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Reports from the Zen Wars: The Impossible Rigor of a Questioning Life
ISBN: 9781619027312 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Four decades ago -- aged twenty -- the author experienced what he calls a "negative satori," a fundamental and irrefutable realization not of enlightenment, but of himself as a predicament only enlightenment could resolve. This, shaped by the hammer blows of a singular American professor, Richard DeMartino, brought him to Zen, and to Japan. Yet over time, of far greater import than his bungling efforts were the wonderful occupants of the Zen world he encountered: Toyoshima-san, the meditation Prometheus whose superhuman efforts astounded and inspired all while he remained impaled on the...
Four decades ago -- aged twenty -- the author experienced what he calls a "negative satori," a fundamental and irrefutable realization not of enlighte...
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Buddhism in America: Global Religion, Local Contexts
ISBN: 9781472581938 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Buddhism in America provides the most comprehensive and up to date survey of the diverse landscape of US Buddhist traditions, their history and development, and current methodological trends in the study of Buddhism in the West, located within the translocal flow of global Buddhist culture. Divided into three parts (Histories; Traditions; Frames), this introduction traces Buddhism's history and encounter with North American culture, charts the landscape of US Buddhist communities, and engages current methodological and theoretical developments in the field. The volume... Buddhism in America provides the most comprehensive and up to date survey of the diverse landscape of US Buddhist traditions, their history ... |
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Buddhism in America: Global Religion, Local Contexts
ISBN: 9781472581921 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Buddhism in America provides the most comprehensive and up to date survey of the diverse landscape of US Buddhist traditions, their history and development, and current methodological trends in the study of Buddhism in the West, located within the translocal flow of global Buddhist culture. Divided into three parts (Histories; Traditions; Frames), this introduction traces Buddhism's history and encounter with North American culture, charts the landscape of US Buddhist communities, and engages current methodological and theoretical developments in the field. The volume... Buddhism in America provides the most comprehensive and up to date survey of the diverse landscape of US Buddhist traditions, their history ... |
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The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1
ISBN: 9780824839338 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a milestone in our understanding of the mythico-ritual system of esoteric Buddhism--specifically the nature and roles of deities in the religious world of medieval Japan and beyond. Bernard Faure introduces readers to medieval Japanese religiosity and shows the centrality of the gods in religious discourse and ritual; in doing so he moves away from the usual textual, historical, and sociological approaches that constitute the "method" of... Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to ... |
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223,92 |
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Zen and the Ways
ISBN: 9781138659049 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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180,06 |
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Primordial Purity: Oral Instructions on the Three Words That Strike the Vital Point
ISBN: 9781611803402 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche illuminates the path of trekcho, or cutting through the confusion of samsara to the primordial purity of the mind's essential nature, based on the atiyoga dzogchen instructions of Paltrul Rinpoche.
Three Words That Strike the Vital Point is the famous seminal statement by Garap Dorje that is said to encapsulate all the myriad dzogchen tantras. The key instructions on it by the outstanding nineteenth-century master Paltrul Rinpoche--the verses known as -The Special Teaching of Khepa Shri Gyalpo---form the basis for Khyentse Rinpoche's discourse... Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche illuminates the path of trekcho, or cutting through the confusion of samsara to the primordial purity of the mind's ...
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85,71 |
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Soulless Matter, Seats of Energy
ISBN: 9781781791295 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the environment - in this case: minerals, gems, metals but also geological formations such as mountains and the earth itself.
This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the ...
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151,83 |
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Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion
ISBN: 9781781791202 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth.
This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the ...
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Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion
ISBN: 9781781791196 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion is the natural continuation of the two previous edited collections on animals and minerals in South Asian religions. This volume reflects on plant life in South Asian traditions. It explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth. The volume is multidisciplinary in its approach and includes studies ranging...
Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion is the natural continuation of the two previous edited collections on animals and minerals in South Asian religi...
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506,93 |
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Soulless Matter, Seats of Energy
ISBN: 9781781791288 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Soulless Matter, Seats of Energy is the natural continuation of the two previous edited collections on animals and plants in South Asian religions. This volume reflects on the mineral world in South Asian traditions. It explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the environment - in this case: minerals, gems, metals but also geological formations such as mountains and the earth itself. The volume is multidisciplinary in its approach and includes studies ranging from anthropology, history, religious...
Soulless Matter, Seats of Energy is the natural continuation of the two previous edited collections on animals and plants in South Asian religions. Th...
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506,93 |
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A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom: Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices
ISBN: 9781611804034 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teachings on the foundational practices of Tibetan Buddhism by a renowned and beloved master--now in paperback.
In this book, Dudjom Rinpoche explains a key text attributed to Padmasambhava, the great Indian meditation master credited with bringing the Buddha's teachings to Tibet. The instructions here are clear, direct, and personal, illuminating the heart of Vajrayana Buddhist practice and philosophy. Included is the root text ("The Heart Essence of the Dakini") by Padmasambhava and the commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche. Of interest to practitioners of all schools of Tibetan... Teachings on the foundational practices of Tibetan Buddhism by a renowned and beloved master--now in paperback.
In this book, Dudjom Rinpoch... |
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161,41 |
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Oeuvres choisies de C. R. Lama
ISBN: 9780956923936 / Francuski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. C. R. Lama, connu egalement sous les noms de Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche et de Zilnon Lingpa (1922-2002), etait un important lama des lignees Khordong et Byangter de l'ecole Nyingmapa du bouddhisme tibetain. Lettre et yogi, il a combine ces deux courants dans son travail de maitre de conferences en etudes indo-tibetaines a l'universite Visva-Bharati de Santiniketan, en Inde, dans le Bengale-occidental. Il a ete un pere de famille activement engage dans le monde qui l'entourait. La diversite des experiences accumulees durant sa longue vie alliee a la profondeur de sa pratique meditative lui...
C. R. Lama, connu egalement sous les noms de Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche et de Zilnon Lingpa (1922-2002), etait un important lama des lignees Khordong et ...
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140,87 |
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Under the Bodhi Tree: Buddha's Original Vision of Dependent Co-Arising
ISBN: 9781614292197 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A renowned Buddhist master digs into the idea of interdependency--the very core of the Buddha's teachings. Under the Bodhi Tree takes us back to the principles at the heart of Buddha's teachings--conditionality and dependent co-arising. Ajahn Buddhadasa Bhikkhu makes the case for dependent co-arising as a natural law, and builds a compelling presentation from there of Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and practice. Basing himself squarely on the Buddha's own words as preserved in the Pali Canon, he brings clarity and simplicity to what is typically a thorny philosophical...
A renowned Buddhist master digs into the idea of interdependency--the very core of the Buddha's teachings. Under the Bodhi Tree take...
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Buddhist-Christian Dialogue as Theological Exchange
ISBN: 9781498221214 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is intended to encourage the use of comparative theology in contemporary Buddhist-Christian dialogue as a new approach that would truly respect each religious traditions uniqueness and make dialogue beneficial for all participants interested in a real theological exchange.
As a result of the impasse reached by the current theologies of religions (exclusivism, inclusivism, and pluralism) in formulating a constructive approach in dialogue, this volume assesses the thought of the founding fathers of an academic Buddhist-Christian dialogue in search of clues that would encourage a... This book is intended to encourage the use of comparative theology in contemporary Buddhist-Christian dialogue as a new approach that would truly resp...
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The Gathering of Vidyadharas: Text and Commentaries on the Rigdzin Düpa
ISBN: 9781611803617 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important sadhana cycles in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Rigdzin Dupa, or Gathering of the Vidyadharas, is practiced by tens of thousands of practitioners around the world. This inner guru practice focuses on Padmasambhava as the central figure and is one of the three root sadhanas of the Longchen Nyingtik treasure cycle revealed by the great Jigme Lingpa. This book will help readers mature their practice with invaluable instructions and commentary from some of the greatest Tibetan masters to have ever lived, including Patrul Rinpoche, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro...
One of the most important sadhana cycles in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Rigdzin Dupa, or Gathering of the Vidyadharas, is practiced by...
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After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
ISBN: 9780300224344 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A renowned Buddhist teacher's magnum opus, based on his fresh reading of the tradition's earliest texts
Some twenty-five centuries after the Buddha started teaching, his message continues to inspire people across the globe, including those living in predominantly secular societies. What does it mean to adapt religious practices to secular contexts? Stephen Batchelor, an internationally known author and teacher, is committed to a secularized version of the Buddha's teachings. The time has come, he feels, to articulate a coherent ethical, contemplative, and... A renowned Buddhist teacher's magnum opus, based on his fresh reading of the tradition's earliest texts
Some twenty-five centuries ... |
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71,68 |
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Kuji-Kiri and Majutsu: Sacred Art of the Oriental Mage
ISBN: 9781926659299 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kuji-Kiri means "Nine symbolic cuts." It is a technique that belongs to the Japanese esoteric Buddhist tradition. From the outside, it seems to consist in drawing nine lines in the form of a grid, then drawing a symbol on the grid. In fact, it is the setting in place of nine energy structures, that once activated, can empower a concept represented by the symbol drawn over the grid. This symbol then interacts with what seems to be reality, and modifies the structure of the universe according to the desired effects. It is the sacred esoteric science of the oriental mage.
Kuji-Kiri means "Nine symbolic cuts." It is a technique that belongs to the Japanese esoteric Buddhist tradition. From the outside, it seems to consis...
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The Pocket Chogyam Trungpa
ISBN: 9781611804409 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A pocket-sized treasury of short teachings on living life with courage and compassion--from one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of our time. Chogyam Trungpa (1940-1987), one of the most influential Tibetan meditation masters to practice and teach in the West, used to say that wisdom can be taught only in the form of a hint--a hint that inclines us to recognize the wisdom in us all along. Here are 108 marvelous hints from the renowned teacher so supremely skilled at dropping them. The Pocket Chogyam Trungpa will serve as a compact introduction to his...
A pocket-sized treasury of short teachings on living life with courage and compassion--from one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of our ti...
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49,36 |
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The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh
ISBN: 9781611804447 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Since Thich Nhat Hanh's exile from his native Vietnam in 1966, this Zen Buddhist monk has gone on to become one of the most influential and beloved spiritual masters of our age. The seeming simplicity of his words belies the power of this teaching to touch the heart and mind and to inspire spiritual practice. These selections, taken from his many published works, together make up a concise introduction to all his major themes and distill his teachings on the transformation of individuals,...
A treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Since Thich Nhat Hanh's exile from his native Vietnam in...
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Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context
ISBN: 9781350036260 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding culture. Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context explores cases in which the relation between meditative practice and cultural context is particularly complex. The internationally-renowned contributors discuss practices that travel from one culture to another, or are surrounded by competing cultures. They explore cultures that bring together competing practices, or that are themselves mosaics of elements of... Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surroundin... |
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189,80 |