Buddhism: sacred texts and revered writings

The most comprehensive modern commentary on Shantideva's master work.

Presents the Nyingma-lineage understanding of valid cognition in Buddhism.

Esteemed Tibetologist Jean-Luc Achard contextualizes and provides a clear translation of highly secret precepts on Dzogchen practice unlike anything published.

In a world of conflict and strife, how can we be advocates of peace and justice?

Discover how ordinary beingsa deer, a robber, a monkey, a parrot, and moremake up the past lives of the Buddha before he was Buddha.

Discover a profound text that has influenced Tibetan teachers for generations.

Bestselling author B.

Insightful commentary on a beloved ancient philosopher of Zen by a beloved contemporary master of Zen.

Let a great Tibetan scholar guide you through one of Nagarjuna's masterworks.

The only English translation of a text key to the Gelug lineage (the Buddhist lineage of the Dalai Lama).

An essential collection of tantric texts on a meditation practice essential to one of the largest traditions of Buddhism in Tibet.

A beloved teacher's explanation of the path to enlightenment in its first-ever English translation.

The second volume in a prominent new series on Buddhism and science, directed by the Dalai Lama and previously covered by the BBC.

Explore the nature of our material world in a unique sourcebook, conceived by the Dalai Lama, collecting the scientific observations found in classical Buddhist treatises.

The first complete English translation of renowned scholar-saint Tsongkhapas Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path.

This landmark volume in the Teachings of the Buddha series translates the Suttanipata, a text that matches the Dhammapada in its concise power and its centrality to the Buddhist tradition.

An important new book unlocking the words of the Buddha contained in the vast Tibetan canon, one of the main scriptural resources of Buddhism.

Get to know the teachings and legacy of the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, the influential confidant of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, in this collection of practical instructions on the Great Perfection and reflections on the nonsectarian (rime) approach to Tibetan Buddhism.

Explore the three great teachings of the Buddha with this plain-English primer*; The First Turning of the Wheel: Insight into the nature of sufferingand the way out of itfrom the four noble truths and the eightfold path *; The Second Turning of the Wheel: Teachings on emptiness from the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra *; The Third Turning of the Wheel: Guidance for practitioners and teachings on awakened Buddha nature In clear language, James William Coleman, professor of sociology at the California Polytechnic State University, guides us through the ancient sutras that preserve the Buddha's message, illuminating their meaning for today's world and tying the Buddha's wisdom together for us.

Discover how the mysterious, powerful form of the koanknown for bringing about sudden enlightenmentcan disrupt and illuminate your everyday understanding of life.

An indispensable map of a classic Zen text.

A practical, down-to-earth guide to Vasubandhus classic work Thirty Verses of Consciousness Only that can transform modern life and change how you see the world.

';Ordinary Mind is itself the Way,' said Mazu Daoyi.

With lively, engaging stories and exquisite portraits, this volume is sure to inspire all.

A systematic presentation of the path of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, by one of its most renowned proponents and rendered by a master translator.

The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening.

The revelations of Dudjom Lingpa, a highly influential mystic of 19th century Tibet, translated by B.

How are the teachings of a thirteenth-century master relevant today?

Discover the fascinating history of a long-hidden Buddhist culture at a historic crossroads.

The revelations of Dudjom Lingpa, a highly influential mystic of 19th century Tibet, translated by B.

Deepen your meditation with advice on Buddhist practice from celebrated masters of Tibet's nonsectarian rime tradition.

The Mind of Mahamudra is the third volume in the Tibetan Classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key Tibetan Buddhist works drawn from Wisdom Publications' Library of Tibetan Classics.

Enter the mind and practice of Zen: apply the insights of one of Zen's classic poems to your life--here and now.

Explore the seminal Platform Sutra, with one of the greatest living Zen masters as a guide.

The Hidden Lamp is a collection of one hundred koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day.

Daily Doses of Wisdom draws on the richness of Buddhist writings to offer a spiritual cornucopia that will illuminate and inspire day after day, year after year.

Navigate a forgotten classic poem and enrich your practice with famed Zen master Sekkei Harada.

The Lotus Sutra--one of the most popular Buddhist classics--is here accessibly introduced by one of its most eminent scholars.

The First Panchen Lama's Easy Path (de lam), written nearly four hundred years ago, is like a chest of jewels that has, until now, been locked to English speakers.

Wisdom of the Kadam Masters is the second volume in the Tibetan Classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key Tibetan Buddhist works drawn from Wisdom Publications' Library of Tibetan Classics.

Thunderous Silence throws light on the Heart Sutraa pithy encapsulation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literatureusing stop-by-step analysis and an easy, conversational voice.

Winner of the 2014 Khyenste Foundation Translation Prize.

Among the writings from the Dunhuang Caves, discovered in the mid-twentieth Century, are the Zen equivalent of the Dead Sea Scrolls--ancient texts unknown for centuries.

Tsongkhapa's A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages (1419) is a comprehensive presentation of the highest yoga class of Buddhist tantra, especially the key practices - the so-called five stages (pancakrama) - of the advanced phase of Guhyasamaja tantra.

A tour-de-force guide to Zen Master Dogen's most subtle and sophisticated philosophical premises: that being and time are inseparable.

The first in-depth English commentary on the Five Ranksa core text of the Zen tradition that teaches what can't be taughtwhich contains new translations of all of the key texts of the Five Ranks cycle.

Like the River Ganges flowing down from the Himalayas, the entire Buddhist tradition flows down to us from the teachings and deeds of the historical Buddha, who lived and taught in India during the fifth century B.

This immensely useful book explores Zen's rich tradition of chanted liturgy and the powerful ways that such chants support meditation, expressing and helping us truly uphold our heartfelt vows to live a life of freedom and compassion.

Approachable yet sophisticated, this book takes the reader on a gently guided tour of one of the most important texts Tibetan Buddhism has to offer.

In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people.