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Buddhism in the Nordic Countries
Av Jørn Borup, Mitra Härkönen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
2525 kr
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This book provides new unprecedented research on Buddhism in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Aiming at comparisons between the different Nordic countries, the chapters identify possible unique characteristics of Nordic Buddhism.Buddhism in the Nordic …
Buddhist Unconscious
The Alaya-vijñana in the context of Indian Buddhist Thought
Häftad, 2006
754 kr
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This is the story of fifth century CE India, when the Yogacarin Buddhists tested the awareness of unawareness, and became aware of human unawareness to an extraordinary degree. They not only explicitly differentiated this dimension of mental processes from conscious cognitive processes, but also …
Early Buddhist Meditation
The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight
Av Keren Arbel
Häftad, 2018
798 kr
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This book offers a new interpretation of the relationship between 'insight practice' (satipatthana) and the attainment of the four jhànas (i.e., right samàdhi), a key problem in the study of Buddhist meditation. The author challenges the traditional Buddhist understanding of the four jhànas as …
Buddhist Visions of the Good Life for All
Inbunden, 2021
2525 kr
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This book highlights what Buddhism has to offer for "living well" here and now—for individuals, society as a whole, all sentient beings and the planet itself.From the perspectives of a variety of Buddhist thinkers, the book evaluates what a good life is like, what is desirable for human society, …
Buddhism, Meditation, and Free Will
A Theory of Mental Freedom
Av Rick Repetti
Häftad, 2020
695 kr
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Traditionally, Buddhist philosophy has seemingly rejected the autonomous self. In Western philosophy, free will and the philosophy of action are established areas of research. This book presents a comprehensive analytical review of extant scholarship on perspectives on free will. It studies and …
Theravada Buddhism in Colonial Contexts
Häftad, 2020
695 kr
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Over the course of the nineteenth century, most of the Theravada world of Southeast Asia came under the colonial domination of European powers. While this has long been seen as a central event in the development of modern forms of Theravada Buddhism, most discussions have focused on specific …
Buddhist Visions of the Good Life for All
Häftad, 2023
651 kr
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This book highlights what Buddhism has to offer for "living well" here and now—for individuals, society as a whole, all sentient beings and the planet itself.From the perspectives of a variety of Buddhist thinkers, the book evaluates what a good life is like, what is desirable for human society, …
Buddhist Art of Living in Nepal
Ethical Practice and Religious Reform
Av Lauren Leve
Häftad, 2019
695 kr
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Theravada Buddhism has experienced a powerful and far-reaching revival in modern Nepal, especially among the Newar Buddhist laity, many of whom are reorganizing their lives according to its precepts, practices and ideals. This book documents these far-reaching social and personal transformations …
Engendering the Buddhist State
Territory, Sovereignty and Sexual Difference in the Inventions of Angkor
Häftad, 2019
724 kr
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Drawing from more than a decade of field and archival research, this monograph concerns Cambodian cultural history and historiography, with an ultimate aim of broadening and deepening bases for understanding the Cambodian Theravadin politico-cultural complex. The book takes the form of an …
Theravāda Buddhist Encounters with Modernity
Av Juliane Schober, Steven Collins
Häftad, 2019
695 kr
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Although recent scholarship has shown that the term ‘Theravāda’ in the familiar modern sense is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century construct, it is now used to refer to the more than 150 million people around the world who practice that form of Buddhism. Buddhist practices such as meditation, …
Birth in Buddhism
The Suffering Fetus and Female Freedom
Häftad, 2019
724 kr
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Recent decades have seen a groundswell in the Buddhist world, a transnational agitation for better opportunities for Buddhist women. Many of the main players in the transnational nuns movement self-identify as feminists but other participants in this movement may not know or use the language of …
Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain
Transplantation, Development and Adaptation
Av David N Kay
Inbunden, 2003
3168 kr
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This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent …
Buddhist Unconscious
The Alaya-vijñana in the context of Indian Buddhist Thought
Inbunden, 2003
2525 kr
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This is the story of fifth century CE India, when the Yogacarin Buddhists tested the awareness of unawareness, and became aware of human unawareness to an extraordinary degree. They not only explicitly differentiated this dimension of mental processes from conscious cognitive processes, but also …
Indian Buddhist Theories of Persons
Vasubandhu's Refutation of the Theory of a Self
Inbunden, 2003
2525 kr
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In this book, Vasubandhu's classic work Refutation of the Theory of a Self is translated and provided with an introduction and commentary. The translation, the first into a modern Western language from the Sanskrit text, is intended for use by those who wish to begin a careful philosophical study …
Buddhism in Canada
Inbunden, 2006
2144 kr
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Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect, but there is also a growing constituency of Euro-Canadian Buddhists seriously interested in the faith. This insightful study analyzes …
Concept of the Buddha
Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory
Av Guang Xing
Inbunden, 2004
2489 kr
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Guang Xing gives an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. He examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed, particularly the …
Notion of Ditthi in Theravada Buddhism
The Point of View
Av Paul Fuller
Inbunden, 2004
2525 kr
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The notion of 'view' or 'opinion' (ditthi) as an obstacle to 'seeing things as they are' is a central concept in Buddhist thought. This book considers the two ways in which the notion of views are usually understood. Are we to understand right-view as a correction of wrong-views (the opposition …
Buddhist Theory of Self-Cognition
Av Zhihua Yao
Inbunden, 2005
2525 kr
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This highly original work explores the concept of self-awareness or self-consciousness in Buddhist thought. Its central thesis is that the Buddhist theory of self-cognition originated in a soteriological discussion of omniscience among the Mahasamghikas, and then evolved into a topic of …
Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon
Inbunden, 2005
2525 kr
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David Webster explores the notion of desire as found in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Beginning by addressing the idea of a 'paradox of desire', whereby we must desire to end desire, the varieties of desire that are articulated in the Pali texts are examined. A range of views of desire, as found in …
Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccaya
Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue
Inbunden, 2005
2525 kr
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This important text analyzes the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, author of the well-known religious poem, the Bodhicaryavatara (Entering the Path of Enlightenment) as well as the significant, but relatively overlooked, Siksasamuccaya (Compendium of Teachings). …
Discourse and Ideology in Medieval Japanese Buddhism
Av Richard K. Payne, Taigen Dan Leighton
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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The medieval period of Japanese religious history is commonly known as one in which there was a radical transformation of the religious culture. This book suggests an alternate approach to understanding the dynamics of that transformation. One main topic of analysis focuses on what Buddhism - its …
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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Interdisciplinary in its approach, this book explores the dilemmas that Buddhism faces in relation to the continuing ethnic conflict and violence in modern Sri Lanka. Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, Buddhist studies and Pali examine multiple dimensions of the problem. …
Buddhist Studies from India to America
Essays in Honor of Charles S. Prebish
Av Damien Keown
Inbunden, 2005
2525 kr
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Buddhist Studies from India to America covers four important areas of Buddhist Studies: Vinaya Studies and Ethics, the history of Buddhist schools, Western Buddhism, and Inter-religious dialogue. These are the main areas which Charles S. Prebish has either inaugurated or helped to define; and his …
Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter
Religious, Missionary and Colonial Experience in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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This major new work explores the British encounter with Buddhism in nineteenth century Sri Lanka, examining the way Buddhism was represented and constructed in the eyes of the British scholars, officials, travellers and religious seekers who first encountered it. Tracing the three main historical …
Beyond Enlightenment
Buddhism, Religion, Modernity
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias has resulted in Buddhism becoming generally perceived as the eponymous religion of enlightenment. Beyond Enlightenment is a sophisticated study of some of the underlying …
Buddhist Thought and Applied Psychological Research
Transcending the Boundaries
Av D.K. Nauriyal, Michael Drummond m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
3082 kr
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Written by leading scholars and including a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book explores the interface between Buddhist studies and the uses of Buddhist principles and practices in psychotherapy and consciousness studies. The contributors present a compelling collection of articles that …
Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism
Attuning the Dharma
Inbunden, 2007
2525 kr
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Buddhism in China during the late Qing and Republican period remained a powerful cultural and religious force. Francesca Tarocco is a rising star in this field and offers an innovative high-quality piece of work that presents a new perspective on the influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture. …
Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka
A Critique of the Feminist Perspective
Av Wei-Yi Cheng
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its influence on the modern situation, as well as surveying the main historical, economic, and social …
Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth
Contemporary Sri Lankan Practice and Its Origins
Av Rita Langer
Inbunden, 2007
2525 kr
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In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka. Rita Langer describes the rituals of death and rebirth and investigates their …
British Buddhism
Teachings, Practice and Development
Av Robert Bluck
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice. It provides a survey of the seven largest Buddhist traditions in the United Kingdom, including the Forest Sangha (Theravada) and the Samatha Trust (Theravada), the Serene Reflection Meditation tradition (Soto …
