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Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccayaby Barbra R. Clayton
RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 44.95This book analyses the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva. more...
Indian Buddhist Theories Of Personby James Duerlinger
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 44.95This book is a translation of Vasubandhu's Atmavadapratisedha, the treatise he added to his Abhidharmakoshbhasya, one of the most important works of medieval Indian Buddhist philosophy. more...
Buddhist Meditationby Sarah Shaw
RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 44.95Meditative practice lies at the heart of the Buddhist tradition. This introductory anthology gives a representative sample of the various kinds of meditations described in the earliest body of Buddhist scripture, the Pali canon. more...
Text as Fatherby Alan Cole
University of California Press 2005; US$ 15.95This beautifully written work sheds new light on the origins and nature of Mahayana Buddhism with close readings of four well-known texts? the Lotus Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Tathagatagarbha Sutra, and Vimalakirtinirdesa. Treating these sutras as literary works rather than as straightforward philosophic or doctrinal treatises, Alan Cole argues that these writings were carefully sculpted to undermine traditional monastic Buddhism and to gain legitimacy and authority for Mahayana Buddhism as it was veering away from Buddhism?s older oral and institutional forms. His sophisticated and sustained analysis of the narrative structures and seductive literary strategies used in these sutras suggests that they were specifically written to encourage devotion... more...
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhismby Torkel Brekke
Routledge 2002; US$ 53.95Applying the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who constituted the early Buddhist community, this work addresses the question of how world religions come into being. more...
The Buddhist Forum. Volume II Seminar Papers 1988-1990by Tadeusz Skorupski
Routledge 1991; US$ 89.95Buddhist Studies From India To Americaby Damien Keown
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 44.95This book covers the four main areas of Charles Prebish's work: Vinaya studies and ethics; history of Buddhist schools; Western Buddhism; Interreligious dialogue more...
A Popular Dictionary Of Buddhismby Christmas Humphreys
Taylor & Francis 1997; US$ 56.95A dictionary and a glossary of terms plus brief biographies of eminent Buddhists and scholars from both East and West. more...
Buddhism in World Culturesby Stephen C. Berkwitz
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...
The Dhammapadaby John Ross Carter; Mahinda Palihawadana
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 65.00An English translation of the most popular text in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. The book includes a translation (with transliteration) of the Pali commentary on the verses, as well as the translators' own notes and commentary. more...









