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Calm and Insight - A Buddhist Manual for Meditators (Paperback): Bhikkhu Phra Khantipalo Calm and Insight - A Buddhist Manual for Meditators (Paperback)
Bhikkhu Phra Khantipalo
R1,697 Discovery Miles 16 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This manual, by an experienced Buddhist, has been written so that it will be easily accessible also to the reader who knows nothing about meditation, but also contains knowledge and experience that can be gained only through practice.

Studies in the Middle Way - Being Thoughts on Buddhism Applied (Paperback, Revised): Christmas Humphreys Studies in the Middle Way - Being Thoughts on Buddhism Applied (Paperback, Revised)
Christmas Humphreys
R1,286 R1,146 Discovery Miles 11 460 Save R140 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Emphasizes the inner life as a constant moving on and the mover as a pilgrim travelling along an ancient Way. This Way to ultimate Reality was called by Gautama the Buddha the Middle Way, the path between the introverted life of contemplation and the extrovert life of action in the world of men.

The Wisdom of Buddhism (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed): Christmas Humphreys The Wisdom of Buddhism (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
Christmas Humphreys
R1,867 Discovery Miles 18 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The wisdom of Buddhism is to be found in its Scriptures, and this book attempts to compile a selection from Buddhist writings. The Scriptures used by the Zen School of China and Japan are well represented, and chapters discuss such topics as the Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism, concentration and meditation, the Buddhist order, and Nirvana. In this anthology, the source of each item is given, whilst a glossary and index have been added.

Lotus Of The Wonderful Law (Paperback, 2nd edition): W.E. Soothill Lotus Of The Wonderful Law (Paperback, 2nd edition)
W.E. Soothill
R1,715 Discovery Miles 17 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The "Lotus of the Wonderful (or Mystic) Law" is the most important religious book of the Far East, and has been described as "The Gospel of Half Asia". It is also the chief scripture of Buddhism in China, and therefore the chief source of consolation of the many millions of Buddhists in East Asia. It is justifiable to consider it as one of the greatest and most formative books of the world, and the text is here translated for the use of the Western student whilst an endeavour is made to reveal the contour of the most spiritual drama known in the Far East.

The Sutta-Nipata - A New Translation from the Pali Canon (Paperback): H. Saddhatissa The Sutta-Nipata - A New Translation from the Pali Canon (Paperback)
H. Saddhatissa
R1,843 Discovery Miles 18 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This is one of the oldest collections of Buddhist discourses in the Pali canon; by far one of the most popular as well as the most important. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for a system of moral philosophy. A prime source work.

The Ethics of Buddhism (Paperback, Revised): Shundo Tachibana The Ethics of Buddhism (Paperback, Revised)
Shundo Tachibana
R1,656 Discovery Miles 16 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


A popular, if erroneous, conception of Buddhism has been that of self-negation or even nihilism, that is to say a religion that is negative in its basic attitude. In this classic work, Professor Tachibana instead argues that Buddhism is an essentially positive creed that provides an ethical philosophy that remains relevant irrespective of time and place. This is the 'Middle Way', with eight qualities or virtues - understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration - that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy of life. It is these great moral attributes that Professor Tachibana expounds as being the essence of Buddhism and providing a way of life based on tolerance and benevolence.

The Twilight Language (Paperback, New Ed): Roderick Bucknell, Martin Stuart-Fox The Twilight Language (Paperback, New Ed)
Roderick Bucknell, Martin Stuart-Fox
R1,832 Discovery Miles 18 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book investigates two matters which initially appear unconnected: the nature of Buddha's enlightenment and the meaning of Buddhist symbolism. It concludes that these are in fact connected because they ultimately deal with meditative practice. The authors examine the relationship that appears to exist between Buddhist meditative techniques and certain examples of Buddhist symbolism as found in the earliest Pali texts and in the so-called twilight language of the tantras. In doing so, they bring together two approaches of Buddhist hermeneutics which in the past have never been properly integrated: the meditative-descriptive approach and the scholarly-historical approach. The result is an original interpretation of the higher stages of the Buddhist path of enlightenment, and of key aspects of Buddhist cosmology and doctrine.

Buddhist Precept & Practice - Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon (Hardcover): Richard F. Gombrich Buddhist Precept & Practice - Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon (Hardcover)
Richard F. Gombrich
R5,977 Discovery Miles 59 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Just Seeing - Insight Meditation and Sense Perception (Paperback): Cynthia Thatcher Just Seeing - Insight Meditation and Sense Perception (Paperback)
Cynthia Thatcher
R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Buddhism and Veganism - Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and Animal Liberation (Paperback): Will Tuttle Buddhism and Veganism - Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and Animal Liberation (Paperback)
Will Tuttle
R522 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R49 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Yungang - Art, History, Archaeology, Liturgy (Hardcover): Joy Lidu Yi Yungang - Art, History, Archaeology, Liturgy (Hardcover)
Joy Lidu Yi
R4,571 Discovery Miles 45 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The first-ever comprehensive analysis of its kind in any western language, this unique volume provides a social art history of Yungang: a 5th-century rock-cut court cave complex, UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the greatest Buddhist monuments of all time. Yungang asks why, when, and under what circumstances this impressive cave sanctuary was made, and who played significant roles at various stages. Recent economic changes in China including the expansion of roads have led to unprecedented numbers of objects being unearthed on site and near the cave-chapels. Archaeological discoveries in 2010 have shed significant new light on the architectural configuration of monasteries in the capital and the functions of different sections of the cave complex, as well as monastic life within it. For the first time, it is possible to reconstruct where the monks lived and translated sacred literary texts, and to fully understand that freestanding monasteries are an important component of the rock-cut cave complex. Illustrated throughout with remarkable full-colour photographs, this re-examination of the cave-chapels, which brings together previous scholarship, primary documentation, and more than a decade of first-hand field research, will not only fill in the gaps in our knowledge about Yungang, but also raise, and perhaps answer, new questions in art history.

Nation, Constitutionalism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Paperback): Roshan De Silva Wijeyeratne Nation, Constitutionalism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Paperback)
Roshan De Silva Wijeyeratne
R1,529 Discovery Miles 15 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nation, Constitutionalism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka offers a new perspective on contemporary debates about Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism in Sri Lanka. In this book de Silva Wijeyeratne argues forcefully that 'Sinhalese Buddhism' in the period prior to its engagement with the British colonial State signified a relatively unbounded (although at times boundary forming) set of practices that facilitated both the inclusion and exclusion of non-'Buddhist' concepts and people within a particular cosmological frame. Juxtaposing the premodern against the backdrop of colonial modernity, de Silva Wijeyeratne tells us that in contrast modern 'Sinhalese Buddhism/nationalism' is a much more reified and bounded concept, one imagined through a 19th century epistemology whose purpose was not so much inclusion, but a much more radical exclusion of non-'Buddhist' ideas and people. In this insightful analysis modern Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism, then, emerges through the conjunction of discourse, power and knowledge at a distinct moment in the trajectory of the colonial State. An intrinsic feature of this modernist moment is that premodern categories (such as the cosmic order) were subject to a bureaucratic re-valuation that generated profound consequences for State-society relations and the wider constitutional/legal imaginary. This book goes onto explore how key constitutional and nation-building moments were framed within the cultural milieu of modern Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism - a nationalism that reveals the power of a re-valued Buddhist cosmic order to still inform the present. Given the intensification of the Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist project following the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, this book is of interest to scholars of nationalism, South Asian studies, the anthropology of ritual, and comparative legal history.

Theravada Buddhist Encounters with Modernity (Hardcover): Juliane Schober, Steven Collins Theravada Buddhist Encounters with Modernity (Hardcover)
Juliane Schober, Steven Collins
R4,560 Discovery Miles 45 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although recent scholarship has shown that the term 'Theravada' 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, amulets, and merit making rituals have always been inseparable from the social formations that give rise to them, their authorizing discourses and the hegemonic relations they create. This book is composed of chapters written by established scholars in Buddhist studies who represent diverse disciplinary approaches from art history, religious studies, history and ethnography. It explores the historical forces, both external to and within the tradition of Theravada Buddhism and discusses how modern forms of Buddhist practice have emerged in South and Southeast Asia, in case studies from Nepal to Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia and Southwest China. Specific studies contextualize general trends and draw on practices, institutions, and communities that have been identified with this civilizational tradition throughout its extensive history and across a highly diverse cultural geography. This book foreground diverse responses among Theravadins to the encroaching challenges of modern life ways, communications, and political organizations, and will be of interest to scholars of Asian Religion, Buddhism and South and Southeast Asian Studies.

From Sacred Text to Internet - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Gwilym Beckerlegge From Sacred Text to Internet - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Gwilym Beckerlegge
R2,658 Discovery Miles 26 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title was first published in 2001: From Sacred Text to Internet addresses two key issues affecting the global spread of religion: first, the impact of new media on the ways in which religious traditions present their messages, and second, the global relocation of religions in novel geographical and social settings. The book offers extended studies of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and a wide-ranging survey chapter that refers to the presence on the Internet of many of the world's most influential religions. The chapters explore the relationship between scholarly reconstructions of the life of Jesus and representations of Jesus in contemporary popular cultures; the production and use of sacred images for the Hindu mass market; how Buddhism is represented and spread in the West; the Islamization of Egypt, its causes and influences; and the uses to which the Internet is put by religions as well as how information technology has influenced the future shape of religion. The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are: o From Sacred Text to Internet o Religion and Social Transformations o Perspectives on Civil Religion o Global Religious Movements in Regional Context o Belief Beyond Boundaries o Religion Today: A Reader

Tantric Revisionings - New Understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian Religion (Paperback): Geoffrey Samuel Tantric Revisionings - New Understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian Religion (Paperback)
Geoffrey Samuel
R1,578 Discovery Miles 15 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tantric Revisionings presents stimulating new perspectives on Hindu and Buddhist religion, particularly their Tantric versions, in India, Tibet or in modern Western societies. Geoffrey Samuel adopts an historically and textually informed anthropological approach, seeking to locate and understand religion in its social and cultural context. The question of the relation between 'popular' (folk, domestic, village, 'shamanic') religion and elite (literary, textual, monastic) religion forms a recurring theme through these studies. Six chapters have not been previously published; the previously published studies included are in publications which are difficult to locate outside major specialist libraries.

Path to the Middle: Oral Madhyamika Philosophy in Tibet - The Spoken Scholarship of Kensur Yeshey Tupden (Paperback, Annotated... Path to the Middle: Oral Madhyamika Philosophy in Tibet - The Spoken Scholarship of Kensur Yeshey Tupden (Paperback, Annotated edition)
Anne Carolyn Klein
R824 Discovery Miles 8 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana) - Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and... The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana) - Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism (as Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist) (Paperback)
Edwin Arnold
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study presents details about the life and philosophy of the founder of Buddhism, Prince Gautama of India or the Buddha, in the form of a poem as told from an imaginary Buddhist character. When originally published in 1926, little was known of Buddhism in Europe and Arnold aimed to inform the west of basic Buddhist concepts and the effects this had on India and Hinduism. This title will be of interest to students of Religion and Asian studies.

A Critique of Western Buddhism - Ruins of the Buddhist Real (Hardcover): Glenn Wallis A Critique of Western Buddhism - Ruins of the Buddhist Real (Hardcover)
Glenn Wallis
R4,320 Discovery Miles 43 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. What are we to make of Western Buddhism? Glenn Wallis argues that in aligning their tradition with the contemporary wellness industry, Western Buddhists evade the consequences of Buddhist thought. This book shows that with concepts such as vanishing, nihility, extinction, contingency, and no-self, Buddhism, like all potent systems of thought, articulates a notion of the "real." Raw, unflinching acceptance of this real is held by Buddhism to be at the very core of human "awakening." Yet these preeminent human truths are universally shored up against in contemporary Buddhist practice, contravening the very heart of Buddhism. The author's critique of Western Buddhism is threefold. It is immanent, in emerging out of Buddhist thought but taking it beyond what it itself publicly concedes; negative, in employing the "democratizing" deconstructive methods of Francois Laruelle's non-philosophy; and re-descriptive, in applying Laruelle's concept of philofiction. Through applying resources of Continental philosophy to Western Buddhism, A Critique of Western Buddhism suggests a possible practice for our time, an "anthropotechnic", or religion transposed from its seductive, but misguiding, idealist haven.

Facets Of Buddhism (Hardcover, New Ed): Shotaro Iida Facets Of Buddhism (Hardcover, New Ed)
Shotaro Iida
R5,927 Discovery Miles 59 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Collected essays on different facets of Buddhism, linked by the themes of: dependent co-origination (pratitya-samutpada); the effects of Madhyamika and Yogacara ideas on Japanese literature and culture; and the tensions and harmonies amongst different religious traditions and Buddhist sects.

Buddhist Inclusivism - Attitudes Towards Religious Others (Paperback): Kristin Beise Kiblinger Buddhist Inclusivism - Attitudes Towards Religious Others (Paperback)
Kristin Beise Kiblinger
R1,726 Discovery Miles 17 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although Christians have well-developed responses to other religions, the counterpart scholarship from Buddhists has thus far lagged behind. Breaking new ground, Buddhist Inclusivism analyzes the currently favored position towards religious others, inclusivism, in Buddhist traditions. Kristin Beise Kiblinger presents examples of inclusivism from a wide range of Buddhist contexts and periods, from Pali texts to the Dalai Lama's recent works. After constructing and defending a preferred, alternative form of Buddhist inclusivism, she evaluates the thought of particular contemporary Buddhists such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Masao Abe in light of her ideal position. This book offers a more systematic treatment of Buddhist inclusivism than has yet been provided either by scholars or by Buddhist leaders.

The Buddha and Religious Diversity (Paperback): J. Abraham Velez De Cea The Buddha and Religious Diversity (Paperback)
J. Abraham Velez De Cea
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Providing a rigorous analysis of Buddhist ways of understanding religious diversity, this book develops a new foundation for cross-cultural understanding of religious diversity in our time. Examining the complexity and uniqueness of Buddha's approach to religious pluralism using four main categories - namely exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralistic-inclusivism and pluralism - the book proposes a cross-cultural and interreligious interpretation of each category, thus avoiding the accusation of intellectual colonialism. The key argument is that, unlike the Buddha, most Buddhist traditions today, including Theravada Buddhism and even the Dalai Lama, consider liberation and the highest stages of spiritual development exclusive to Buddhism. The book suggests that the Buddha rejects many doctrines and practices found in other traditions, and that, for him, there are nonnegotiable ethical and doctrinal standards that correspond to the Dharma. This argument is controversial and likely to ignite a debate among Buddhists from different traditions, especially between conservative and progressive Buddhists. The book fruitfully contributes to the literature on inter-religious dialogue, and is of use to students and scholars of Asian Studies, World Religion and Eastern Philosophy.

Birth in Buddhism - The Suffering Fetus and Female Freedom (Hardcover): Amy Langenberg Birth in Buddhism - The Suffering Fetus and Female Freedom (Hardcover)
Amy Langenberg
R4,566 Discovery Miles 45 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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 feminism. In fact, many ordained Buddhist women say they seek higher ordination so that they might be better Buddhist practitioners, not for the sake of gender equality. Eschewing the backward projection of secular liberal feminist categories, this book describes the basic features of the Buddhist discourse of the female body, held more or less in common across sectarian lines, and still pertinent to ordained Buddhist women today. The textual focus of the study is an early-first-millennium Sanskrit Buddhist work, "Descent into the Womb scripture" or Garbhavakranti-sutra. Drawing out the implications of this text, the author offers innovative arguments about the significance of childbirth and fertility in Buddhism, namely that birth is a master metaphor in Indian Buddhism; that Buddhist gender constructions are centrally shaped by Buddhist birth discourse; and that, by undermining the religious importance of female fertility, the Buddhist construction of an inauspicious, chronically impure, and disgusting femininity constituted a portal to a new, liberated, feminine life for Buddhist monastic women. Thus, this study of the Buddhist discourse of birth is also a genealogy of gender in middle period Indian Buddhism. Offering a new critical perspective on the issues of gender, bodies and suffering, this book will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience, including researchers in the field of Buddhism, South Asian history and religion, gender and religion, theory and method in the study of religion, and Buddhist medicine.

Pure Land in the Making - Vietnamese Buddhism in the US Gulf South (Paperback): Allison J Truitt Pure Land in the Making - Vietnamese Buddhism in the US Gulf South (Paperback)
Allison J Truitt
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the 1970s, tens of thousands of Vietnamese immigrants have settled in Louisiana, Florida, and other Gulf Coast states, rebuilding lives that were upended by the wars in Indochina. For many, their faith has been an essential source of community and hope. But how have their experiences as migrants influenced their religious practices and interpretations of Buddhist tenets? And how has organized religion shaped their understanding of what it means to be Vietnamese in the United States? This ethnographic study follows the monks and lay members of temples in the Gulf Coast region who practice Pure Land Buddhism, which is prevalent in East Asia but in the United States is less familiar than forms such as Zen. By treating the temple as a site to be made and remade, Vietnamese Americans have developed approaches that sometimes contradict fundamental Buddhist principles of nonattachment. This book considers the adaptation of Buddhist practices to fit American cultural contexts, from temple fundraising drives to the rebranding of the Vu Lan festival as Vietnamese Mother's Day. It also reveals the vital role these faith communities have played in helping Vietnamese Americans navigate challenges from racial discrimination to Hurricane Katrina.

Buddhism - A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Paperback): David Burton Buddhism - A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Paperback)
David Burton
R1,547 Discovery Miles 15 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Buddhism, in its diverse forms and throughout its long history, has had a profound influence on Asian cultures and the lives of countless individuals. In recent times, it has also attracted great interest among people in other parts of the world, including philosophers. Buddhist traditions often deal with ideas and concerns that are central to philosophy. A distinctively Buddhist philosophy of religion can be developed which focuses on Buddhist responses to issues such as the problem of suffering, the purpose and potential of human existence, life after death, freedom and moral responsibility, appearance and reality, the nature of religious language, attitudes to religious diversity and the relationship between Buddhism and science. Buddhism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation examines some of the central questions that such ideas raise, drawing on ancient and more recent sources from a variety of Buddhist traditions, as viewed from a contemporary philosophical standpoint.

Buddhist-Christian Dialogue, U.S. Law, and Womanist Theology for Transgender Spiritual Care (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Pamela... Buddhist-Christian Dialogue, U.S. Law, and Womanist Theology for Transgender Spiritual Care (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Pamela Ayo Yetunde
R1,727 Discovery Miles 17 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book, written with hospital spiritual care providers in mind, investigates how to expand the field and scope of compassion within the hospital context, for the spiritual care and safety of transgender patients. Written by a law-educated pastoral counselor, it advocates for chaplain legal literacy, and explains the consequences of spiritual care providers not knowing more about the law. It explores the current political and legal situation transgender hospital patients find themselves in, and especially how these new policies put transgender people at risk when they are in a hospital setting. Pamela Ayo Yetunde offers Buddhist-Christian activist interreligious dialogue methods to promote deeper understanding of how spiritual practices can cultivate empathy for transgender patients.

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