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THE MORNING STAR: NEW AND SELECTED ZEN WRITINGS.

By: Aitken, Robert.

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard, Washington, D.C., (2003), Ist printing.:

Seller ID: 12820

288 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover with self-flaps. "The introduction to this volume offers Robert Aitken's latest presentation of Zen practice, addressing the great matter from a historical and personal perspective. This wonderful, long piece is followed by twenty-nine essays, gathered into three sections: 'The Basics', 'Commentaries', and 'Reflections'. Aitken has selected some works from his previous books and added much new material never before available in book form. The resulting capstone becomes a book to cherish and study for all people interested in the spiritual path." ...
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ABSENT LORD: ASCETICS AND KINGS IN A JAIN RITUAL CULTURE.

By: Babb, Lawrence A.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, 1996.:

Seller ID: 21101

244 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0520203240 "What does it mean to worship beings that one believes are completely indifferent to, and entirely beyond the reach of, any form of worship whatsoever? What are the implications of such a relationsh ip with sacred beings for the religious life of a community? Using these questions as his point of departure, Babb explores the ritual culture of image-worshiping Svetambar Jains. Jainism is, aside from Buddhism, the only surviving exampl e o f I n d i a's ancient non-Vedic religious traditions. It is known and celebrated for its syste...
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JOURNEY TO MINDFULNESS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BHANTE G.

By: Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. With Jeanne Malmgren.

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Wisdom, Boston, (2003), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 12821

262 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. "Bante G., as he is affectionately called - has long been among the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West. Ordained at twelve, he would eventually become the first Buddhist chaplain at an American university, the founder of a retreat center and monastery, and a bestselling author. Here, Bante G. lays bare the often-surprising ups and downs of his seventy-five years, from his boyhood in Sri Lanka to his decades of sharing the insights of the Buddha, telling his story with the 'plain-English' approach for which he is so renowned." Interior - ...
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THE ASSEMBLY OF LISTENERS: JAINS IN SOCIETY.

By: Carrithers, Michael & Humphrey, Caroline, editors. (Mukund Lath, K.R. Norman, Josephine Reynell, Christine M. Cottam Ellis, J. Howard M. Jones, N.K. Singhi, Paul Dunas, Padmanabh Jaini, Vilas Sangave, Marcus Banks, Michael Carithers, Caroline Humph

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991, first edition.:

Seller ID: 21100

328 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0521365058 B&w photographs, map. "Although the Jains have exerted an influence on Indian society and religion out of proportion to their relatively small numbers, they have received v ery little attention from scholars until the last few years. (This) is the first book to analyse the sociology of the Jains, and to discuss the notion of the 'community' based on religious affiliation in India. The contributors include so c i o l o g i s t s, anthropologists, scholars of Indian classical religions and languages, each addr...
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BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS, BEING THE SUTTA-NIPATA OR DISCOURSE-COLLECTION, EDITED IN THE ORIGINAL PALI TEXT WITH AN ENGLISH VERSION FACING IT.

By: Chalmers, Lord.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass: 2000

Seller ID: 23602

ISBN: 8120813553

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

300 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H). "(C)ontains a metrical English rendering of an important Buddhist work in Pali named the 'Sutta-Nipata' with the original text in Romanized version on the opposite page. The Pali Canon, as it has come down to us, is divided into three Pitakas or 'baskets', viz. Vinaya-Pitaka, Sutta-Pitaka and Abhidhamma-Pitaka. The Sutta-Nipata, translated here, contains an ancient, probably the most ancient, part of the Sutta- Pitaka. It belongs to that portion of the Sutta-Pitaka which is named Khuddaka Nikaya or 'Collection of Short Treatises' as distinct from the fou...
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BUDDHIST-SUTTAS. TRANSLATED FROM THE PALI. THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST VOL. II.

By: Davids, T.W. Rhys. F. Max Muller, editor.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass: 1989

Seller ID: 25024

ISBN: 8120801121

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

320 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H) - burgundy boards with gold lettering and banding on spine. Contents: General Introduction to the Buddhist Suttas; The Book of the Great Decease (Maha-parinibbana Suttanta); The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness (Dhamma-Kakka-ppavattana Sutta); On Knowledge of the Vedas (Tevigga Suttanta); If he should desire (Akankheyya Sutta); Barrenness and Bondage (Ketokhila Sutta); Legend of the Great King of Glory (Maha-Sudassana Suttanta); All the Asavas (Sabbasava Sutta); Index; Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of...
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INSTRUCTIONS AU CUISINIER ZEN: TENZO KYOKUN / CORPS ET ESPRIT: D'APRES LE SHOBOGENZO / LA PRESENCE AU MONDE. 3 VOLUMES.

By: Dogen. Books 1 & 2: Textes choisis et traduits du japonais par Janine Coursin. Book 3: Textes traduits et presentes par Vera Linhartova.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Paris, Le Promeneur / Editions Gallimard: 1994

Seller ID: 29226

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

1. Instructions au cuisinier zen - ISBN 2070739945 - 71 pp. Avant-propos; Instructions au cuisinier zen; Propos de cuisiniers (Chia-shan Shan-hui 805-881 [Kassan Zenne] / Kuei-shan Ling-yu 771-853 [Isan Reiyu]); Plaisirs de table. 2. Corps et Esprit - ISBN 2070751007 - 150 pp. Avant-propos; Introduction (Le "Shobogenzo" / La dialectique de Dogen); Presentatiion de Dogen par Keizan Jokin; Le zen de Dogen; Corps et esprit; L'essence de la Voie; Les embuches de la Voie; Notes. 3. La presence au monde - ISBN 2070735190 - 80 pp. Dogen ou la presence au monde; Le temps d'une presence (U...
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TIAN WEN: A CHINESE BOOK OF ORIGINS.

By: Field, Stephen, translator.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, New Directions: 1986

Seller ID: 21095

ISBN: 0811210103

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

123 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H). "Relatively unknown in the West, (this book) is a fascinating, though often baffling, archaic collection of 186 'questions' about the origins of life and the meaning of a wide variety of happenings startling and mundane, earthly and celestial. Because the poem has no single narrative thread, the most informed speculation posits group authorship by a number of roving Taoist scholars, each contributing riddles about the history and legends of his own province as well as ironically posed inquiries into the nature of the universe. The enigmatic and sometimes Sphinx...
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HANDING DOWN THE LIGHT: THE BIOGRAPHY OF VENERABLE MASTER HSING YUN.

By: Fu Chi-ying. Translated by Amy Lui-Ma.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Buddha's Light Publishing, Hacienda Heights, California, (2004).:

Seller ID: 15140

335 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover with self-flaps. Color and b&w photos. "Master Hsing Yun has transformed the role of Chinese Buddhism in the modern world. Under his leadership large centers have been established in Taiwan, Los Angeles, and Sydney, along with a host of other organized groups throughout the world. Perhaps it is better to abandon the wish to explain greatness and simply look at the life story and delight in the lore and happenings. Like other persons of fame, Master Hsing Yun will never be completely explained..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ...
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THE FOREST OF THIEVES AND THE MAGIC GARDEN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL JAIN STORIES.

By: Granoff, Phyllis, selected and translated by.

Price: $11.50 USD

Publisher: London, Penguin: 2006

Seller ID: 22832

ISBN: 014045523X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

373 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4" H). "The stories collected in this volume reflect the rich tradition of medieval Jain storytelling between the seventh and fifteenth centuries, from simple folk tales and lives of famous monks to sophisticated narratives of rebirth. They describe the ways in which a path to peace and bliss can be found, either by renouncing the world or by following Jain ethics of non-violence, honesty, moderation and fidelity. Here are stories depicting the painful consequences when a loved one chooses life as a monk, the triumph of Jain women who win over their husbands to ...
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DHARMA, COLOR, AND CULTURE: NEW VOICES IN WESTERN BUDDHISM.

By: Gutierrez Baldoquin, Hilda, editor. (Alice Walker, Rosa Zubizarreta, Kenneth Kenshin Tanaka, Bonnie Duran, Larry Yang, Charles Johnson, Viveka Chen, Maxine Hong Kingston, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sala Steinbach, Gaylon Ferguson, Merle Kodo Boyd, et al.)

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Berkeley, Parallax: 2004

Seller ID: 22827

ISBN: 1888375426

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

239 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H). "Thought-provoking and passionate, (this book) provides a unique perspective on Buddhism in the West. In this groundbreaking anthology, practitioners of color across the entire spectrum of Buddhist traditions share their perspectives on suffering and the path to the cessation of suffering. In personal and original essays, Jan Willis, Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Charles Johnson, Thich Nhat Hanh, and others reveal the connections between spiritual practice and the liberation of all human beings. These essays by twenty-six Latino, Asian, Asian American, ...
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THE YOGA-SUTRA OF PATANJALI. A NEW TRANSLATION WITH COMMENTARY.

By: Hartranft, Chip.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Shambhala, Boston, 2003, Ist printing.:

Seller ID: 12822

151 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. "In just 196 short aphorisms, this classic work of Indian philosophy spells out succinctly how the mind works, and how it is possible to use the mind to attain liberation. Compiled in the second or third century C.E., the 'Yoga-Sutra' is a road map of human consciousness - and a particularly helpful guide to the mind states one encounters in meditation, yoga, and other spiritual practices. It expresses the truths of the human condition with great eloquence: How we know what we know, why we suffer, and how we can discover the way out of suffering...als...
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SHIFTING WORLDS, CHANGING MINDS: WHERE THE SCIENCES AND BUDDHISM MEET.

By: Hayward, Jeremy W.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: New Science Library, Shambala, Boston, 1987, Ist ed.:

Seller ID: 14846

310 pp, lg 8vo (9" H), soft cover. An in-depth, non-technical analysis of the perceptual process, drawing on the latest data from cognitive science - the 'new science of mind'. Added to these are insights gained from the Buddhist practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation. The results of this analysis and practice can free us from dependence on belief systems. We are presented with a genuine revolution in the understanding of consciousness, and the possibilities of awareness and compassion are revealed. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor e...
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THE WAY TO LIFE: AT THE HEART OF THE TAO TE CHING.

By: Hoff, Benjamin.

Price: $150.00 USD

Publisher: Weatherhill, New York, (1981), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 13902

86 pp, oblong 16mo (6 1/4" H x 9 1/8" D), hard cover (blue cloth with silver lettering on spine) in dust jacket. 16 color photographs. "These new and extremely creative versions (of the Tao Te Ching) by Benjamin Hoff, accompanied by an introduction to the basics of Taoist philosophy, bring the words of the sage to life once again. The Tao Te Ching, or Tao Virture Classic, concerns the working of Tao, the way or path to life in harmony with natural laws. The Tao Te Ching cautions us to seek wisdom rather than knowledge: 'Along the way to knowledge, many things are accumulated. ...
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BUDDHIST ADVICE FOR LIVING & LIBERATION: NAGARJUNA'S 'PRECIOUS GARLAND'.

By: Hopkins, Jeffrey.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Ithaca, New York, Snow Lion: 1998

Seller ID: 23721

ISBN: 1559390859

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

283 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H). English and Tibetan text. "Nagarjuna is renowned for his penetrating analysis of reality. In the 'Precious Garland', he offers intimate counsel on how to conduct one's life and how to construct social policies that reflect Buddhist ideals. The advice for personal happiness is concerned first with improving one's condition over the course of lifetimes and then with release from all types of suffering, culminating in Buddhahood. In his advice on social and governmental policy, Nagarjuna emphasizes education, compassionate care for all living beings, not using t...
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THE WISDOM OF BUDDHISM.

By: Humphreys, Christmas, editor.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Michael Joseph: 1960

Seller ID: 23604

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

280 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). "The wisdom of Buddhism is to be found in its Scriptures and here is an attempt to compile a balanced selection from Buddhist writings. To reflect the growing Western interest in the subject, the Scriptures used by the Zen School of China and Japan are generously represented, there are chapters on the Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism, Concentration and Meditation, the Buddhist Order, and Nirvana. In this anthology (the author) has given the source of each item and added a glossary and an index." Previous owner's chop mark (stamp) on free front end paper, minor soi...
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ASIAN ART. VOLUME V, NUMBER 3. SUMMER 1992: INDIAN CRAFT AND RITUAL.

By: Huyler, Stephen P.; Waghorne, Joanne Punzo; Bolon, Carol Radcliffe; Sarin, Amita Vohra; Seth, Pepita.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.: 1991

Seller ID: 27145

ISBN: 019507534X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

80 pp, 11" H. Colour and b&w photographs, map. Contents: Respecting Material Spirit; Dressing the Body of God: South Indian Bronze Sculpture in Its Temple Setting; Map of India; Bastar Brasses; A Dialogue with Serpents: A Snake Ritual of Kerala. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small bump at top of spine.
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STUDIES IN JAINISM. 3 VOLUME SET. PRIMER / READER 1 / READER 2.

By: Jain, Duli Chandra, editor.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Jain Study Circle, Flushing, New York, 1997.:

Seller ID: 21115

58 pp, 90 pp, 164 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft covers - 3 volume set. ISBN 0962610518; 096261050X; 0962610526. Soft bump to bottom of spine of Primer and top corner of Primer 1, bump to bottom corner of Reader 2, tiny bump at top/bottom of spines. Very G ood
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TOOLS FOR TANTRA.

By: Johari, Harish.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Destiny, Rochester, Vermont, (1986).:

Seller ID: 14678

136 pp, 4to (11" H), soft cover. B&w drawings, color plates. "Harish Johari, accomplished artist, sculptor, Tantric practitioner and scholar, travelled throughout India in search of ancient examples of the primordial yantras. In 'Tools for Tantra' he has re-created their exact colors and proportions along with step-by-step instructions for the accurate construction, coloring, and use of yantras. Traditional Hindu practices associated with yantras are also fully elaborated; among these are meditation and visualization techniques, as well as methods of attuning with bodily, seasonal,...
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STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF ZEN. ELEVEN CLASSIC KOANS AND THEIR INNER MEANING.

By: Kapleau, Philip. Edited by Rafe Martin.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Shambhala, Boston, 2001, Ist printing.:

Seller ID: 8329

173 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "...focuses on koans that illuminate fundamental issues of the spiritual life. While koans may be said to be uniquely Zen, in (Roshi) Kapleau's explorations they start to become as familiar, everyday, and relevant as the q uestions we ponder in one form or another all our lives: Why was I born? Why must I die? How can I find an end to suffering?..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing, spine flat and u n c r e a s e d . V G+
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Category: Religion - Eastern Religions, Philosophy