This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge.
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhismone which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy.
Buddhism & Zen in Vietnam provides, for Western readers, a much needed introduction to this important religion—its history, practices, concepts, and role in the lives of the people, the nation, and Vietnamese culture.
In this fascinating, informal approach to art appreciation, an eminent Indian scholar reveals the crucial difference between merely looking at and really seeing painting and sculpture, drawing and architecture.
All readers, both novice and longtime practitioners, will encounter in this book new answers, and new questions, to the what, why and how of Zen practice.
Across the vast landscape of human religious experience, a common thread persists: the belief in a reality populated by unseen forces, and the fear of malevolent supernatural influence.
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhismone which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy.
Zen Masters of Japan is the second book in a series that traces Zen's profoundly historic journey as it spread eastward from China and Japan, toward the United States.
All readers, both novice and longtime practitioners, will encounter in this book new answers, and new questions, to the what, why and how of Zen practice.
Why do millions of modern professionals suffer from chronic neck pain, persistent anxiety, and relentless afternoon fatigue, regardless of how much they stretch or sleep?
The widespread influence of Buddhism is due in part to the skill with which a way of liberation was refined by it's teachers and became accessible to people of diverse cultures.
Offering a series of studies on key aspects of the Bonhoeffer's theology, this book emphasizes the biblical texture and dogmatic depth of his work and its continuing legacy.
This work traces the contours, shape, and development of Webster's Trinitarian theology and subsequently enliven debates in contemporary systematic theology.
This work traces the contours, shape, and development of Webster's Trinitarian theology and subsequently enliven debates in contemporary systematic theology.
Oriental Fortune Telling brings to the Western reader a novel way of using cards, dice, coins, and "e;subconscious"e; numbers to arrive at modern interpretations of a fortune telling school that has existed in Asia for more than three thousand years.
Most commentators imagine contemporary China to be monolithic, atheistic, and materialist, and wholly divorced from its earlier customs, but Kenneth Dean combines evidence from historical texts and extensive fieldwork to reveal an entirely different picture.
Offering a series of studies on key aspects of the Bonhoeffer's theology, this book emphasizes the biblical texture and dogmatic depth of his work and its continuing legacy.
This is the first full study, translation, and critical annotation of the Essence of True Eloquence, by Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), universally acknowledged as the greatest Tibetan philosopher.
The Lord JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth, just before concluding HIS earthly ministry and service, made a startling announcement to HIS chosen servants and disciples as recorded in the Gospel of St.
The acclaimed volumes of Princeton Readings in Religions present the remarkable range of all that is encompassed in the practice of religions, across the centuries and across the world.