This book provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhist thought to the system...
Contents: Peter Zieme, 'Preface'; Peter Zieme et alii, 'Kogi Kudara, A Bibliography'; Geng Shimin, 'Study on the Uighur Text abitaki (3)'; Harry Halen, 'Mannerheim and the French expedition of Paul Pe...
Red mda' ba gZhon nu blo gros (1348?1412) played a pivotal role in the history of Tibetan Buddhists' engagement with Indian Madhyamaka philosophy, especially with regard to Candrakirti's interpretatio...
Discover Buddhism and its role in our world Covering all aspects of this fascinating religion from the life of the Buddha and his teaching to the different Buddhist schools and the practicalities of...
Jizo, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in Japan, is known primarily as the guardian of children and travelers. In coastal areas, fishermen and swimmers also look to him for protection. Soon af...
How Shinran, a seminal figure in Pure Land Buddhism, was guided by a vision of Shotoku, the imperial prince who was both a political and religious figure.
Why did people in North India from the 5th century BC choose to leave the world and join a sect later coined as Buddhism? This is the first book to apply the insights of social psychology in order to ...
Brings together a broad spectrum of research and translations from Chinese, Burmese, Tibetan and Pali Buddhist sources. Includes collected folklore and early studies on the life of the Buddha; Dutt's ...
This book provides a wide-ranging examination of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism--"the precursor to Zen Buddhism--"under Mazu Daoyi (709-788) and his successors in eighth- through tenth-century C...
Iron Eyes focuses on the Japanese Zen master Tetsugen Doko (1630-1682), the best-known exponent of Obaku Zen in Japan and the West. Obaku Zen arose during the seventeenth century and became the third ...
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