistic pluralism, and thus challenges their traditional interpretation in terms of idealistic monism. His translation is faithful to the original, arguments convincing and consistent, and presentation clear and readable. The texts translated and interpreted are (i) Madhyanta-vibhago-karika-bhasya, (ii) Trisvabhava-nirdesa, (iii) Trimsatika and (iv) Vimsatika. The doctrine of experience presented by these texts may be summarised in the words of the author as follow: The experience of samsara consists basically in one's being forced to view oneself as the grasper (grahaka), the enjoyer (bhoktr), knower (jnatr) of all beings, which are then viewed as the graspable (grahya), the enjoyable (bhojya), the knowable (jneya). There one cannot help mentally constructing the distinction between the subject and the object, the grasper and the graspable, the enjoyer and the enjoyable..."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
DR. THOMAS A. KOCHUMUTTOM presently teaching Philosophy and comparative Religion at the Dharmaram Pontifical Institute, Bangalore, and is the Director of the Centre for the Study of World Religions of the same Institute. He has published quite a few articles in Comparative Religion.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Aleph Book Company
- By : Thich Nhat Hanh
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 126 pages
- Weight : 141 g
- Size : 12.7 x 0.74 x 20.32 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789384067489
- ISBN-13 : 978-9384067489
DESCRIPTION:
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. In No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy.Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we’re able to face our suffering, we can’t be present and available to life, and happiness will continue to elude us.Nhat Hanh shares how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deep concentration can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom and a clearer mind.No Mud, No Lotus introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it. "When we know how to suffer," Nhat Hanh says, "we suffer much, much less." With his signature clarity and sense of joy, Thich Nhat Hanh helps us recognize the wonders inside us and around us that we tend to take for granted and teaches us the art of happiness.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Om Books International
- By : Hermann Hesse
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2016
- Pages : 144 pages
- Weight : 220 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789385609091
- ISBN-13 : 978-9385609091
DESCRIPTION:
"You have done so by your own seeking in your own way,through thought, through meditation, through knowledge, through enlightenment. You have learned nothing through teachings, and so I think, O Illustrious One, that nobody finds salvation through teachings. To nobody, O Illustrious One, can you communicate in words and teachings, what happened to you in the hour of your enlightenment. The teachings of the enlightened Buddha embrace much, they teach much—how to live righteously, how to avoid evil. But there is one thing that this clear, worthy instruction does not contain; it does not contain the secret of what the Illustrious One himself experienced—he alone among hundreds of thousands.".
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Sri Satguru Publications
- By: Brahmachari Prasad
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1982
- Pages :304 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8170300827
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170300823
DESCRIPTION:
This book on Jaino-Buddhist religion places stress on the common factors on the religious life of the Jaina and Buddhists. On comparing the literature of both, the writer has come to the conclusion that coming in close association each sect has either borrowed from the other or both have derived material from a common source. He has shown the similarities between old Jainism and old Buddhism and proved that both were one and the same at their base; that the old Buddhism was nothing but old Jainism and that Gautama Buddha must have preached the same philosophy that was preached by old Buddhism. This is a reprint of the 1932 classic.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rupa Publications India
- By : Sunita Dwivedi
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 336 pages
- Weight : 470 g
- Size : 14 x 2.08 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9389967430
- ISBN-13 : 978-9389967432
DESCRIPTION:
Buddha in Gandhara is the saga of ancient Buddhist cities of Gandhara—a region that extended from north-western Pakistan to eastern and north-eastern Afghanistan. It tells stories of cities that once dotted the highroad connecting India with Central Asia and China. It traces the network of Asian trade routes that nourished these cities with goods, people and ideas. It also trains the spotlight on the magnificent art of Gandhara that still clings to the ruins of these heritage cities and also those that are showcased in the museums of Asia and Europe.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Chetana Book
- By : Sudhakar Dikshit
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : June 5, 2000
- Pages : 100
- Weight : 150 gm.
- ISBN-10: 8185300372
- ISBN-13 : 978-8185300375
DESCRIPTION:
The Sermons and sayings of the Buddha are gems of “purest ray serene”,picked up at random from the vast treasures of Digha Nikaya,Majjhima Nikaya ,Anguttara Nikaya ,Uddana etc. It may be that there are numerous verses and chapters in these noble works that could be considered more illuminating than those selected by us.
But then such a selection as this, of its very nature, can never be fully representative.
The short pieces put together in this volume are not literal translation of the texts on which they are based. The writings published in the present series were not designed to be translations of the Buddhist texts. Our object has been to present in simple language the kernel of Buddhist thought in such a manner that the common man may be able to grasp it without difficulty. Therefore, the success of our endeavor, in our opinion, is to be judged by the reaction of the common man and not that of the spiritual mentor or the literary critic.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : General Press
- By : Sir Edwin Arnold
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 160
- Weight : 150 g.
- Size : 5.2 x 0.4 x 8 inches
- ISBN-10: 938091492X
- ISBN-13: 978-9380914923
DESCRIPTION:
In this poetic masterpiece, Sir Edwin Arnold describes the life and teachings of Buddha. The man who was to become known as Buddha to the world was born as Prince Gautama of India but he rejected the worldly riches and abandoned the reigns of power when he embarked on a journey to discover the meaning of life. This poem reveals Buddhas life from the Buddhist perspective but you dont have to be a Buddhist to appreciate this poetic work. As you read about Buddha's journey you will embark on your own course of discovery.
First published in 1879, the book has become a classic and has been published in many editions and many languages. Not only is it deeply philosophical in nature, but because of its poetic form and its narrative of the dramatic incidents in Siddhartha's life, it is delightful and absorbing reading.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : General Press
- By : Hermann Hesse
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 164
- Weight : 200 g.
- Size : 5.2 x 0.4 x 8 inches
- ISBN-10: 9380914148
- ISBN-13: 978-9380914145
DESCRIPTION:
Siddhartha' is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book was written in German, in a simple, yet powerful and lyrical style. It was first published in 1922, after Hesse had spent some time in India in the 1910s. The story revolves around a young man who leaves his home and family on a quest for the Truth. Embarking on a journey that takes him from the austerities of renunciation to the profligacy of wealth. That leads him through the range of human experiences from hunger and want, to passion, pleasure, pain, greed, yearning, boredom, love, despair and hope. A journey that leads finally to the river, where he gains peace and eventually wisdom. This is the story of Siddhartha as told by Nobel Laureate Hermann Hesse in his most influential work.About the Author:
Hermann Hesse (b. 1877) was a German-born Swiss poet and author, best known for writing the novels 'Steppenwolf', 'Siddhartha', and 'The Glass Bead Game'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. His themes focus on man's struggle to break away from the rigid structures of civilization and follow his essential and inner spirit. For this, Hesse became a literary cult figure.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
- By : Anne Carolyn Klein
- Cover : Hardocer
- Language : English
- Edition : 2009
- Pages : 307
- Weight : 550 gm.
- Size : 6 x 1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10: 8120834046
- ISBN-13: 978-8120834040
DESCRIPTION:
Despite the daunting barriers of geography and language that separate them, Buddhism and contemporary feminism have much to say to each other. Buddhist practices such as mindfulness (in which calm centering and keen awareness of change coexist) and compassion (in which the self is recognized as both powerful in itself and interdependently connected with all others) can be important resources for contemporary women, while feminism can expand the traditional horizons of Buddhist concerns to include social, historical and psychological issues. The image and ritual of the Great Bliss Queen, an important Buddhist figure of enlightenment from the unifying theme of the book, modeling the practices and theory that can assist each of us being at one with ourselves and fully engaged with others.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
- By : Eva M. Dargyay
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 1998
- Pages : 279
- Weight : 500 gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.00 inches
- ISBN-10: 8120815777
- ISBN-13: 978-8120815773
DESCRIPTION:
In most Asian countries esoteric buddhism (Tantrayana) declined in the past, while the Tibetans alone preserved the full richness of tantric traditions to our times. Thus this study is based on several Tibetan sources never presented in any modern language-some of them were translated, some were given as a summary.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House Adyar, Chennai
- By : A.P. Sinnett
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 212
- Weight : 450 gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
- ISBN-10: 8170595436
- ISBN-13: 978-8170595434
DESCRIPTION:
This book was published in 1883 and probably constituted the earliest sketch of esoteric teachings given in plain language. 'Karma' and 'Reincarnation' and other such terms, almost unknown in the west, thereafter came to be used in literary and theological circlesThe author candidly acknowledges that it was the 'favour' (of the Adepts) rather than 'effort' on his part that helped the writing of the book. He received teachings from great Spiritual Teachers or Mahatmas through Madame Blavatsky.
The book gives occult details concerning the Universe and its planets, going beyond the material world.
Along with The Occult World, which preceded, and The Growth of the Soul, which followed it, the present book is a study as envisaged in the Third Object of the Theosophical Society, 'To investigate unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in man'.
The title is somewhat misleading as the book does not refer directly to the teachings given by the Buddha.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House Adyar, Chennai
- By : Henry Steel Olcott
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2007
- Pages : 116
- Weight : 180 gm.
- Size : 6 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 8170590272
- ISBN-13: 978-8170590279
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Orient Paperbacks
- By : Gopi Krishna
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1993
- Pages : 203
- Weight : 180 gm
- Size : 7 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8122201504
- ISBN-13: 978-8122201505
DESCRIPTION:
'Kundalini represents the cosmic vital energy lying dormant in the human body, coiled around the base of the spine, like a serpent, asleep... When roused, Kundalini rises through the sushumna, the hairline duct rising through the spinal cord, like a streak of lightning carrying with her the vital energy of the body, to join her divine spouse Shiva in the last or seventh center in the brain'. The book, Kundalini, is an xtraordinary autobiographical account of what happens in the body and mind when Kundalini gets aroused. It describes the dangers and difficulties of the spiritual path and the intense pressure it can exert on the physical body. The practice involves classic poses, breath, coordination of breath and movement, meditation.About the Author
Gopi Krishna was born into a family of Kathak dancers. His maternal grandfather Pandit Sukhdev Maharaj was a teacher of Kathak and his aunt Sitara Devi was a Kathak dancer who has performed around the world. When he was 11 years old, Gopi Krishna began training under his grandfather. He also learned from Shambhu Maharaj. In addition to Kathak, Gopi Krishna learned Bharatanatyam from Mahalingam Pillai and Govind Raj Pillai.[1] Despite suffering from chronic asthma he continued to expand his dance repertoire,[2] receiving the title of "Nataraj" (King of Dancers) at the All Bengal Music Conference at the age of 15.[1] In 1952, 17 year old Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest choreographers in Hindi film history when he was hired to choreograph dances for Madhubala in Saqi.[2] In 1955, he appeared in his first film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje. In the film he played Girdhar, a talented young dancer whose love for his partner jeopardizes his dancing career. The film was
successful and helped to revitalize public interest in classical dance.[1] He also choreographed many films like Grahasti (1963), Dastaan, Mehbooba, Umrao Jaan, Naache Mayuri (1986) and The Perfect Murder.[3] During the 1960s and 70s, he toured India's border posts, entertaining soldiers with Sunil Dutt's Ajanta Arts Cultural
Troupe.[2] Gopi Krishna later established the Nateshwar Bhavan dance academy and the Nateshwar Nritya Kala Mandir.[2] In 1975 the Indian government awarded him India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri. He set a world record for the longest continuous Kathak dance at 9 hours and 20 minutes
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Full Circle Publishing
- By : Thich Nhat Hanh
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1997
- Pages : 599
- Weight : 600 gm
- Size : 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8121606756
- ISBN-13: 978-8121606752
DESCRIPTION:
About The BookOld path white clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat hand in his inimitable beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha life slowly and gently over the course of 80 years, partly through the eyes of svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old path white clouds is a classic of religious literature.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
- By : Santideva
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2000
- Pages : 328
- Weight : 450 gm
- Size : 8 x 10 x 1.8 inches
- ISBN-10: 8120816331
- ISBN-13: 978-8120816336
DESCRIPTION:
The book is a compendium of Buddhist Doctrine preserved in the schools of the Great Vehicle - Mahayana. It presents the code of righteous conduct for the enlightenment of the aspirant. It embodies instructions for the accumulation of six perfections , viz. Liberality, Morality, Patience, Manliness, Meditation and Widsom. The translation is authentic and authoritative. The book is interesting and instructive. There is also an alphabetical index of quoted works and a general index.
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- Publisher : Zen Publications
- By : Ramesh S. Balsekar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2006
- Pages : 199
- Weight : 300 gm.
- Size : 8 x 5.5 x 8 inches
- ISBN-13: 978-8188071319
- ASIN: 8188071315
Description:
“A Buddha’s Babble is a true gem. And yet, ironically, it remains Ramesh Balsekar’s most underrated book. There is such deep wisdom hidden between the easy writing and the subtle humour of these pages...”
Every ‘yoii’ are not THAT. THAT is every ‘you’.
THAT will always be there without ‘you’, but ‘you’ cannot be there without THAT.
Unless this is very clearly understood, every seeker will want to be ‘one with THAT and will, therefore, be frustrated. What is to be very clearly understood is that every individual entity is connected to THAT Source. And the highest understanding is that every human being, in his daily living, must continuously remain connected to THAT Source and never be disconnected from it.
The individual entity - the Ego - gets disconnected from the Source whenever he considers himself or the ‘other’ as the doer of some action, and blames and condemns him for some action. The connection finally ends when the body dies and the Ego no longer exists as a separate entity.
In A Buddha’s Babble, Ramesh Balsekar uses pithy writing, telling parables and large doses of humour to get this point across. Such is the magic of his writing that no reader can remain untouched by its inherent wisdom.
Specification:
- Publisher : Indica Books
- By : Rana P.B. Singh
- Cover : Paperback
- Edition : 2003
- Pages : 303
- Weight : 550 g.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 8186569367
- ISBN-13 : 978-8186569368
- Product Code : BK14273
Description:
This book is the first attempt to describe all the fifteen places with which the Buddha had direct association. Narration of each of these places accounts the mythology, legend, Jataka tales, cultural history, archaeology, field studies and general information. The book is illustrated with 55 photographs and 55 maps and figures, and also contains a description of the main link stations like Varanasi, Allahabad and Gorakhpur. Nearby sites for excursion are also described in the context.
The sequence of the fifteen Buddhist places follows the life cycle and the journeys performed by the Buddha as narrated in the Jatakas and the Tripitaka. Accordingly, the Buddha was born (563 bce) in the garden of Lumbini (1), passed his first 29 years (563-533 bce) in the royal palaces of Kapilavastu (2) and, after abandoning his home and family he ultimately reached Bodh-Gaya (3), where he achieved enlightenment at the age of 35 (528 bce). He did arduous austerities in Gaya (4), then he proceeded to give his first preaching at Sarnath (5) in 529 bce. After this important event, known as “the turning of the wheel of Dharma”, he returned to Bodh-Gaya. After visiting Rajagriha and Nalanda, he very frequently visited Shravasti (6), where he stayed during 24 rainy seasons, performing miracles and gaving sermons. During the 6th (522 bce) and 9th years (519 bce) after enlightenment he stayed at Kaushambi (7). While returning to Bodh-Gaya, to fulfil his promise to King Bimbisara (c. 543-491 bce) he paid a visit to Rajagriha (8) together with a thousand monks of his new order, and gave sermons there. On the request of his two chief disciples Sariputta and Moggallana, the Buddha visited Nalanda (9) several times. Thereafter, the Lord proceeded to Vaishali (10), the capital city of the Lichchhavis, where he gave his last detailed sermons and re-interpreted several of his teachings. Before his final march he stopped at the bank of the Ganga River in Patna (11), in a place called today as Gautama Ghat. While making his final march he stayed a couple of nights at Kesariya (12), followed by his final arrival at Kushinagar (13) where he passed away at the age of eighty (c. 483 bce). In the same year he descended from heaven at Sankisa (14) and gave his final preaching there. Mathura (15) was also visited by the Buddha occasionally, and later developed as the major centre of the Buddhist art and sculpture in the Maurya period.
About the Author
The author, Rana P.B. Singh is Professor of Cultural Geography at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and Founding President of the Society of Heritage Planning and Environmental Health, and also of the Society of Pilgrimage Studies. He has been involved in studying, performing and promoting pilgrimages and eco-tourism for the last two decades as a consultant, project director, collaborator, pilgrimage organiser and a wanderer.
Specification:
- Publisher : Indica Books
- By : Kashinath Nyaupane
- Cover : Paperback
- Edition : October 1, 2012
- Pages : 112
- Weight : 120 gm.
- Size : 6.9 x 4.7 x 0.3 inches
- Language : English
- ISBN-13 : 978-8186117118
ISBN-10 : 8186117113 - Product Code : BK14200
Description:
Description:
An understanding of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality, lies at the heart of Buddhist view and practice. The Heart Sutra, one of the best known and most popular of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, contains the essence of Buddha's teachings on emptiness and the methods to develop the wisdom that understands this ultimate reality. In this explanation of the Sutra, Geshe Kelsang reveals its explicit and implicit meanings, and relates them to the five Mahayana paths that lead to full enlightenment. He also explains how an initial understanding of emptiness can be used in conjunction with the Sutra to overcome both internal and external obstacles to our happiness.
About the Author
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was born in Tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Living in the West since 1977, he is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our contemporary life. He has also founded over 300 Centres throughout the world for the study and practice of Mahayana Buddhism. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
'An excellent book... for the serious student of Buddhism a better book would be hard to come across'. - The Middle Way 'Geshe Kelsang's introduction is both excellent and comprehensive'. - North American Board for East West Dialogue --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11579
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : January 1, 2006
- Pages : 198
- Weight : 300 gm.
- Size : 0.5 x 5.6 x 8.7 inches
- Cover : paperback
- Auther : Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
- Language : English
- ISBN: 8120817281, 978-8120817289
Description:
Practical Buddhism is a collection of insights and tales about practicing dharma in everyday life. These humorous accounts of the mundane successes and failures of the author and his friends offer practical guidance for anyone wishing to align their daily lives with Buddhist values and ideas. Stories about answering the door, quarreling dogs, coping with city traffic, living with cellphones, greeting others, etc. employ wit and irony to demonstrate that really effective progress in improving one s character is often made in mundane ways. The anecdotes and reflections that the author shares in this book is straight from his own life. Of course, each of us has grown up in different circumstances and encounters different situations in our lives, but no matter what culture or historical era we're from, our human minds function in very similar ways. Each of us wants to be happy and avoid suffering although different people, possessions, and places may bring us happiness or suffering. Despite this desire for happiness not misery, we lack the knowledge of what the causes for each are. In fact, we often find that the words we said or deeds we did with the conviction that they would bring us joy resulted in the opposite. The moment we get the gorgeous new car we've craved, we've entered "car hell" for the car will surely break down at the most inopportune times. The repairs will cost more than we like and may not completely fix the problem. Alongside "car hell" are situated "computer hell," "iPod and Blackberry hell," "relationship hell," and on and on. We keep looking outside of ourselves for someone or something that will bring us the satisfaction and joy we seek, yet these continually elude us. And to the contrary, the difficulties we shun find us anyway.
About the Author
Kenneth Liberman is Professor Emeritus at the University Oregon. He is the author of Dialectical Practice in Tibetan Philosophical Culture (Rowman & Littlefield), Husserl's Criticism of Reason (Lexington Books) and More Studies in Ethnomethodology (SUNY Press). He presently divides his time among Sera Jey Monastic University in Bylakuppe, India, where he serves as the Phd Proctor/Professor, and research assignments as the Hans Christian Anderson Visiting Professor at Suddansk Universitet in Denmark and University Research Fellow at the Universita di Trento in Italy.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11575
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : June 11, 2016
- Pages : 256
- Weight : 400 gm.
- Size : 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Cover : Hardcover
- Auther : Kenneth Liberman
- Language : English
- ISBN: 8120810252, 978-8120810259
Description:
The Cheng weishi lun (=CWSL; T.1585), purporting to be a composite commentary on Vasubandhu's Trimsika Vijnaptimatratasiddhi, is a translation-compilation by Xuanzang (600-664 CE). with the assistance of his pupil Kuiji (632-682 CE). Xuanzang's main mission in this endeavour appears to be twofold: (i) the establishment and elucidation of the thesis of vijnaptimatra, and this predominantly on the basis of Dharmapala-Silabhadra's expositions; (ii) the harmonization of the earlier yogacara doctrinal interpretations, and in so doing also the definitive establishment of the superiority of the Mahayana bodhisattva ideal. The CWSL may be said to be one of the most precious gems in the whole of the Chinese Tripitaka. In the preface to his Shuji, Kuiji eulogizes the CWSL thus: This treatise purifies true cognition. Its expositions include the provisional as well as the ultimate teachings, going far beyond the early teachings of the historical Buddha. Its doctrines penetrate into the subtlest. They catch hold of the Prajnaparamita tenets and ride on their colourful brilliance. The treatise summarizes the essential teachings of the sutras, seeking out their hidden teachings and assimilating their purposes. It further incorporates the best of all the sastras, gathering up the most wonderful. The CWSL is a compilation containing the ten individual commentaries on Vasubandhu's Trimsika by 1. Dharmapala; 2. Gunamati; 3. Sthiramati; 4. Bandhusri; 5. Nanda; 6. Suddhacandra; 7. Citrabhanu; 8. Visesamitra; 9. Jinaputra and 10. Jnanacandra which are herewith collected together and translated in detail in a single text.
About the Author
XUANZANG (600 664) is one of the most illustrious figures in the history of scholastic Chinese Buddhism. In the Cheng weishi lun, completed in 659, Xuanzang presents Vasubandhu s Tri?sika in the context of its Indian commentaries and on the background of Yogacara works such as the Yogacarabhumi, Dasabhumi and bhidharmasamuccaya. Xuanzang had brought these and many other texts back to China in 645 after studying in India for fifteen years. He subsequently translated seventy-five works, making him the most productive of all Chinese translators from the Sanskrit, and by completing what Bodhiruci/Ratnamati and Paramartha had started out, he was the first to make the Yogacara systematically available in China. VASUBANDHU (ca. 350 430 A.D.) was born in Puru?apura in Gandhara and is, next to his half-brother Asa?ga (ca. 330 405 A.D.), the most famous personage of the Yogacara school. He originally belonged to the Sravakayana school of the Sarvastivadins and had already made a name for himself through the composition of numerous treatises when he was won over to the Mahayana by Asanga, sometime in his forties. Vasubandhu counts as the great systematizer of Buddhism and is one of the six great ornaments six great commentators of the Buddha s teaching.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11573
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : January 1, 2018
- Pages : 1926
- Weight : 3.700 kg.
- Size : 10.6 x 7 x 4.7 inches
- Cover : Hardcover
- Auther : Louis De La Vallee Poussin (Author), Gelong Lodro Sangpo (Author), Gelongma Migme Chodron (Author), Alexander
- Leonhard Mayer (Author)
- Language : English
- ISBN: 8120840674, 978-8120840676