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Tripit.aka (Canonical literature)

  • A Direct Path to the Buddha Withinby Klaus-Dieter Mathes

    Wisdom Publications 2013; US$ 32.95

    The major Indian treatise on Buddha nature is the Ratnagotravibhaga, also known as the Uttaratantra, and it is this core text that Klaus-Dieter Mathes focuses on in this book. Mathes demonstrates how its author, Gö Lotsawa, ties the teachings on Buddha nature in with mainstream Mahayana thought while avoiding the pitfalls of the zhentong approach... more...

  • Courtesans and Tantric Consortsby Serinity Young

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 33.95

    The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that, like all oppositions, one must move beyond gender. But as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts , Serinity... more...

  • Action Dharmaby Christopher Queen; Damien Keown; Charles S. Prebish

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 61.95

    Action Dharma charts the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Fourteen new essays treat the historical origins, global range, teachings and practices, and leaders and organizations that make up the latest turning of the Dharma. Environmentalism and peace... more...

  • A Survey of Vinaya Literatureby Charles S. Prebish

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 190.00

    The most important research tool for vinaya studies. Covers both primary and secondary sources in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, and Chinese as well as modern sources in English, French, German and Japanese. more...

  • South Asian Buddhismby Stephen C. Berkwitz

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 34.95

    South Asian Buddhism presents a comprehensive historical survey of the full range of Buddhist traditions throughout South Asia from the beginnings of the religion up to the present. Starting with narratives on the Buddha?s life and foundational teachings from ancient India, the book proceeds to discuss the rise of Buddhist monastic organizations... more...

  • The Numerical Discourses of the Buddhaby Bhikkhu Bodhi

    Wisdom Publications 2012; US$ 75.00

    This much-anticipated volume contains a full translation from the Pali of the Anguttara Nikaya , the fourth collection of the canonical discourses of the Buddha. The primary focus of the Anguttara Nikaya is practice, which it treats from a wide-angle perspective, advancing from basic ethical observances, through the pillars of mind training, to... more...

  • Maha-Vairocana-Abhisambodhi Tantraby Stephen Hodge

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 190.00

    The first complete translation into English of this Tibetan text, together with the informative commentary by the 8th century master Buddhaguhya. This text is of seminal importance for the history of Buddhist Tantra, especially as very little has been published concerning the origins of Tantra in India. more...

  • Budismo, escuela de sabiduríaby Bernard Baudouin

    De Vecchi Ediciones 2012; US$ 4.87

    El budismo está viviendo en la actualidad un momento de auge: se ofrece a los hombres de buena voluntad que buscan, reflexionan y se hacen preguntas. Es una ventana abierta a un vuelo espiritual que aporta esperanzas y liberaciones. Muchas personas encuentran en él las respuestas a sus más profundas exigencias. Pero, ¿qué es exactamente el budismo?... more...

  • Excursions into the Thought-World of the Pali Discoursesby Bhikkhu Analayo

    Pariyatti Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99

    For those who approach Buddhism as a system of mental development, this book is a reliable and accessible guide to understanding the significance of themes from the Pali discourses. Themes include grasping, right view, craving, passion, contemplation of feeling, happiness, and liberation. A rare combination of scholarly rigor and extensive meditation... more...

  • Practicing Wisdomby His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Geshe Thupten Jinpa

    Wisdom Publications 2012; US$ 14.95

    Like the bestselling A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of the Night , Practicing Wisdom focuses on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva . While the former includes only a brief introduction to Shantideva's complex and crucial ninth chapter on insight, Practicing Wisdom is a full and detailed follow-up commentary, making it an invaluable statement... more...