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Extrait : 2. Qu’est-ce qu’un bouddhiste ? C’est un homme qui vénère le Bouddha comme la Lumière du monde, comme le maître et le guide suprême de tous les êtres vivants ; qui regarde comme vraie la d……続きを見る

Business and Buddhism explores alternative ways of leading in the aftermath of the Great Recession and the many stories of fraud and greed that emerged. The book explores shifts in business perspect……続きを見る

Force nous est de constater qu'à travers ses méandres, l'histoire humaine n'a qu'une seule finalité : gérer cette anxiété propre à notre espèce et principale cause de la plupart de nos souffrances. ……続きを見る

Take the mindfulness of yoga off the mat and integrate it into every aspect of life with 365 inspirational daily reflections from acclaimed yoga teacher Rolf Gates. Gates draws on twenty years of te……続きを見る

Cambodia's mystic class of sorcerers, mediums, fortunetellers, and monks channel spirits, read fortunes in numbers and cards, and inscribe enchantments in flesh. But technology and modernity are cha……続きを見る

《無量壽經》全稱《佛說無量壽經》，亦稱《大阿彌陀經》(參閱漢譯版本)，是淨土宗的基本經典之一，為“淨土五經一論”中的一經，淨土宗的大部分修行方法均可在該經中找到理論依據。經中介紹阿彌陀佛(無量壽佛)所發諸……続きを見る

It is a singular fact that though many of the earlier Buddhist Scriptures have been translated by competent scholars, comparatively little attention has been paid to later Buddhist devotional writin……続きを見る

The visible phenomena of the universe are bound by the universal law of cause and effect. The effect is visible or perceptible, while the cause is invisible or imperceptible. The falling of an apple……続きを見る

Over the past five decades, the field of religion-and-science scholarship has experienced a considerable expansion. This volume explores the historical and contemporary perspectives of the relations……続きを見る

Extrait :  La ville où jadis avait vécu le grand ascète Kapila était d’une sereine magnificence. Ses murailles semblaient  des nuages de lumière, et, de ……続きを見る

Steinig und reich an Hindernissen ist der Pfad der Erleuchtung, langwierig die Befreiung aus schädlichen körperlichen und mentalen Verstrickungen. Nicht Selbstverwirklichung, sondern die Überwindung……続きを見る

This commentary serves as a companion to the concise practice text entitled Red Tara: An Open Door to Bliss and Ultimate Awareness compiled by His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930-2002). The co……続きを見る

Although Buddhism is often depicted as a religion of meditators and philosophers, some of the earliest writings extant in India offer a very different portrait of the Buddhist practitioner. In India……続きを見る

Dreaming the Great Brahmin explores the creation and recreation of Buddhist saints through narratives, poetry, art, ritual, and even dream visions. The first comprehensive cultural and literary hist……続きを見る

This is the first book-length study in any language of Jō kei (1155-1213), a prominent Buddhist cleric of the Hossō (Yogācāra) school, whose life bridged the momentous transition from Heian (794-118……続きを見る

Early Chinese writers tell us that Fu Hsi, B.C. 2953-2838, was the first Emperor to organize sacrifices to, and worship of, spirits. In this he was followed by the Yellow Emperor, B.C. 2698-2598, wh……続きを見る

Revered by Buddhists in the United States and China, Master Sheng-yen shares his wisdom and teachings in this first comprehensive English primer of Chan, the Chinese tradition of Buddhism that inspi……続きを見る

This book examines how Western behavioral science--which has generally focused on negative aspects of human nature--holds up to cross-cultural scrutiny, in particular the Tibetan Buddhist celebratio……続きを見る

Virtuous Bodies breaks new ground in the field of Buddhist ethics by investigating the diverse roles bodies play in ethical development. Traditionally, Buddhists assumed a close connection between b……続きを見る

With the growing popularity of Zen Buddhism in the West, virtually everyone knows, or thinks they know, what a koan is: a brief and baffling question or statement that cannot be solved by the logica……続きを見る

This groundbreaking study focuses on a village called Te in a "Tibetanized" region of northern Nepal. While Te's people are nominally Buddhist, and engage the services of resident Tibetan Tantric pr……続きを見る

Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China. Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenmen……続きを見る

Many Western visitors to Japan have been struck by the numerous cemeteries for aborted fetuses, which are characterized by throngs of images of the Bodhisattva Jizo, usually dressed in red baby apro……続きを見る

Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion--and consequently culture--is "remade in the U.S.A." Peppered with stories of individua……続きを見る

This volume collects Jay Garfield's essays on Madhyamaka, Yog-ac-ara, Buddhist ethics and cross-cultural hermeneutics. The first part addresses Madhyamaka, supplementing Garfield's translation of Fu……続きを見る

It is said that in traditional Japan the samurai embraced Zen because it helped them to be fearless in adversity, to act quickly and decisively, and to keep focused on their ultimate goal. In White ……続きを見る

In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the délok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled ……続きを見る

Des concepts aussi fondamentaux pour le bouddhisme comme karma et renaissance, présentés par quelqu'un qui pratique et enseigne le bouddhisme depuis de nombreuses années. Un livre réussi qui rend, d……続きを見る

In this book, Miranda Brown investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the Han (206 BC–AD 220) and Song (960–1279) dynasties……続きを見る

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a p……続きを見る