Einleitung --rnForschungsgeschichte und Vorarbeiten --rnDer Aufbau des Kataloges --rnDie Handschriften --rnSeitenzählung und Anordnung der Faszikel --rnÜbersicht über die Buchstabenkombinatio…
In this book, Bhikkhu Analayo, scholar and meditation teacher, examines central aspects of Buddhist meditation as reflected in the early discourses of the Buddha, based on revised and reorganized m…
The present volume is the fifth in the Gandharan Buddhist Texts series. This series was inaugurated in order to publish the brich bark scrolls in the British Library Kharosthi manuscript collection…
"This book identifies what is meant by sati (smrti), usually translated as "mindfulness," in early Buddhism, and examines its soteriological functions and its central role in the early Buddhist pra…
The myths and legends of the Khmers displayed in low reliefs in all the major temples in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos are examined in depth and richly illustrated.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are imag…
The find of numerous Buddhist Manuscripts in Prakrit, Sanskrit, Ugers, Tokhania, Sogdian & also in other dialects from Central Asia have opened up a new chapter in the history of Buddhism & Buddhis…
Originally published in 1916. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles …
The “Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives” is a collection of thirty four stories depicting the miraculous deeds performed by the Buddha in his previous rebirths. Composed in the fourth century…
The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In some five hundred caves…
Divine Stories is the inaugural volume in a landmark translation series devoted to making the wealth of classical Indian Buddhism accessible to modern readers. The stories here, among the first tex…
At head of title: China Tibetology Research Center, Austrian Academy of Sciences The author, Candrakīrti, is almost certainly not the same as Candrakīrti, 7th cent. cf. p. x Chinese colophon re…
The practice of Buddhism in Myanmar (Burma) has resulted in the production of dazzling objects since the 5th century. This landmark publication presents the first overview of these magnificent work…
Buddhism and Bioethics discuss contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, the book shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applie…
Pagan is the largest and most resplendent centre of Buddhist art in the ancient world.rnrnMichael Freeman’s superlative photographs accompany the text.rnrnDonald M. Stadtner, with decades of expe…
The first edition of Ancient Luang Prabang was published in 2006, and a critically acclaimed revised edition appeared in 2008. This current edition is a substantially revised and updated work, with…