A Buddhist activist who worked to expose human rights abuses by the Chinese government on Tibetan citizens describes his meditation studies, courier work exchanging messages between his teacher and the Dalai Lama, and the loss of faith that is beeing enduced by Tibets occupiers
Buddhism for dummies
by Bühnemann, Gudrun, Landaw, Jonathan, Bodian, Stephan
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A hands-on guide to the rich history and modern practice of Buddhism. Explains key concepts, and explores the origins of this fascinating ancient practice, along with daily observances, celebrations, meditation, and more
Is the world created by a divine creator? Or is it the constant product of karmic forces? Exploring the aspects of Buddhist objections against the idea of a divine creator and Christian possibilities to meet the Buddhist critique, this work asks for the potential truth on both s…
"Buddhism is a tradition which has cultivated a profound sense of the interconnection of all life-forms in its doctrine of dependent origination. This teaching of interrelatedness may be a critical basis for the recovery of human reciprocity with nature and with all life-forms. …
Shōbō genzō (Treasury of the true dharma eye) is a eight-hundred-year-old Zen buddhism classic written by the Japanese monk Eihei Dogen. Brad Warner, through accessible paraphrasing and incisive commentary, applies Dogen's teachings to modern times
Nothingness in Asian philosophy
A variety of crucial and still most relevant ideas about nothingness or emptiness have gained profound philosophical prominence in the history and development of a number of South and East Asian traditions' including in Buddhism, Daoism, Neo-Confucianism, Hinduism, Korean philos…