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The Quest Of Enlightenment : A Selection of the Buddhist Scriptures

Thomas E. J. ; Litt D M.a

Publié en 1950

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The discovery of Buddhist scriptures in India closes a gap in the history of Buddhism. The scriptures reprinted herein make it possible to show the growth of the religion in India and the spread of Buddhist doctrine throughout East Asia.

Language: English.Translator(s): Thomas, E. J. (Edward Joseph).

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Buddhas's Little Instruction Book

Kornfield Jack

Publié en 1994

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Just as the serene beauty of the lotus blossom grows out of muddy water, Buddha's simple instructions have helped people to find wholeness and peace amid life's crisis and distractions for more than 2,500 years. For this small handbook, a well-known American Buddhist teacher and psychologist has distilled and adapted an ancient teaching for the needs of contemporary life. Its practical reminders and six meditations can infuse smallest everyday action with insight and joy.

Language: English.
Subsection: BUDDHA.

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Buddhism For Sheep

Howard Louise

Publié en 1996

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Sheep are seriously underestimated creatures when it comes to spirituality and religious feeling. This book recognizes their huge potential and offers ovine students of Buddhism everywhere the opportunity to focus their skills and follow the path to enlightenment.

Language: English.

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Future Buddha

Merani Shambhu T

Publié en 1985

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Language: English.
Subsection: BUDDHA.

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Nirvana Tao : Secret Meditation Techniques of the Taoist and Buddhist Masters

Odier Daniel

Publié en 1974

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Language: English. Translator(s): John Mahoney

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A Glimpse Of Buddhism

Shen C.t

Publié en 1971

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Delivered in a joint assembly of two Catholic high schools, New York, New York April 10, 1970.

Language: English.

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Karma And Rebirth

Humphreys Christmas

Publié en 1994

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Karma, the law of cause and effect, of nature's retribution for lost harmony, and Rebirth, from which it is inseperable, have been described as the oldest doctrine in the world. In today's turmoil, an understanding of Karma is one of the foundations on which we can build a more reasonable world. Karma and Rebirth was first published in 1943, at a time when the Second World War was at its height. The doctrine, known to the East from time immemorial, was new to the West, and the effect of its acceptance on those grieving for their loved ones was immense. The news of someone’s death, from a wound of cold finality, was seen as only the premature happening of an event which is periodic for us all. If love is indeed ‘the fulfilling of the law’ the force of these twin aspects of the nameless Absolute, which the Buddha called ‘the Unborn’, will surely, in a life as yet to come, heal the apparent severance. But today it seems that the twin doctrine is helping an ever-widening public to drop the fear of death, to see that justice rules the world and all within it, and that we are indeed, in the smallest detail, at least potential masters of our destiny. Contents: - Introduction - I The Law of Karma - II Karma in Action - III What Karma is not - IV What Karma Explains - V Some Difficulties Considered - VI Rebirth - VII Who Believes in Karma and Rebirth? - VIII Karma and Rebirth Applied - IX The Ending of Karma and Rebirth

Language: English.

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Teachings Of The Buddha

Kornfield Jack

Publié en 1993

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This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses from Tibetan masters on the enlightened mind, and songs in praise of meditation by Zen teachers. The book also includes traditional instruction on how to practice sitting meditation, cultivate calm awareness, and live with compassion.

Language: English.
Subsection: BUDDHA.

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The Word Of The Buddha

Nyantiloka

Publié en 1971

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An Outline of the teaching of the Buddha in the words of the Pali canon. The Word of the Buddha, published originally in German, was the first strictly systematic exposition of all the main tenets of the Buddha’s Teachings presented in the Master’s own words as found in the Sutta-Pitaka of the Buddhist Pali Canon. While it may well serve as a first introduction for the beginner, its chief aim is to give the reader who is already more or less acquainted with the fundamental ideas of Buddhism, a clear, concise and authentic summary of its various doctrines, within the framework of the all-embracing ‘Four Noble Truths,’ i.e. the Truths of Suffering (inherent in all existence), of its Origin, of its Extinction, and of the Way leading to its extinction. From the book itself it will be seen how the teachings of the Buddha all ultimately converge upon the one final goal: Deliverance from Suffering. It was for this reason that on the title page of the first German edition there was printed the passage from the Anguttara Nik ya which says: Not only the fact of Suffering do I teach, but also the deliverance from it. The texts, translated from the original Pali, have been selected from the five great collections of discourses which form the Sutta-Pitaka. They have been grouped and explained in such a manner as to form one connected whole. Thus the collection, which was originally compiled for the author’s own guidance and orientation in the many voluminous books of the Sutta-Pitaka, will prove a reliable guide for the student of Buddhism. It should relieve him from the necessity of working his way through all these manifold Pali scriptures, in order to acquire a comprehensive and clear view of the whole; and it should help him to relate to the main body of the doctrine the many details he will encounter in subsequent studies. As the book contains many definitions and explanations of important doctrinal terms together with their Pali equivalents,it can serve, with the help of the Pali Index (page 89), as a book of reference and a helpful companion throughout one’s study of the Buddha’s doctrine.

Language: English.
Subsection: BUDDHA.

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On Freeing The Heart

Hookham Michael

Publié en 1985

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This small book of transcribed and edited talks has been produced by Rigdzin Shikpo’s students at the Nitartha School. It has been done for the benefit of new students as well as for a wider public. In particular it is hoped that it will benefit those who, having listened to Rigdzin Shikpo speak either at the London Buddhist Society or elsewhere, wish to follow up what they have heard.

Language: English.

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Studies in the Origins of Buddhism

Govind Chandra Pande

Publié en 1957

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Language: English.

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The Naked Buddha

Howley Adrienne

Publié en 1999

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A simple explanation of a "new" old religion. Although a widely observed and respected practice in America, Buddhism is still difficult for many seekers to thoroughly grasp. Now, Adrienne Howley — personally ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and one of the highest ranking Buddhist nuns in the world — writes in a warm, simple, and engagingly humorous style that illustrates the life, ideas, and teachings of the Buddha and the religion and philosophy that he inspired....

Language: English.

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