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Religions of Asia in Practice
An Anthology
Häftad, 2002
1129 kr
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The acclaimed volumes of Princeton Readings in Religions present the remarkable range of all that is encompassed in the practice of religions, across the centuries and across the world. Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology brings together into a single volume the most important and …
In Search of the Christian Buddha
How an Asian Sage Became a Medieval Saint
Av Donald S. Lopez Jr., Peggy McCracken
Inbunden, 2014
241 kr
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The story of Saint Josaphat, a prince who gave up his wealth and kingdom to follow Jesus, was one of the most popular Christian tales of the Middle Ages, translated into a dozen languages, and cited by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Yet Josaphat is only remembered today because of the …
From Stone to Flesh
A Short History of the Buddha
Häftad, 2016
195 kr
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We have come to admire Buddhism for being profound but accessible, as much a lifestyle as a religion. The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha, a figure widely respected across the Western world for his philosophical insight, his teachings of nonviolence, and his practice of meditation. …
Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol
An Anthology of Early European Portrayals of the Buddha
E-bok, 2016
569 kr
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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of …
Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol
An Anthology of Early European Portrayals of the Buddha
Häftad, 2016
263 kr
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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of …
Prisoners of Shangri-La
Tibetan Buddhism and the West
Häftad, 2018
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229 kr
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To the Western imagination, Tibet evokes exoticism, mysticism, and wonder: a fabled land removed from the grinding onslaught of modernity, spiritually endowed with all that the West has lost. Originally published in 1998, Prisoners of Shangri-La provided the first cultural history of the strange …
Curators of the Buddha – The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism
Av Donald S. Lopez Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr
Häftad, 1995
365 kr
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This is a critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, bringing the insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies to bear on this field. After an overview of the origins of Buddhist studies in the early 19th century, the essays focus on important "curators of the Buddha," such …
Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism
Av Donald S. Lopez Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr
Häftad, 2005
288 kr
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Over the past century Buddhism has come to be seen as a world religion, exceeding Christianity in longevity and, according to many, philosophical wisdom. Buddhism has also increasingly been described as strongly ethical, devoted to nonviolence, and dedicated to bringing an end to human suffering. …
Madman's Middle Way
Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel
Inbunden, 2005
710 kr
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Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. His life spanned the two defining moments in modern Tibetan history: the entries into Lhasa by British troops in 1904 and by Chinese troops in 1951. Chopel excelled in the traditional monastic curriculum …
Madman's Middle Way
Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel
Häftad, 2007
229 kr
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Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. His life spanned the two defining moments in modern Tibetan history: the entries into Lhasa by British troops in 1904 and by Chinese troops in 1951. Recognized as an incarnate lama while he was a child, …
Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol
An Anthology of Early European Portrayals of the Buddha
Inbunden, 2016
851 kr
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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of …
Buddhism and Science
A Guide for the Perplexed
Häftad, 2010
195 kr
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Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. In "Buddhism and Science", Donald S. Lopez Jr. explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and …
From Stone to Flesh
A Short History of the Buddha
Inbunden, 2013
246 kr
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We have come to admire Buddhism for being profound but accessible, as much a lifestyle as a religion. The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha, a figure widely respected across the Western world for his philosophical insight, his teachings of nonviolence, and his practice of meditation. …
Madman's Middle Way
Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel
E-bok, 2008
493 kr
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Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. His life spanned the two defining moments in modern Tibetan history: the entry into Lhasa by British troops in 1904 and by Chinese troops in 1951. Recognized as an incarnate lama while he was a child, …
Hyecho's Journey
The World of Buddhism
Inbunden, 2017
374 kr
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In the year 721, a young Buddhist monk named Hyecho set out from the kingdom of Silla, on the Korean peninsula, on what would become one of the most extraordinary journeys in history. Sailing first to China, Hyecho continued to what is today Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, …
Norton Anthology of World Religions
Buddhism
Häftad, 2015
583 kr
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This magisterial Norton Anthology, edited by world-renowned scholars, offers a portable library of more than 1,000 primary texts from the world’s major religions. To help readers encounter strikingly unfamiliar texts with pleasure; accessible introductions, headnotes, annotations, pronouncing …
Dispelling the Darkness
A Jesuit’s Quest for the Soul of Tibet
Av Donald S. Lopez Jr., Thupten Jinpa
Inbunden, 2017
432 kr
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In a remote Himalayan village in 1721, the Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri awaited permission from Rome to continue his mission to convert the Tibetan people to Christianity. In the meantime, he forged ahead with an ambitious project: a treatise, written in classical Tibetan, that would refute key …
Elaborations on Emptiness
Uses of the Heart Sūtra
Häftad, 1998
571 kr
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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 brief, seemingly simple work was the subject of more commentaries in Asia than any other sutra. In Elaborations on Emptiness, Donald Lopez …
Asian Religions in Practice
An Introduction
Häftad, 1999
434 kr
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Princeton Readings in Religions is a new series of anthologies on the religions of the world, representing the significant advances that have been made in the study of religions in the last thirty years. This volume brings together the introductions to the first five volumes of this acclaimed …
Religions of China in Practice
Häftad, 1996
622 kr
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This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also …
Religions of India in Practice
Häftad, 1995
715 kr
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The inaugural volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of thirty scholars of the religions of India in a new anthology designed to reshape the ways in which the religious traditions of India are understood. The book contains translations of forty-five works, most of which …
Buddhism in Practice
Abridged Edition
Häftad, 2007
477 kr
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This anthology, first published in 1995, illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present. Re-released now in a slimmer but still extensive edition, Buddhism in Practice presents a selection of thirty-five translated texts--each preceded by a substantial introduction by its …
Religions of Tibet in Practice
Abridged Edition
Häftad, 2007
434 kr
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Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that together offer an unparalleled view of the Tibetan religious …
Tibetan Book of the Dead
A Biography
Inbunden, 2011
176 kr
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. Carl Jung wrote a commentary on it, Timothy Leary redesigned it as a guidebook for an acid trip, and the Beatles quoted Leary's version …
Lotus Sutra
A Biography
Inbunden, 2016
263 kr
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The Lotus Sutra is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist scriptures. Composed in India in the first centuries of the Common Era, it is renowned for its inspiring message that all beings are destined for supreme enlightenment. Here, Donald Lopez provides an engaging and accessible biography of …
Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
Av Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Inbunden, 2013
648 kr
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With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, …
Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side
A Guide to the Lotus Sūtra
Av Donald S. Lopez Jr., Jacqueline I. Stone
Inbunden, 2019
263 kr
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An essential companion to a timeless spiritual classicThe Lotus Sūtra is among the most venerated scriptures of Buddhism. Composed in India some two millennia ago, it asserts the potential for all beings to attain supreme enlightenment. Donald Lopez and Jacqueline Stone provide an essential reading …
Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side
A Guide to the Lotus Sūtra
Av Donald S. Lopez Jr., Jacqueline I. Stone
Häftad, 2022
237 kr
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An essential companion to a timeless spiritual classicThe Lotus Sūtra is among the most venerated scriptures of Buddhism. Composed in India some two millennia ago, it asserts the potential for all beings to attain supreme enlightenment. Donald Lopez and Jacqueline Stone provide an essential reading …
Heart Sūtra Explained
Indian and Tibetan Commentaries
Häftad, 1987
463 kr
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Renowned for its terse declaration of the perfection of wisdom, the Heart Sutra is the most famous of Buddhist scriptures. The author draws on previously unexamined commentaries, preserved only in Tibetan, to investigate the meanings derived from and invested into the sutra during the later period …
Study of Svatantrika
E-bok, 2016
442 kr
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A Study of Sv?tantrika represents an important contribution to our understanding of M?dhyamika philosophy in India and Tibet. The M?dhyamika is considered to have two subschools, Sv?tantrika and Pr?sa?gika. The Pr?sa?gika school of Candrak?rti is better known than Sv?tantrika, in part because the …
