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Basic Buddhism
Red Wheel Weiser 1997; US$ 18.95Nan Huai Chin, a learned representative of the Chinese Buddhist tradition, explores the many different schools of Buddhism and the many stories surrounding the life of Buddha. He explains various philosophical trends in Buddhism and the aspects it hastaken on throughout Asia, Europe, and America. For a solid understanding of Buddhism, this book is... more...
A Drop from the Marvelous Ocean of History
Hay House, Inc. 2013; US$ 18.95A Drop from the Marvelous Ocean of History , written by Lelung Tuklu Rinpoche XI , the current reincarnation of Lelung Jedrung, chronicles the history of this important lineage. Using varied Tibetan resources and biographies, Rinpoche begins with the source of the reincarnations, Olkha Jedrung, known as Lelung Pema Zhepai Dorje, who was the first human... more...
Buddhismus
Campus Verlag 2002; US$ 13.04Hauptbeschreibung Der Buddhismus ist nicht nur Religion, er ist auch Psychologie und Philosophie. Achtsamkeit, präzises Beobachten, Nachdenken und Erkennen spielen eine große Rolle auf dem Weg des Menschen zum Erwachen. Der buddhistischen Lehre zufolge ist die Wirklichkeit »leer«. Erst im Bewusstsein entsteht die Konstruktion einer in Ich und Andere... more...
Meditative Abendgottesdienste II
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011; US$ 19.56Hauptbeschreibung Stephan Goldschmidt stellt 20 in der Praxis erprobte Entwürfe für Abendgottesdienste vor, die allesamt meditativ ausgerichtet sind. Sie wenden sich an diejenigen, die für die Gestaltung von Gottesdiensten Verantwortung tragen. Ihren Sitz im Leben hatten die Entwürfe ursprünglich im sogenannten zweiten Programm. Durch ihren Aufbau... more...
Buddhism in World Cultures
ABC-CLIO 2006; US$ 85.00A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change. more...
Theravada Buddhism
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 39.95Written by the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, this up-dated edition takes into account recent research to include the controversies over the date of the Buddha and current social and political developments in Sri Lanka. Gombrich explores the legacy of the Buddha's predecessors and the social and religious contexts against which Buddhism... more...
Serene Compassion
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 44.99This overview and evaluation of Buddhist thought and practice examines concepts from a Christian perspective. It focuses on Buddhist ideas of holiness and how they compare to similar values in Christianity. more...
The New Buddhism
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 20.99This work looks at the evolution of Buddhist practice in the West. After recounting the spread of Buddhism in the East, James Coleman chronicles its reinterpretation by Western teachers, and finds that they have borrowed from different traditions that never intersect in their original context. more...
The Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Path
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 16.00?Writing a ?nuts and bolts? guide that is genuinely wise, charmingly conversational, and a pleasure to read requires a particular talent, and Jean Smith has proved once again that she has it.??Sylvia Boorstein, author of Don?t Just Do Something, Sit There The third of Jean Smith?s Beginner?s Guides focuses on the Buddha?s Eightfold Path?the concepts... more...
Mahayana Buddhism
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 39.95Offers an introduction to the field of Mahayana Buddhism. This book focuses on the religion's diversity and richness. It includes material on China and Japan, with reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further, a bibliography, and footnotes and cross-referencing. It is suitable for those studying this tradition. more...









