Sarasvatī : riverine goddess of knowledge : from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā-player to the weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma by Ludvik, Catherine

Table of Contents: “…PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE VEDIC SARASVATI; VEDIC LITERATURE; CHAPTER ONE RG VEDA; CHAPTER TWO ATHARVA VEDA; CHAPTER THREE YAJUR VEDA; CHAPTER FOUR BRAHMANAS; VEDIC SARASVATI IN RETROSPECTIVE; PART TWO EPIC AND PURANIC SARASVATI; EPIC AND PURANIC LITERATURE; CHAPTER FIVE MAHABHARATA; CHAPTER SIX PURANAS; EPIC AND PURANIC SARASVATI IN RETROSPECTIVE; PART THREE BUDDHIST SARASVATI; SARASVATI IN BUDDHIST SUTRAS; CHAPTER SEVEN SUTRA OF GOLDEN LIGHT; CHAPTER EIGHT GREAT ELOQUENCE DEITY; CHAPTER NINE BATH; CHAPTER TEN KAUNPINYA'S PRAISES.…”
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Yun Gang Grottoes and Northern Wei（English edition） by Huanguiq, Nie

Subjects: “…Buddhist cave temples China Shanxi Sheng.…”
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The evolution of psychotherapy. The wisdom of Buddhist psychology

“…Wisdom of Buddhist psychology…”
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Discipline and debate : the language of violence in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. by Lempert, Michael

Subjects: “…Buddhist monasticism and religious orders Education China Tibet Autonomous Region.…”
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In Defense Of Dharma : Just-war Ideology In Buddhist Sri Lanka. by Bartholomeusz, Tessa J.

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Lustful Maidens and Ascetic Kings : Buddhist and Hindu Stories of Life. by Amore, Roy C.

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Psychotherapy without the self : a Buddhist perspective / by Epstein, Mark, 1953-

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Text as Father : Paternal Seductions in Early Mahyana Buddhist Literature. by Cole, Alan

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Psychotherapy without the self : a Buddhist perspective / by Epstein, Mark, 1953-

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Reading the Mahavamsa : the Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History. by Scheible, Kristin

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Text as Father : Paternal Seductions in Early Mahyana Buddhist Literature. by Cole, Alan

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The religious philosophy of Liang Shuming : the hidden Buddhist / by Meynard, Thierry

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One The Shaping of the Concept of Religion in China; Chapter Two A Philosophy and Typology of Religion; Chapter Three Christianity as a Social Religion; Chapter Four Buddhism as the True Religion; Chapter Five Buddhist Practice and Yogacara Epistemology; Chapter Six Buddhist Ontology; Chapter Seven Opposition to Humanistic Buddhism; Chapter Eight Confucian Morality as a Substitute for Religion; Chapter Nine Religious Aspects of Liang's Public and Private Lives; Conclusion Broadening the Concept of Religion for Today; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Renunciation and empowerment of Buddhist nuns in Myanmar-Burma : building a community of female faithful / by Kawanami, Hiroko

Table of Contents: “…Preface; List of Figures and Maps; Introduction; 1 The Spectrum of Female Renunciation; 2 Motivations for Renunciation; 3 Becoming a Buddhist Nun; 4 Political and Legal Provisions; 5 Religious Transactions with Society; 6 Scholastic Lineage and Nuns' Education; 7 Nunneries and Nunnery Schools; 8 Passing on the Legacy; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Gongga Laoren (1903-1997) : her role in the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan by Jagou, Fabienne

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Realizing Awakened Consciousness : Interviews with Buddhist Teachers and a New Perspective on the Mind. by Boyle, Richard P.

Table of Contents: “…Modeling Consciousness, Awakened and Ordinary; Appendix: Interview with James Austin, Neuroscientist; Notes; Glossary of Buddhist Terms; References; Index.…”
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A history of Chinese Buddhist faith and life / by Shengkai, 1972-

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Zen Buddhist rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan /

Table of Contents: “…Zen Buddhist Rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan; Copyright Page; CHÁN RHETORIC IN ROSENDAL; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CHRISTOPH ANDERL:Chán Rhetoric: An Introduction; JENS BRAARVIG:Rhetoric of Emptiness; BART DESSEIN:'Thus Have I Heard' and Other Claims to Authenticity:Development of Rhetorical Devices in the Sarvāstivāda; CHRISTOPH HARBSMEIER:Reading the One Hundred Parables Sūtra:; CHRISTOPH ANDERL:Coming to Terms with Terms: The Rhetorical Function ofTechnical Terms in Chán Buddhist Texts…”
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Monks in glaze : patronage, kiln origin, and iconography of the Yixian Luohans by Hsu, Eileen Hsiang-ling

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Talking Heart

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The serene smile

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The Body Incantatory : Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism. by Copp, Paul F., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Dhāranīs and the Study of Buddhist Spells --…”
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Ties that bind : maternal imagery and discourse in Indian Buddhism by Ohnuma, Reiko

Table of Contents: “…''A Mother's Heart is Tender'': Buddhist Depictions of Mother-Love -- ''Whose Heart Was Maddened by the Loss of Her Child'': Mothers in Grief -- ''Whose Womb Shall I Enter Today?''…”
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A Time of Change by Strickland, Keir Magalie

Subjects: “…Buddhist antiquities.…”
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Escape from blood pond hell : the tales of Mulian and Woman Huang

Subjects: “…Bao juan (Buddhist song-tales)…”
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The Culture of the Book in Tibet. by Schaeffer, Kurtis R.

Table of Contents: “…The Contents of the Buddhist Canons; Appendix 3. The Cost of the Canon at Degé; Notes; References; Index.…”
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The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan : the resistance of consciousness by Murthy, Viren

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Zhang Taiyan and Chinese modernity -- Zhang's critique of Kang Youwei : anti-Manchuism, the national essence, and revolution -- Buddhist epistemology and modern self-identity : Zhang Taiyan's "On establishing religion" -- Transfiguring modern temporality : Zhang Taiyan's critique of evolutionary history -- Daoist equalization against the universal principle : Zhang Taiyan's critique of late Qing political theory -- Conclusion : Zhang Taiyan, Lu Xun and Wang Hui : the politics of imagining a better future.…”
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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism : the Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism. by Mills, Martin A.

Table of Contents: “…Monasticism and Exchange in LingshedSolving the Contradiction: Gompas, Monasteries and Monks; Households and Monastic Quarters; Redefining Renunciation in the Tibetan Buddhist Context; Conclusion; Part Two: Truth and Hierarchy in Tantric Ritual; 4 Iconography, Authority and Truth in Buddhist Tantra; Introduction; Conceptualising Reality in Tibetan Buddhism; Tantra in Tibetan Buddhism; Western Approaches to Tantra; Truth and Authority in Tantric Ritual; Conclusion; 5 Tantric Practice at Kumbum; Sand Mandala Empowerments; Hierarchy and Authority in Tantra.…”
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Escape from blood pond hell : the tales of Mulian and Woman Huang

Subjects: “…Bao juan (Buddhist song-tales)…”
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On cold mountain : a Buddhist reading of the Hanshan poems / by Rouzer, Paul F.

Table of Contents: “…The Poems; 3 Juxtapositions; 4 At Home and Abroad; 5 Tropes; 6 Satire; Part Three. Reading Buddhists; 7 Who Gets to Climb the Matterhorn?; AFTERWORD; Notes; Glossary; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Z; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z…”
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Dreaming the Great Brahmin : Tibetan Traditions of the Buddhist Poet-Saint Saraha. by Schaeffer, Kurtis R.

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Challenging Paradigms : Buddhism and Nativism: Framing Identity Discourse in Buddhist Environments. by Blezer, Henk

Table of Contents: “…Buddhism and nativism: framing identity discourse in Buddhist environments / Mark Teeuwen and Henk Blezer -- The emergence of Shinkoku (Land of the Gods) ideology in Japan / Sato Hiroo -- The Buddhist roots of Japanese nativism / Mark Teeuwen -- A fourfold set of emanations, variegated currents and alien elements: contribution to the origins and early development of New Bon and its revelations / Jean-Luc Achard -- The paradox of Bon identity discourse: some thoughts on the Rma Clan and the manner of Bsgrags Pa Bon, and on 'eternal' Bon, New Treasures, and New Bon / Henk Blezer -- Ritual indigenisation as a debated issue in Tibetan Buddhism (11th to early 13th centuries) / Dan Martin -- Buddhist nativism in its homeland / Johannes Bronkhorst -- The 'unforced force' of religious identification: Indonesian Hindu-Buddhism between ritual integration, national control and nativist tendencies / Annette Hornbacher -- O fleeting joyes of paradise, or: how nativism enjoyed its 15 minutes of f(r)ame in medieval Korea / Remco Breuker.…”
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Buddhist Visual Cultures, Rhetoric, and Narrative in Late Burmese Wall Paintings. by Green, Alexandra

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Fetishizing tradition : desire and reinvention in Buddhist and Christian narratives / by Cole, Alan, 1964-

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Awakening of the Heart : Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries / by Nhất Hạnh, Thích

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Shōtoku : ethnicity, ritual, and violence in the Japanese Buddhist tradition / by Como, Michael

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The mountain path

Subjects: “…Buddhist monasteries China Zhongnan Mountain.…”
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Gathering leaves & lifting words : histories of Buddhist monastic education in Laos and Thailand / by McDaniel, Justin

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Gathering leaves & lifting words : histories of Buddhist monastic education in Laos and Thailand / by McDaniel, Justin

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In short. Episode 236, Angkor Wat

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Have Fun in Burma : a Novel by Metro, Rosalie

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