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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism

The Little Book of Wisdom (Hardcover): Dalai Lama The Little Book of Wisdom (Hardcover)
Dalai Lama 2
R145 R116 Discovery Miles 1 160 Save R29 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Happiness lies within you

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has captured the attention and admiration of the world through his wisdom. This jewel of a book offers some of his most helpful insights on daily living, compassion and inner peace.

A timeless collection of advice and teachings from the world’s most revered spiritual leader, it will guide you through good and troubled times.

Whoever you are, whatever your beliefs, the Dalai Lama’s words have the power to calm and inspire.

The Matter of Zen - A Brief Account of Zazen (Paperback): Paul Wienpahl The Matter of Zen - A Brief Account of Zazen (Paperback)
Paul Wienpahl
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1964, concerns the practice of Zen Buddhism. The practice is a particular form of meditation. In Japan, the only country in which it is any longer seriously pursued, the practice is called zazen. The author directs attention to zazen because it is being overlooked in the current interest in Zen.

Zen and Confucius in the Art of Swordsmanship - The 'Tengu-geijutsu-ron' of Chozan Shissai (Paperback): Reinhard... Zen and Confucius in the Art of Swordsmanship - The 'Tengu-geijutsu-ron' of Chozan Shissai (Paperback)
Reinhard Kammer
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The sword has played an important role in the Japanese consciousness since ancient times. The earliest swords, made of bronze or stone, were clearly, by their design and form, used for ritualistic purposes rather than as weapons. Later, swords were associated only with the warrior class, and lack of physical strength and battle experience was compensated for by handling the sword in a way that was technically expert. Besides this sacred and artistic status, swordsmanship also acquired a philosophical reinforcement, which ultimately made it one of the Zen 'ways'. Zen Buddhism related the correct practice of swordsmanship to exercises for attaining enlightenment and selfishness, while Confucianism, emphasizing the ethical meaning, equated it to service to the state. This classic text, first published in English in 1978, includes a history of the development and an interpretation of Japanese swordsmanship, now esteemed as an art and honoured as a national heritage. It describes in detail the long, intensive and specialized training and etiquette involved, emphasizing and explaining the importance of both Zen and Confucian ideas and beliefs.

Zen is Eternal Life (Paperback): Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett Zen is Eternal Life (Paperback)
Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett
R1,153 Discovery Miles 11 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published as Selling Water by the River in 1972, is a practical and inspirational manual for all who wish to practice Zen. Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett, the founder and former abbess of Shasta Abbey, expertly combines an introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism with original translations of the teachings of Zen Masters Dogen and Keizan.

Buddhism and Gandhara - An Archaeology of Museum Collections (Hardcover): Himanshu Prabha Ray Buddhism and Gandhara - An Archaeology of Museum Collections (Hardcover)
Himanshu Prabha Ray
R4,500 Discovery Miles 45 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gandhara is a name central to Buddhist heritage and iconography. It is the ancient name of a region in present-day Pakistan, bounded on the west by the Hindu Kush mountain range and to the north by the foothills of the Himalayas. 'Gandhara' is also the term given to this region's sculptural and architectural features between the first and sixth centuries CE. This book re-examines the archaeological material excavated in the region in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and traces the link between archaeological work, histories of museum collections and related interpretations by art historians. The essays in the volume underscore the diverse cultural traditions of Gandhara - from a variety of sources and perspectives on language, ethnicity and material culture (including classical accounts, Chinese writings, coins and Sanskrit epics) - as well as interrogate the grand narrative of Hellenism of which Gandhara has been a part. The book explores the making of collections of what came to be described as Gandhara art and reviews the Buddhist artistic tradition through notions of mobility and dynamic networks of transmission. Wide ranging and rigorous, this volume will appeal to scholars and researchers of early South Asian history, archaeology, religion (especially Buddhist studies), art history and museums.

The Wild, White Goose - The Diary of a Female Zen Priest (Paperback): Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett The Wild, White Goose - The Diary of a Female Zen Priest (Paperback)
Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett
R1,664 Discovery Miles 16 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published as two volumes in 1977 and 1978, was published purely for the purpose of showing how Buddhist training was done by the Reverend Jiyu-Kennett in the Far East. The material for the book was taken from diaries covering eight years spent by the author in Far Eastern temples, and describe her religious training and her growth of a Zen priest into a teacher, running her own temple.

Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia (Hardcover): Himanshu Prabha Ray Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia (Hardcover)
Himanshu Prabha Ray
R4,347 Discovery Miles 43 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book traces the archaeological trajectory of the expansion of Buddhism and its regional variations in South Asia. Focusing on the multireligious context of the subcontinent in the first millennium BCE, the volume breaks from conventional studies that pose Buddhism as a counter to the Vedic tradition to understanding the religion more integrally in terms of dhamma (teachings of the Buddha), dana (practice of cultivating generosity) and the engagement with the written word. The work underlines that relic and image worship were important features in the spread of Buddhism in the region and were instrumental in bringing the monastics and the laity together. Further, the author examines the significance of the histories of monastic complexes (viharas, stupas, caityas) and also religious travel and pilgrimage that provided connections across the subcontinent and the seas. An interdisciplinary study, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars in South Asian studies, religion, especially Buddhist studies, history and archaeology.

Classic Morita Therapy - Consciousness, Zen, Justice and Trauma (Paperback): Peg LeVine Classic Morita Therapy - Consciousness, Zen, Justice and Trauma (Paperback)
Peg LeVine
R1,140 Discovery Miles 11 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Shoma (Masatake) Morita, M.D. (1874-1938) was a Japanese psychiatrist-professor who developed a unique four stage therapy process. He challenged psychoanalysts who sanctioned an unconscious or unconsciousness (collective or otherwise) that resides inside the mind. Significantly, he advanced a phenomenal connection between existentialism, Zen, Nature and the therapeutic role of serendipity. Morita is a forerunner of eco-psychology and he equalised the strength between human-to-human attachment and human-to-Nature bonds. This book chronicles Morita's theory of "peripheral consciousness", his paradoxical method, his design of a natural therapeutic setting, and his progressive-four stage therapy. It explores how this therapy can be beneficial for clients outside of Japan using, for the first time, non-Japanese case studies. The author's personal material about training in Japan and subsequent practice of Morita's ecological and phenomenological therapy in Australia and the United States enhance this book. LeVine's coining of "cruelty-based trauma" generates a rich discussion on the need for therapy inclusive of ecological settings. As a medical anthropologist, clinical psychologist and genocide scholar, LeVine shows how the four progressive stages are essential to the classic method and the key importance of the first "rest" stage in outcomes for clients who have been embossed by trauma. Since cognitive science took hold in the 1970s, complex consciousness theories have lost footing in psychology and medical science. This book reinstates "consciousness" as the dynamic core of Morita therapy. The case material illustrates the use of Morita therapy for clients struggling with the aftermath of trauma and how to live creatively and responsively inside the uncertainty of existence. The never before published archival biographic notes and photos of psychoanalyst Karen Horney, Fritz Perls, Eric Fromm and other renowned scholars who took an interest in Morita in the 1950s and 60s provide a dense historical backdrop.

The Buddha in Sri Lanka - Histories and Stories (Hardcover): Gananath Obeyesekere The Buddha in Sri Lanka - Histories and Stories (Hardcover)
Gananath Obeyesekere
R3,940 Discovery Miles 39 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud's notion of 'dream work', the 'work of culture' and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This work offers a restorative interpretation of Buddhist myths in contrast to the perspective involving deconstruction. The book deals with a range of themes connected with Buddhism, including oral traditions and stories, the religious pantheon, philosophy, emotions, reform movements, questions of identity and culture, and issues of modernity. This fascinating volume will greatly interest students, teachers and researchers of religion and philosophy, especially Buddhism, ethics, cultural studies, social and cultural anthropology, Sri Lanka and modern South Asian history.

Neuroscience and Psychology of Meditation in Everyday Life - Searching for the Essence of Mind (Hardcover): Dusana Dorjee Neuroscience and Psychology of Meditation in Everyday Life - Searching for the Essence of Mind (Hardcover)
Dusana Dorjee
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Neuroscience and Psychology of Meditation in Everyday Life addresses essential and timely questions about the research and practice of meditation as a path to realization of human potential for health and well-being. Balancing practical content and scientific theory, the book discusses long-term effects of six meditation practices: mindfulness, compassion, visualization-based meditation techniques, dream yoga, insight-based meditation and abiding in the existential ground of experience. Each chapter provides advice on how to embed these techniques into everyday activities, together with considerations about underlying changes in the mind and brain based on latest research evidence. This book is essential reading for professionals applying meditation-based techniques in their work and researchers in the emerging field of contemplative science. The book will also be of value to practitioners of meditation seeking to further their practice and understand associated changes in the mind and brain.

Mindful Journalism and News Ethics in the Digital Era - A Buddhist Approach (Paperback): Shelton A Gunaratne, Mark Pearson,... Mindful Journalism and News Ethics in the Digital Era - A Buddhist Approach (Paperback)
Shelton A Gunaratne, Mark Pearson, Sugath Senarath
R1,417 Discovery Miles 14 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book aims to be the first comprehensive exposition of "mindful journalism"-drawn from core Buddhist ethical principles-as a fresh approach to journalism ethics. It suggests that Buddhist mindfulness strategies can be applied purposively in journalism to add clarity, fairness and equity to news decision-making and to offer a moral compass to journalists facing ethical dilemmas in their work. It comes at a time when ethical values in the news media are in crisis from a range of technological, commercial and social factors, and when both Buddhism and mindfulness have gained considerable acceptance in Western societies. Further, it aims to set out foundational principles to assist journalists dealing with vulnerable sources and recovering from traumatic assignments.

A Doubter's Guide to World Religions - A Fair and Friendly Introduction to the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Big... A Doubter's Guide to World Religions - A Fair and Friendly Introduction to the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Big Five (Paperback)
John Dickson
R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For believers and skeptics alike, A Doubter's Guide to World Religions introduces the five major world religions so that you can explore their similarities and differences in a fair and engaging way. The world is a very religious place. Wherever you look, people are worshipping, praying, believing, following, even dying for their faith. But what does it mean to be religious? Are all religions the same? Do they all call on the same God simply using different names? Are their beliefs and practices simply cultural expressions of the same spiritual longings? Written by historian and theologian John Dickson in his characteristically engaging style, this book presents each of the world's five major systems of faith, carefully outlining the history, doctrines, beliefs, and spiritual practices of: Hinduism ("The Way of Release") Buddhism ("The Way of Enlightenment") Judaism ("The Way of the Torah") Christianity ("The Way of the Christ") Islam ("The Way of Submission") In his own words, Dickson acts as an art curator in a gallery, presenting each of these "works of art" in their best light and letting each have their say. Along the way, he demonstrates the importance of religion in general-to society and to individual believers-and addresses many of the universal questions that all of these serious and ancient religions ask: Who are we? What is our worth? How should we live? Are we alone? At the end of each section is a bibliography of helpful books and websites for those who are interested in learning even more.

A Political Economy of Attention, Mindfulness and Consumerism - Reclaiming the Mindful Commons (Hardcover): Peter Doran A Political Economy of Attention, Mindfulness and Consumerism - Reclaiming the Mindful Commons (Hardcover)
Peter Doran
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The power of capital is the power to target our attention, mould market-ready identities, and reduce the public realm to an endless series of choices. This has far-reaching implications for our psychological, physical and spiritual well-being, and ultimately for our global ecology. In this consumer age, the underlying teachings of Buddhist mindfulness offer more than individual well-being and resilience. They also offer new sources of critical inquiry into our collective condition, and may point, in time, to regulatory initiatives in the field of well-being. This book draws together lively debates from the new economics of transition, commons and well-being, consumerism, and the emerging role of mindfulness in popular culture. Engaged Buddhist practices and teachings correspond closely to insights in contemporary political philosophical investigations into the nature of power, notably by Michel Foucault. The 'attention economy' can be understood as a new arena of struggle in our age of neoliberal governmentality; as the forces of enclosure - having colonized forests, land and the bodies of workers - are now extended to the realm of our minds and subjectivity. This poses questions about the recovery of the 'mindful commons': the practices we must cultivate to reclaim our attention, time and lives from the forces of capitalization. This is a valuable resource for students and scholars of environmental philosophy, environmental psychology, environmental sociology, well-being and new economics, political economy, environmental politics, the commons and law, as well as Buddhist theory and philosophy.

Thailand's International Meditation Centers - Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices (Paperback):... Thailand's International Meditation Centers - Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices (Paperback)
Brooke Schedneck
R1,411 Discovery Miles 14 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores contemporary practices within the new institution of international meditation centers in Thailand. It discusses the development of the lay vipassana meditation movement in Thailand and relates Thai Buddhism to contemporary processes of commodification and globalisation. Through an examination of how meditation centers are promoted internationally, the author considers how Thai Buddhism is translated for and embodied within international tourists who participate in meditation retreats in Thailand. Shedding new light on the decontextualization of religious practices, and raising new questions concerning tourism and religion, this book focuses on the nature of cultural exchange, spiritual tourism, and religious choice in modernity. With an aim of reframing questions of religious modernity, each chapter offers a new perspective on the phenomenon of spiritual seeking in Thailand. Offering an analysis of why meditation practices appeal to non-Buddhists, this book contends that religions do not travel as whole entities but instead that partial elements resonate with different cultures, and are appropriated over time.

Ninian Smart on World Religions - Volume 1: Religious Experience and Philosophical Analysis (Paperback): John J. Shepherd Ninian Smart on World Religions - Volume 1: Religious Experience and Philosophical Analysis (Paperback)
John J. Shepherd
R1,264 Discovery Miles 12 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ninian Smart came to public prominence as the founding Professor of the first British university Department of Religious Studies in the late 1960s. His pioneering views on education in religion proved hugely influential at all levels, from primary schools to academic teaching and research. An unending string of publications, many of them accessible to the general public, sustained a reputation that became worldwide. Here, for the first time, a selection of Ninian Smart's wide-ranging writings is organised systematically under a set of categories which both comprehend and also illuminate his varied output over a career spanning half a century. The editor, John Shepherd, was Principal Lecturer in Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He first met Smart as a postgraduate student, and recently helped establish the Ninian Smart Archive at the University of Lancaster.

Mumonkan - The Gateless Gate (Paperback): Soko Morinaga Roshi Mumonkan - The Gateless Gate (Paperback)
Soko Morinaga Roshi
R567 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R56 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Mumonkan, translated as The Gateless Gate, is a collection of 48 Zen koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese Zen master Mumon Ekai (1183-1260). Along with the Blue Cliff Record, The Gateless Gate is a central work of the Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism. The common theme of the koans of Mumon Ekai, nature of dualistic conceptualization. Each koan epitomizes one or more of the polarities of consciousness that act like an obstacle or wall to the insight. The student is challenged to transcend the polarity that the koan represents and demonstrate or show that transcendence to the Zen teacher.

Empowering Mindfulness for Women (Hardcover): Leigh Burrows Empowering Mindfulness for Women (Hardcover)
Leigh Burrows
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Empowering Mindfulness for Women is centred around a a 5-day intensive mindfulness course attended by eight women from different backgrounds. The reader is invited to imagine they are actively participating in the teaching and learning moments and turning points encountered in teaching and learning mindfulness around themes such as making space for mindfulness, safeguarding mindfulness for women, engendering mindfulness, mindfulness dreaming and a mandala of wisdoms. Evocative accounts of experience bring to life the women's growing awareness that mindfulness can be both a separate practice and a natural part of life and that it can help them to nurture what they have neglected in themselves by not tapping into the full spectrum of their experience. Each chapter provides useful follow-up activities and questions for individual or group reflection, journaling, sharing and conversation. Empowering Mindfulness for Women is aimed at those who teach mindfulness to women in educational, community or clinical settings and at women who want to learn mindfulness in a manner that positions them as experts in their own learning.

Foucault, Buddhism and Disciplinary Rules (Hardcover): Malcolm Voyce Foucault, Buddhism and Disciplinary Rules (Hardcover)
Malcolm Voyce
R4,205 Discovery Miles 42 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book suggests that previous critiques of the rules of Buddhist monks (Vinaya) may now be reconsidered in order to deal with some of the assumptions concerning the legal nature of these rules and to provide a focus on how Vinaya texts may have actually operated in practice. Malcolm Voyce utilizes the work of Foucault and his notions of 'power' and 'subjectivity' in three ways. First, he examines The Buddha's role as a lawmaker to show how Buddhist texts were a form of lawmaking that had a diffused and lateral conception of authority. While lawmakers in some religious groups may be seen as authoritative, in the sense that leaders or founders were coercive or charismatic, the Buddhist concept of authority allows for a degree of freedom for the individual to shape or form themselves. Second, he shows that the confession ritual acted as a disciplinary measure to develop a unique sense of collective governance based on self regulation, self-governance and self-discipline. Third, he argues that while the Vinaya has been seen by some as a code or form of regulation that required obedience, the Vinaya had a double nature in that its rules could be transgressed and that offenders could be dealt with appropriately in particular situations. Voyce shows that the Vinaya was not an independent legal system, but that it was dependent on the Dharmasastra for some of its jurisprudential needs, and that it was not a form of customary law in the strict sense, but a wider system of jurisprudence linked to Dharmasastra principles and precepts.

Cyber Zen - Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life (Paperback):... Cyber Zen - Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life (Paperback)
Gregory Price Grieve
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cyber Zen ethnographically explores Buddhist practices in the online virtual world of Second Life. Does typing at a keyboard and moving avatars around the screen, however, count as real Buddhism? If authentic practices must mimic the actual world, then Second Life Buddhism does not. In fact, a critical investigation reveals that online Buddhist practices have at best only a family resemblance to canonical Asian traditions and owe much of their methods to the late twentieth-century field of cybernetics. If, however, they are judged existentially, by how they enable users to respond to the suffering generated by living in a highly mediated consumer society, then Second Life Buddhism consists of authentic spiritual practices. Cyber Zen explores how Second Life Buddhist enthusiasts form communities, identities, locations, and practices that are both products of and authentic responses to contemporary Network Consumer Society. Gregory Price Grieve illustrates that to some extent all religion has always been virtual and gives a glimpse of possible future alternative forms of religion.

How To Connect (Paperback): Thich Nhat Hanh How To Connect (Paperback)
Thich Nhat Hanh 1
R145 R116 Discovery Miles 1 160 Save R29 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

One breath, one step is all we need to feel at home and comfortable in the here and now

In this enlightening series world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the essential foundations of mindful practise and mediation.

From unlocking the connection to our inner self, forging deeper and more meaningful bonds with those around us to discovering a true sense of oneness with our natural world, this is the essential guide to help you master the art of connection.

Buddhism Reading Cards - Wisdom for Peace Love and Happiness (Mixed media product): Sofan  Chan Buddhism Reading Cards - Wisdom for Peace Love and Happiness (Mixed media product)
Sofan Chan
R445 R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Save R111 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

BUDDHA READING CARDS consist of 36 cards and a book that provides guidance for you to play and to cultivate Buddha Wisdoms. The cards present fun ways to return to your true nature - the Buddha Nature - the original nature that you and I are born with, which is open, clear, joyful, pure, luminous, intelligent, naturally kind and compassionate. These Cards are inspired by the universal laws imbedded in the core of Buddha teachings. These wisdoms are practical and easy to cultivate to bringing peace, love and happiness to our modern life. The cards are simple to use, fun to play and the wisdoms presented on the cards are easy to apply to life's problems by shining a new light to any situation and at the same invite inner solutions.

How to Love (Paperback): Thich Nhat Hanh How to Love (Paperback)
Thich Nhat Hanh; Illustrated by Jason Deantonis
R248 R184 Discovery Miles 1 840 Save R64 (26%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The third title in Parallax's "Mindfulness Essentials Series" of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, "How to Love" introduces beginners and reminds seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. This time Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love and distills one of our strongest emotions down to four essentials: you can only love another when you feel true love for yourself; love is understanding; understanding brings compassion; and deep listening and loving speech are key ways of showing our love. Featuring original illustrations by Jason DeAntonis, "How to Love" shows that when we feel closer to our loved ones, we are also more connected to the world as a whole. With sections on Love vs. Need, Being in Love, Reverence, Intimacy, Children and Family, Reconciling with Parents, and more, "How to Love" includes meditations readers can do alone or with a partner to expand their capacity to love. This comprehensive guide to understanding the many different kinds of love also includes meditative practices that expand the understanding of and capacity for love, appropriate for those practicing in any spiritual tradition, whether seasoned practitioners or new to meditation.

The Instrumental Music of Wutaishan's Buddhist Monasteries - Social and Ritual Contexts (Paperback): Beth Szczepanski The Instrumental Music of Wutaishan's Buddhist Monasteries - Social and Ritual Contexts (Paperback)
Beth Szczepanski
R1,520 Discovery Miles 15 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Beth Szczepanski examines how traditional and modern elements interact in the current practice, reception and functions of wind music, or shengguan, at monasteries in Wutaishan, one of China's four holy mountains of Buddhism. The book provides an invaluable insight into the political and economic history of Wutaishan and its music, as well as the instrumentation, notation, repertoires, transmission and ritual function of monastic music at Wutaishan, and how that music has adapted to China's current economic, political and religious climate. The book is based on extensive field research at Wutaishan from 2005 to 2007, including interviews with monks, nuns, pilgrims and tourists. The author learned to play the sheng mouth organ and guanzi double-reed pipe, and recorded dozens of performances of monastic and lay music. The first extensive examination of Wutaishan's music by a Western scholar, the book brings a new perspective to a topic long favored by Chinese musicologists. At the same time, the book provides the non-musical scholar with an engaging exploration of the historical, political, economic and cultural forces that shape musical and religious practices in China.

The Radha Tantra - A critical edition and annotated translation (Hardcover): Mans Broo The Radha Tantra - A critical edition and annotated translation (Hardcover)
Mans Broo
R5,388 Discovery Miles 53 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Radha Tantra is an anonymous 17th century tantric text from Bengal. The text offers a lively picture of the meeting of different religious traditions in 17th century Bengal, since it presents a Sakta version of the famous Vaisnava story of Radha and Krsna. This book presents a critically edited text of the Radha Tantra, based on manuscripts in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, as well as an annotated translation It is prefaced by an introduction that situates the text in its social and historical context and discusses its significance. The introduction also looks at the composition and metrics, vocabulary and grammar, and contents and doctrine of the text. It also includes a discussion of the extensive intertextualities of the Radha Tantra, as well as the sources used for this edition. The Sanskrit text in Roman transliteration, following the standard IAST system, is then presented, followed by an English translation of the text. This book will be of interest to scholars of South Asian Religion, Tantric Studies and Religious History.

Critical Buddhism - Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought (Paperback): James Mark Shields Critical Buddhism - Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought (Paperback)
James Mark Shields
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with the publication of several works by Buddhist scholars Hakamaya Noriaki and Matsumoto Shiro, dedicated to the promotion of something they called Critical Buddhism (hihan bukkyo). In their quest to re-establish a "true" - rational, ethical and humanist - form of East Asian Buddhism, the Critical Buddhists undertook a radical deconstruction of historical and contemporary East Asian Buddhism, particularly Zen. While their controversial work has received some attention in English-language scholarship, this is the first book-length treatment of Critical Buddhism as both a philosophical and religious movement, where the lines between scholarship and practice blur. Providing a critical and constructive analysis of Critical Buddhism, particularly the epistemological categories of critica and topica, this book examines contemporary theories of knowledge and ethics in order to situate Critical Buddhism within modern Japanese and Buddhist thought as well as in relation to current trends in contemporary Western thought.

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