East Asian and Indian philosophy

Die japanische Teezeremonie oder der Teeweg wird aus einer jahrzehntelangen Erfahrung auf dem Weg aus den alten Dokumenten und eigenen Erfahrungen dargestellt.

For several years Mouni Sadhu steeped himself in the teachings of the foremost Hindu ascetic, Sri Ramana Maharshi.

This ';rare and exquisite exploration of the art, science, and practice of meditation' (Roshni Joan Halifax, author of Standing at the Edge) offers a much-needed antidote to the forces of stress that overwhelm so many of usfrom New York Times bestselling author Daniel Goleman and renowned meditation teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

This is the first book fully dedicated to Indian philosophical doxography.

What is tantra?

Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India is a research inquiry in interfaith studies that uses hermeneutical phenomenology to address vexing issues arising in the study of mysticism and enlightened sages.

This book charts the history of Confucianism in Japan to offer new perspectives on the sociology of Confucianiam across East Asia.

The definitive English translation of the classic Sanskrit epic poem-now available in a one-volume paperbackThe Ramayana of Valmiki, the monumental Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu, has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of South and Southeast Asia from antiquity to the present.

Mental illness complicates views of agency and moral responsibility in ethics.

In recent decades the previously assumed dominance within the international art world of western(ized) conceptions of aesthetic modernity has been challenged by a critically becalming diversification of cultural outlooks widely referred to as 'contemporaneity'.

This volume brings together essays which discuss and contextualise Gandhi's ideas on pluralism, religious identity, non-violence, satyagraha, and modernity.

Since the end of World War II, Japan has determinately remained outside the current of world events and uninvolved in the processes determining global history and politics.

Understanding Asian Philosophy introduces the four major Asian traditions through their key texts and thinkers: the Analects of Confucius, the Daoist text Zhuangzi, the early Buddhist Suttas, and the Bhagavad Gita.

This book introduces readers to Indian philosophy by presenting the first integral English translation of Vaisesikasutra as preserved by the earliest canonical commentary of Candrananda (7th century AD) on the old aphorisms of the Vaisesika school of Indian philosophy.

Naturalism, Human Flourishing, and Asian Philosophy: Owen Flanagan and Beyond is an edited volume of philosophical essays focusing on Owen Flanagan's naturalized comparative philosophy and moral psychology of human flourishing.

Philosophies in several ancient traditions aimed to alleviate people's anxieties and improve their lives.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des Daoismus – einer der ältesten und tiefgründigsten philosophischen Traditionen Chinas.

Originally published in 1980.

Based on the latest edition of the approved textbook on Medical Qigong used in Chinese universities, this authoritative paperback edition has been completely revised and edited to meet the needs of western practitioners.

Divine Stories is the inaugural volume in a landmark translation series devoted to making the wealth of classical Indian Buddhism accessible to modern readers.

Hylomorphism is a metaphysical theory that explains the unity of material objects through a special immaterial part, a 'form'.

'An erudite and charming book .

This book explores the historical and legal importance of two principles, Quod Omnes Tangit, and Tianxia Wei Gong, which have played significant roles in European and Chinese political and legal history.

"e;We all have the same human mind - each and every one of us has the same potential.

The Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques.

That which is never lost cannot be found, and to search for it is absurd.

Trenchant, sophisticated, and cynical, Han Feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power.

Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) and contemporary texts of ancient China form the bedrock of modern Chinese medicine practice, yet these classic texts contain many concepts that are either hard to understand or confusing.

For more than two thousand years, the writings of the Confucian philosopher Mengzi have been a source of guidance and inspiration for those set on doing something to improve the state of the world.

Learn to live a life thats good--for yourself and for the world.

The essence of Buddha is about living a life with meaning and purpose.

Gandhi was perhaps the most influential yet misunderstood figure of the twentieth century.

"e;Dogen's famous text on Zen practice comes alive in the hands of a modern meditation master.

Originally published in 1972, this anthology examines death through the eyes of great Buddhist, Taoist, Hindu and Western masters.

The chapters of this book, Kashmir ShaivismThe Secret Supreme, are based on the most essential teachings of Abhinvagupta's magnum opus Tantraloka.

Rethinking Satyagraha: Truth, Travel and Translations explores the multi-dimensional aspects of Satyagraha as a movement of being with and striving for and fighting for Truth and Truth realizations.

This book offers an original phenomenological description of mindfulness and related phenomena, such as concentration (samadhi) and the practice of insight (vipassana).

Originally published in 1972, this anthology examines death through the eyes of great Buddhist, Taoist, Hindu and Western masters.

This volume brings together the finest research on aesthetics and the philosophy of art by stalwart critics and leading scholars in the field.

Here is the haunting story of the great female poet Hung Tu, who flourished in the ninth century during one of the great periods of Chinese literature.

This authoritative collection surveys the teachings of Confucius, and illustrates his importance throughout Chinese history in one focused and incisive volume.

For its extensive research and novel interpretations, Dasan's Noneo gogeum ju (Old and New Commentaries of the Analects) is considered in Korean Studies a crystallization of Dasan's study of the Confucian classics.