Buddhist life and practice

British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the state of the field of the philosophy of meditation and engages primarily in the philosophical assessment of the merits of meditation practices.

Whether mere bumps in the road or genuine crises, we live in a world of unwanted events that no willpower can prevent.

Buddhism, in its diverse forms and throughout its long history, has had a profound influence on Asian cultures and the lives of countless individuals.

Buddhism is widely known to advocate a stance of total pacifism towards all sentient beings, and because of this, it is often thought that Buddhist doctrine would stipulate that non-violent food practices, such as vegetarianism, be mandatory.

The first-ever comprehensive analysis of its kind in any western language, this unique volume provides a social art history of Yungang: a 5th-century rock-cut court cave complex, UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the greatest Buddhist monuments of all time.

The voices of three female Zen masters reverberate in this much-needed collection.

Buddhism in the Global Eye focuses on the importance of a global context and transnational connections for understanding Buddhist modernizing movements.

Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Lives of Practitioners provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition.

Written in words so intimate, calm, kind, and immediate, this extraordinary book feels like a message from our very own heart.

The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism began in the eleventh century with such renowned figures as Marpa and Milarepa, and its seminal meditative traditions are Mahamudra and the six Dharmas of Naropa.

Effortless Mindfulness promotes genuine mental health through the direct experience of awakened presence-an effortlessly embodied, fearless understanding of and interaction with the way things truly are.

This brief introduction to Buddhism is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition.

Buddhism asserts that we each have the potential to free ourselves from the prison of our problems.

British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice.

Extensively revised and updated, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Buddhism in Asia and the West.

India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to study the phenomenon of consciousness.

Tief verborgen in den majestätischen Höhen des Himalayas liegt Tibet – ein Land, dessen spirituelle Landschaft ebenso vielfältig ist wie seine zerklüfteten Berge und sanften Täler.

This book examines the role of Buddhism in India-Japan relations through three approaches.

The newest volume in the bestselling series from the Dalai Lama.

The paradigmatic Buddhist is the monk.

This book examines the relationship between Buddhist philosophy and scientific psychology by focusing on the doctrine of No-self.

The Pali tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women.

The prominent Buddhist religious leader and advocate for peace, Daisaku Ikeda, has placed dialogue at the centre of his efforts towards securing global justice and conflict resolution.

In Posthuman Buddhism and the Digital Self, Les Roberts extends his earlier work on spatial anthropology to consider questions of time, spaciousness and the phenomenology of self.

This volume examines several theoretical concerns of embodiment in the context of Asian religious practice.

Though traditionally regarded as a peaceful religion, Buddhism has a dark side.

Intimately and without jargon, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow describes the path to peace amid all of life's ups and downs.

This book, first published as Selling Water by the River in 1972, is a practical and inspirational manual for all who wish to practice Zen.

Learn the ropes of a cultivating a resilient and warm heart, even in the face of great difficulty, from one of the most beloved of the last generation of lamas trained in pre-invasion Tibet.

In this accessible and important follow up to The Art of Happiness His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches us how to live a happier and more spiritual life by fostering compassion and wisdom.

Tauchen Sie ein in die farbenfrohe Welt einer der beeindruckendsten kulturellen Traditionen Sri Lankas – der Perahera.

Contextualising the seemingly esoteric and exotic aspects of Tibetan Buddhist culture within the everyday, embodied and sensual sphere of religious praxis, this book centres on the social and religious lives of deceased Tibetan Buddhist lamas.

Discover the most beautiful book of the year as seen on ITV News and in the GuardianTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'James has a way to speak to your soul.

This book, first published in 1964, concerns the practice of Zen Buddhism.

Action Dharma charts the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West.

This book, first published in 1994, is a compendium of new translations of certain works regarded as fundamental texts in the Serene Reflection Buddhist Tradition (Soto Zen).

Based on detailed ethnographic research, this book explores the varied experiences of women who have converted to Buddhism in contemporary Britain and analyses the implications of their experiences for understanding the translation and transference of Buddhist practices temporally and geographically.

Written by leading scholars and including a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book explores the interface between Buddhist studies and the uses of Buddhist principles and practices in psychotherapy and consciousness studies.

Wisdom Wide and Deep is a comprehensive guide to an in-depth training that emphasizes the application of concentrated attention (jhana) to profound and liberating insight (vipassana).

How can people living in one of the poorest countries in the world be among the most charitable?

This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology.

This innovative volume brings together the views of leading scholars on a range of controversial subjects including human rights, animal rights, ecology, abortion, euthanasia, and contemporary business practice.

This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory.