Buddhist Thought and Ritual will appeal to anyone interested in acquiring an authentic grasp of Buddhism as it lives and functions in today`s world. The wide spectrum of Buddhist practice is repres…
Paul J. Griffiths joined the faculty of Duke Divinity School in January 2008, as Warren Chair of Catholic Theology. He was born in England in 1955, and lived and was educated there until 1980, when…
Who of us is not familiar with those times when a beautiful sunset, a piece of music, a few words in a book, or even the death of a close friend, gives us a vision of some deeper meaning to life? T…
Without thinking twice, the tot would hasten to share with his little friends a slice of cake from the Buddha's shrine, an incomparable gem of a pebble retrieved from the roadside, or the contents …
1936. From the dust jacket: The word and its meaning are inseparable. A word may appear simple, yet it may possess such potency that, though dormant for many centuries, it suddenly shakes off its s…
New interpretations of the central teachings of early Buddhism, mainly the relationship between identity and perception in early Buddhism.
The book is based primarily on the source material available in the Pali Canon, studied historically and philosophically in the light of the contemporary, earlier and later literary evidence relate…
Published in association with the distinguished Buddhist Society, London, this book provides a lucid study of the primary tenets of Buddhism. It is directed specifically to those seeking to learn t…
The contributors are Stefan Anacker, Stephan V. Beyer, Francis H. Cook, Roger J. Corless, Douglas D. Daye, Mark A. Ehman, Lewis R. Lancaster, and Charles S. Prebish.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work…
This work is a textual based discourse on the Cittavisuddhi-prakarana of Aryadeva, a seminal text which describes the principle and philosophy of Buddhist Tantra. The dispute on the question of Tan…
Treatise on Buddhist logic with two commentaries; includes Tibetan translation of (Narthang and Peking edition) as appendices.
Study of Buddhist logic with special reference to Vādanyāya, by Dharmakīrti, 7th cent.
This volume brings together Paul Williams's previously published papers on the Indian and Tibetan interpretations of selected verses from the eighth and ninth chapters of the Bodhicaryavatara. In a…