Offers a translation, examination and commentary of the "Caryapada" collection of tantric songs of the 8th to 12th centuries. This study collects songs known as "Caryagiti", 'songs of realization', or...
"A very helpful introduction and overview of this complex, fascinating tradition."--David R. Loy, author of "Money, Sex, War, Karma" Here is a rare overview of the second of the three great phases o...
The Historical Dictionary of Buddhism covers and clarifies Buddhist concepts, significant figures, movements, schools, places, activities, and periods. This is done through a chronology, an introducto...
Walpola Rahula's What the Buddha Taught is a perennial backlist best-seller and has proven to be an indispensable guide to beginning Buddhism. It is renowned for its authoritative, clear, logical, and...
Embodying the Dharma explores the centrality of relic veneration in Asian Buddhist cultures. Long disregarded by Western scholars as a superstitious practice reflecting the popularization of "original...
Rather than offering a superficial overview to the philosophies of Buddhism, this reference focuses on the history and theology that underpin its major tenets. Moving across millennia as well as natio...
The most influential work on Buddhism to be published in the nineteenth century, Introduction
This A-Z offers a framework for understanding Buddhism as a historically compelling religion. It seeks to assist the reader by providing amongst other things a pronunciation guide to Buddhist canonica...
Loy, a noted Buddhist scholar, recaps the violent and sordid past of the West and, through Buddhist eyes, examines the ways in which greed and desire informed its development. A BUDDHIST HISTORY OF TH...
"This is the story of a circle of friends dreaming a dream, and working to make it a reality. . . . It's the nitty-gritty story of how a community evolves. It's a story of idealism and naivety, growth...
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