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Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory
The Dharma of Natural Systems
Av Joanna Macy
Häftad, 1991
463 kr
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This book brings important new dimensions to the interface between contemporary Western science and ancient Eastern wisdom. Here for the first time the concepts and insights of general systems theory are presented in tandem with those of the Buddha. Remarkable convergences appear between core …
Body
Toward an Eastern Mind-Body Theory
Av Yasuo Yuasa
Häftad, 1987
463 kr
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Explores mind-body philosophy from an Asian perspective.This book explores mind-body philosophy from an Asian perspective. It sheds new light on a problem central in modern Western thought. Yuasa shows that Eastern philosophy has generally formulated its view of mind-body unity as an achievement a …
Poetry of Han-shan
A Complete, Annotated Translation of Cold Mountain
Häftad, 1990
579 kr
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This is an annotated English translation of the poetry of Han-shan (Cold Mountain), a 7th or 8th century Chinese Buddhist recluse who wrote many poems about his life alone in the hills. Many of his poems describe the mountains where he lived in dramatic, yet appealing terms, while at the same time …
Mādhyamika and Yogācāra
A Study of Mahāyāna Philosophies
Av Gadjin M. Nagao, Leslie S. Kawamura
Häftad, 1991
487 kr
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Nagao invariably focuses on the core of Mahāyāna Buddhism—the path of the Bodhisattva, the doctrine of śūnyatā, and the system of Trisvabhāva are explained.Important technical terms used in the Mahayana textual tradition, whose exact understanding is imperative for the study of Mahāyāna Buddhism, …
Dawn of Chinese Pure Land Buddhist Doctrine
Ching-ying Hui-yuan's Commentary on the Visualization Sutra
Häftad, 1990
487 kr
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Buddha Within
Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga
Häftad, 1991
504 kr
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Tathagatagarbha - Buddha Nature - is a central concept of Mahayana Buddhism crucial to all the living practice traditions of Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Its relationship to the concept of emptiness has been a subject of controversy for seven hundred years. Dr. Hookam's work investigates the divergent …
Buddha Nature
Häftad, 1991
463 kr
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This volume presents the first book-length study in English of the concept of Buddha nature as discussed in the Buddha Nature Treatise (Fo Xing Lun), attributed to Vasubandhu and translated into Chinese by Paramartha in the sixth century. The author provides a detailed discussion of one of the most …
Dose of Emptiness
An Annotated Translation of the sTong thun chen mo of mKhas grub dGe legs dpal bzang
Häftad, 1992
528 kr
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This book is an annotated translation of one of the great Tibetan classics of Mahayana Buddhist thought, mKhas grub rje's sTong thun chen mo. The text is a detailed critical exposition of the theory and practice of emptiness as expounded in the three major schools of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy: …
In Search of the Dharma
Memoirs of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim
Av Chen-hua, Chun-fang Yu
Häftad, 1992
517 kr
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This is the first and only book in English on modern Chinese Buddhism written by a practicing Chinese monk. Chen-hua provides a rare eyewitness account of Chinese monastic life and Buddhist practices before they were changed forever by the Communist revolution. It begins with his departure from …
Inner Peace, World Peace
Essays on Buddhism and Nonviolence
Häftad, 1992
455 kr
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What can one person do to foster world peace? How does one person's state of mind affect the state of the world? How can the ideal of nonviolence be manifested in daily life? Buddhists have been exploring questions like these for twenty-five centuries, and they are still timely today.Inner Peace, …
Classical Tibetan Language
Häftad, 1992
544 kr
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Among Asian languages, Tibetan is second only to Chinese in the depth of its historical record, with texts dating back as far as the eighth and ninth centuries, written in an alphabetic script that preserves the contemporaneous phonological features of the language.The Classical Tibetan Language is …
Path to the Middle: Oral Mādhyamika Philosophy in Tibet
The Spoken Scholarship of Kensur Yeshey Tupden
Häftad, 1994
487 kr
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Does a Bodhisattva's initial direct cognition of emptiness differ from subsequent ones? Can one "improve" a nondualistic understanding of the unconditioned and, if so, what role might subtle states of concentration play in the process? In material collected by Anne Klein over a seven-year period, …
Buddhadhamma
Natural Laws and Values for Life
Häftad, 1995
487 kr
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Written by one of the most highly regarded monk-scholars in Southeast Asia, this book is a modern distillation of the pivotal doctrines found in the Pali Buddhist canon.Written by a Thai, Theravada monk who has been recognized for his scholarly achievements, Buddhadhamma is a modern distillation of …
Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community
A Translation of Eihei Shingi
Häftad, 1995
463 kr
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Presents a complete, annotated translation of Dogen's writing on Zen monasticism and the spirit of community practice. Dogen (1200-1253) is Japan's greatest Zen master.This is a complete translation of Eihei Shingi, the major writing by the Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253) on monastic …
Recognizing Reality
Dharmakīrti's Philosophy and Its Tibetan Interpretations
Häftad, 1997
536 kr
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Examines the central ideas of Dharmakirti, one of the most important Indian Buddhist philosophers and their reception by Tibetan thinkers.Dreyfus examines the central ideas of Dharmakīrti, one of the most important Indian Buddhist philosophers, and their reception among Tibetan thinkers. During the …
Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism
Creating a Shin Buddhist Theology in a Religiously Plural World
Häftad, 2000
563 kr
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Explores the potential significance of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Thought in the contemporary world, and provides a new model of interreligious dialogue as Buddhist thinkers engage with Christian theologians concerned with the present-day significance of their own tradition.2000CHOICE Outstanding …
Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes
Essential Distinctions among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems
Av Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen
Inbunden, 2002
1040 kr
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The first English translation of the influential and controversial Tibetan Buddhist classic.A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes presents the first English translation of the sDom gsum rab dbye, one of the most famous and controversial doctrinal treatises of Tibetan Buddhism. Written by Sakya …
Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes
Essential Distinctions among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems
Av Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen
Häftad, 2002
487 kr
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The first English translation of the influential and controversial Tibetan Buddhist classic.A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes presents the first English translation of the sDom gsum rab dbye, one of the most famous and controversial doctrinal treatises of Tibetan Buddhism. Written by Sakya …
Constituting Communities
Theravāda Buddhism and the Religious Cultures of South and Southeast Asia
Av John Clifford Holt, Jacob N. Kinnard m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
371 kr
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Explores how community is defined and how it functions among Theravada Buddhists in South and Southeast Asia.Constituting Communities explores how community functions within Theravāda Buddhist culture. Although the dominant focus of Buddhist studies for the past century has been on doctrinal and …
Existential and Ontological Dimensions of Time in Heidegger and Dōgen
Av Steven Heine
Häftad, 1985
463 kr
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In a landmark work, Steven Heine establishes the basis and framework for philosophical dialogue between Heidegger's approach to "Being and Time" and Dogen's doctrine of "being-time." Close examination of their analysis of the true nature, structure, and meaning of time reveals critical points of …
Masters of Mahamudra
Songs and Histories of the Eighty-Four Buddhist Siddhas
Av Keith Dowman
Häftad, 1986
504 kr
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In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable union of wisdom and compassion, of emptiness and skillful means. These eighty-four masters, some historical, some archetypal, accomplished this practice in India where they lived between the …
Jñānagarbha's Commentary on the Distinction Between the Two Truths
Häftad, 1987
463 kr
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The Mādhyamaka School of Indian Buddhist thought has had tremendous influence in the Buddhist world, particularly in Tibet, China and Japan: in the West it has become the subject of intense interest in the fields of comparative religion and philosophy. Many aspects of Mādhyamaka thought, however, …
Logic of Unity
The Discovery of Zero and Emptiness in Prajñāpāramitā Thought
Häftad, 1987
455 kr
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This clear and elegant translation reveals how a modern Japanese thinker dared to show the basic flaw of Western epistemology. In unmasking this limitation, Matsuo presents an Eastern view of a unified experience, and provides an epistemological basis for comparative philosophy.Matsuo notes that …
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 …
Sounds of Valley Streams
Enlightenment in Dōgen's Zen Translation of Nine Essays from Shōbōgenzō
Häftad, 1988
455 kr
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A study of Zen Buddhist enlightenment in nine chapters of Shōbōgenzō Dōgen.Sounds of Valley Streams is a study of Zen Buddhist enlightenment in nine chapters of Shōbōgenzō Dōgen. Francis H. Cook has translated the nine chapters and has preceded them with four chapters of discussion. These essays …
Me and Mine
Selected Essays of Bhikkhu Buddhadasā
Av Bhikku Buddhadasa, Donald K. Swearer
Häftad, 1989
401 kr
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This work brings together in a single volume the translated essays of Buddhadasā Bhikkhu, the major interpreter of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra
A Study in the Ontology and the Epistemology of the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Inbunden, 1990
1111 kr
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This book offers a systematic analysis of one of the most important concepts characterizing the Yogācāra School of Buddhism (the last creative stage of Indian Buddhism) as outlined and explained in one of its most authoritative and influential texts, Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra. Compiled in the second half …
Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra
A Study in the Ontology and the Epistemology of the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Häftad, 1990
422 kr
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This book offers a systematic analysis of one of the most important concepts characterizing the Yogācāra School of Buddhism (the last creative stage of Indian Buddhism) as outlined and explained in one of its most authoritative and influential texts, Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra. Compiled in the second half …
Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sūtra
A Study and Translation
Av Young-ho Kim
Häftad, 1990
422 kr
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(Chu) Tao-sheng stands out in history as a unique and preeminent thinker whose paradigmatic, original ideas paved the way for the advent of Chinese Buddhism. The universality of Buddha-nature, which Tao-sheng championed at the cost of excommunication, was to become a cornerstone of the Chinese …
Ethics of Tibet
Bodhisattva Section of Tsong-Kha-Pa's Lam Rim Chen Mo
Häftad, 1991
401 kr
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One of the great contributions of Tibetan Buddhism to the Buddhist tradition as a whole, and one of the things that distinguishes it from the Mahayana traditions that developed via China, has been the clear and systematic articulation of a doctrine of compassion. This text is perhaps the …
