The Practice of Perfection: The Paramitas from a Zen Buddhist Perspective
Pantheon, September 1994. Hardcover. Jacket worn & torn. More
Pantheon, September 1994. Hardcover. Jacket worn & torn. More
Penguin Classics, September 1998. Trade Paperback. "The Ramayana" is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Here, drawing his inspiration from the work of an eleventh-century Tamil poet called Kamban, Narayan has used the talents of a master novelist to..... More
Anthony Pub Co, December 1998. Paper Back. More
Hippocrene Books, September 1986. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Previous owner book-plate present at front paste-down; Dust jacket near fine, mildly faded at spine; An excellent copy. More
American Institute of Buddhist Studies, July 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. The Madhyantavibhaga is classified by later Indian, Chinese, and Tibetan traditions as belonging to the Yogacara school, and is considered to be one the treatises of Maitreya. The text offers a treatment of some key doctrines of the Mahayana, including..... More
Shambhala, July 1992. Trade Paperback. This new updated edition of How the Swans Came to the Lake includes much new information about recent events in Buddhist groups in America and discusses such issues as spiritual authority, the role of women, and social action. As is. Underlining, highlighting, remainder mark. Reading..... More
Ralph Clark, January 1983. Mass Market PaperBack. More
George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1959. Reprint. Cloth. Third edition. Octavo. In DJ with darkening & edgewear at margins. Rubbing & scuff marks. Heavy tanning/foxing of jacket verso. Hearts doodled with black marker upper right corner of ffep. Olive green cloth covered boards with black lettering along spine. Tanning to..... More
Vintage Books USA, March 2009. Trade Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - For Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, "an exceptionally intimate portrait" (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love) of the Dalai Lama--one of the most singular figures of our time. For over three decades, Pico Iyer, one of our most cherished travel..... More
Oxford University Press, May 2014. Hardcover. The Rigveda is the oldest Sanskrit text, consisting of over one thousand hymns dedicated to various divinities of the Vedic tradition. Orally composed and orally transmitted for several millennia, the hymns display remarkable poetic complexity and religious sophistication. As the culmination of the long..... More
Shambhala, February 2001. Trade Paperback. This practical commentary on one of the most important scriptures of the Pali canon will provide essential sustenance for Buddhist practitioners. Ayya Khema is a mountain of strength, encouragement, and tough love as she pours out down-to-earth practical instruction on the journey to enlightenment, following..... More
Adamant Media Corporation, February 2001. Trade Paperback. Very light shelf wear. More
Inner Traditions, December 2023. Paper Back. A new translation of the 6th-century Taoist text Bai Yao Lu (Statutes of the Hundred Remedies), with practical commentary - Explains how the Hundred Remedies of the Bai Yao Lu offer a practical guide to what enlightened or sagely behavior looks like - Shows..... More
Beacon Press, October 1993. Trade Paperback. American Women Creating the New Buddhism Updated and Expanded Edition "Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand feminism, Buddhist practice in America today, and where and how these two movements meet." -Susan Griffin, author of Woman and Nature. More
Penguin Classics, November 2019. Paper Back. The acclaimed translation of Taoism's founding text in a beautiful Penguin Classics Deluxe edition The most translated book in the world after the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, or 'Book of the Way', is the essential text of Taoism, one of the three great..... More
Routledge, July 1989. Trade Paperback. This book should be of interest to students of Buddhism, philosophy and Oriental studies. More
Mt. Vernon, NY. Hardcover. Light toning and shelfwear, but a very attractive copy. More
Wisdom Publications, November 2013. Paper Back. The Hidden Lamp is a collection of one hundred koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. This revolutionary book brings together many teaching stories that were hidden for centuries, unknown until this volume. These stories..... More
Shambhala, December 2017. Trade Paperback. The well-known ancient Chinese oracle and sourcebook of Asian wisdom--now in a Shambhala Pocket Library edition. The I Ching (The Book of Change), the oldest of the Chinese classics, has throughout Chinese history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and given..... More
Trade Paperback. More
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., September 2014. Trade Paperback. An exceptional contribution to the teaching and study of Chinese thought, this anthology provides fifty-eight selections arranged chronologically in five main sections: Han Thought, Chinese Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Late Imperial Confucianism, and the Twentieth Century. The editors have selected writings that have been..... More
Princeton University Press, April 1969. Trade Paperback. A monumental compendium of Chinese thought, from pre-Confucianism to Chinese Communism A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy covers the entire historical development of Chinese philosophy from its ancient origins to today, providing the most wide-ranging and authoritative English-language anthology of Chinese thought available..... More
IntermediaCT Books. Trade Paperback. More
University of Cincinnati, January 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket is missing. Octavo {6' x 8 & 1/2'}; Spine is darkened/tanned and boards are likewise darkened/tanned at margins. Damp stains top right corner affecting first to leafs of text. Signed & inscribed by authors on front free end page: 'For the..... More
Penguin Classics, September 2005. Trade Paperback. The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it..... More