Interpreting Proverbs 11:18-31, Psalm 73, and Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 in light of, and as a response to, Thai Buddhist interpretations : a contribution to Christian-Buddhist dialogue / by Haug, Kari Storstein

Table of Contents: “…Interpreting Proverbs 11:18-31 in Light of, and as a Response to Thai Buddhist Interpretations; Introduction.…”
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The way of the 88 temples : journeys on the Shikoku pilgrimage by Sibley, Robert C. (Robert Cameron), 1951-

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Women living Zen : Japanese Sōtō Buddhist nuns / by Arai, Paula Kane Robinson

Table of Contents: “…Ceremonial Rituals and ActivitiesEducational Curriculum and Degrees; The Aesthetics of Discipline; FIVE: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions; Changing Life Patterns of Twentieth-Century Zen Nuns; Buddhist Practice: Meaning and Action; Nuns' Views on Monastic Life; SIX: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition; Preservers and Creators of Buddhist Tradition; Bearers and Transmitters of Traditional Japanese Culture; Endnotes; Appendix A. …”
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Selected Writings of Han Yongun : From Social Darwinism to 'Socialism with a Buddhist Face'. by Tikhonov, Vladimir

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Labrang Monastery : a Tibetan Buddhist Community on the Inner Asian Borderlands, 1709-1958. by Nietupski, Paul Kocot, 1950-

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Travels in the netherworld : Buddhist popular narratives of death and the afterlife in Tibet / by Cuevas, Bryan J., 1967-

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Thoughts without a thinker : psychotherapy from a Buddhist perspective / by Epstein, Mark

Heartwood : the first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America by Cadge, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Note on terminology; Acknowledgments; 1 Arrivals and a map of the journey; 2 The history of theravada buddhism in america; 3 New organizations: wat mongkoltepmunee and the cambridge insight meditation center; 4 Lived buddhism: the construction of teaching and practice at wat phila and cimc; 5 Refuge in the sangha: the shape of buddhist communities; 6 Ascribed and achieved buddhist identities; 7 Observations through a gendered lens; 8 Taking stock, looking forward; Appendix A: Research methods; Appendix B: Rrefuges and precepts; Notes; Reference list; Index.…”
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The celestial dance of Bhutan.

Subjects: “…Buddhist monks Bhutan Rites and ceremonies.…”
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In short. Episode 177, Shwedagon Pagoda

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The reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche

Subjects: “…Buddhist monks India.…”
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Das große Yankou-Ritual für die Hungrigen Geister. by Hsu, Li-Li

Subjects: “…Buddhist hymns, Chinese.…”
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The sacred town of Sankhu : the anthropology of Newar ritual, religion and society in Nepal by Shrestha, Bal Gopal, 1959-

Subjects: “…Vajrayoginī (Buddhist deity) Cult.…”
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Comparative theories of nonduality : the search for a middle way by Scarborough, Milton, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Western Dualism and Buddhist Nondualism; Chapter 2: Hebrew Pre-philosophical Nondualism; Chapter 3: Hebrew Nondualism and Social Reality; Chapter 4: From Omniscience to Ignorance; Chapter 5: A Western, Nondual Epistemology; Chapter 6: Nondual Self and Other; Chapter 7: Nondual Immanence and Transcendence; Chapter 8: Setting Out In and Toward the Middle; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Love and liberation : autobiographical writings of the Tibetan Buddhist visionary Sera Khandro / by Jacoby, Sarah

Subjects: “…Buddhist women China Amdo (Region) Biography.…”
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The yogasutra of Patanjali a new introduction to the Buddhist roots of the yoga system / by Gokhale, Pradīpa, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 On meditative absorption ( Samādhipādaḥ ) -- 2 On means ( Sādhanapādaḥ ) -- 3 On supernormal powers ( Vibhūtipādaḥ ) -- 4 On isolation ( Kaivalyapādaḥ ) -- 5 Concluding observations -- Appendix I: Buddhist conceptions of meditation, yoga and bodhisattva's spiritual journey vis-à-vis Pātañjala-yoga -- Appendix II: Asaṅga on forms of supernormal knowledge and powers (abhijñās and ŗddhis)…”
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The lotus unleashed : the Buddhist peace movement in South Vietnam, 1964-1966 / by Topmiller, Robert J., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; THE LOTUS UNLEASHED; Title; Copyright; Contents; For the South Vietnamese Buddhists who sacrificed everything to bring peace to their country; Preface; Introduction:; Vietnamese Buddhism as a Political Force,1963-1965; Origins of the Buddhist Crisis of 1966; Conservative Backlash; Confrontation in Danang: U.S. …”
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Head, eyes, flesh, and blood : giving away the body in Indian Buddhist literature / by Ohnuma, Reiko

Table of Contents: “…Conventions of Rhetoric; IV. DANA: The Buddhist Discourse on Giving; V.A Flexible Gift; VI. …”
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The Early 20th Century Resurgence of the Tibetan Buddhist World : Studies in Central Asian Buddhism. by Yumiko, Ishihama

Table of Contents: “…9 The Struggle between Tradition and Modernity in the Early Twentieth Century of the Tibetan Buddhist World --…”
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Nothingness and emptiness : a Buddhist engagement with the ontology of Jean-Paul Sartre / by Laycock, Steven William

Table of Contents: “…Nothingness and Emptiness: A Buddhist Engagement with the Ontology of Jean-Paul Sartre -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Radiance of the Lotus -- 1. …”
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Goddess on the Frontier : Religion, Ethnicity, and Gender in Southwest China. by Bryson, Megan

Subjects: “…Baijie (Buddhist deity) Cult History.…”
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China insight. Stories of Tibet. Part 3

Subjects: “…Buddhist education China Tibet Autonomous Region.…”
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Chinese religious art by Karetzky, Patricia Eichenbaum, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part 1 : The beginnings of Chinese religious art -- Neolithic period to Shang Dynasty -- Ceremonial art of the Zhou Dynasty -- The religious art of the Chu culture -- The first emperor Qin Shihuangdi -- Part 2 : Confucian art -- The development of Confucianism in the Han (206 BCE-220 CE) -- Confucian art in medieval China : Six Dynasties to Song Dynasty (220-1279) -- Confucian art : Yuan to Qing Dynasties (1279-1912) -- Confucian temples -- Part 3 : Daoist art -- Daoist art of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) -- Daoist art of the medieval period : Tang and Song Dynasties (618-1279) -- Daoist art of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties (1279-1912) -- Daoist ritual and temples -- Part 4 : Buddhist art -- Early Buddhist Chinese art (386-618) -- Buddhist art of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) -- Later Buddhist art : northern Song to Qing (960-1912) -- Buddhist temples -- Conclusion.…”
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In conversation with the Dalai Lama : highlights of the western Buddhist teachers conference /

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Developing Indigenous leaders : lessons in mission from Buddhist Asia /

Table of Contents: “…Leadership development among neo-Buddhist disciples /…”
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Innocent until interrogated : the true story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four / by Stuart, Gary L., 1939-

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Reinventing the Tripitaka : transformation of the Buddhist canon in modern East Asia /

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This-worldly nibbana : a Buddhist-feminist social ethic for peacemaking in the global community / by Hu, Hsiao-Lan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Socio-ethical dimensions of early Buddhism -- A feminist exegesis of non-self: constitution of personhood and identity -- Person-in-kammic-network: moral agency and social responsibility -- Buddhist self-reconditioning and community-building -- Conclusion: this-worldly nibbana and participatory peacemaking.…”
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Text, history, and philosophy : Abhidharma across Buddhist scholastic traditions /

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Burmese Silver Art Materpiece Illuminating Buddhist, Hindu and Mythological Stories of Purpose and Wisdom. by Owens, David C.

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Gateway to wisdom : Taoist and Buddhist contemplative and healing yogas adapted for Western students of the way / by Blofeld, John, 1913-1987

Destination : tourism

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The dreaming Buddhas project. Alms

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Shaolin : journey to the West

Subjects: “…Buddhist monks.…”
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In search of history. Forgotten city of the jungle

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Buddhism and ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka by Grant, Patrick, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…READING SRI LANKA; 3. Sri Lanka: Buddhist Self-Representation and the Genesis of the Modern Conflict; 4. …”
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Not Seeing Snow by Vallor, Molly

Table of Contents: “…1 Shōgaku Kokushishū: An Incomplete Textual History2 Musō and the Way of Waka; 3 Affirming the Arts: Musō Soseki and Buddhist Discourse on Waka; 4 Ambivalence and Abstraction: Literal and Figurative Representations of Reclusion in SKS; 5 New Takes on Old Tropes: Mind Over Lament; 6 Rarefying the Pine Wind; 7 Elegantly Unconfused; 8 Conclusion; Chapter 3; Blossoms Before Moss: Medieval Views of Musō Soseki's Saihōji; 1 A Long and Sacred History in Saihō shōja engi; 2 The Temple and the Blossoms; 3 Blooms After Death in Shōgaku Kokushishū; 4 Zen in Bloom in Musō's Chronology…”
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God as Political Philosopher : Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism. by Ilaiah, K. (Kancha), 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Scholars On Buddha and Buddhism; 2 Pre-Buddhist Society; 3 Gautama Buddha's Life and Philosophy; 4 The State and Its Origins; 5 Justice, Democracy and Administration; 6 Property, Rights and Duties; 7 Class and Caste; 8 Women; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author…”
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Living karma : the religious practices of Ouyi Zhixu by McGuire, Beverley Foulks

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Under the shadow of White Tara : Buriat Buddhists in Imperial Russia / by T︠S︡yrempilov, N. V. (Nikolaĭ Vladimirovich), 1975-

Subjects: “…Buddhists Russia (Federation) Buri︠a︡tii︠a︡ History 18th century.…”
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