Intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, this book presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories. It presents Pali in the …
It's not difficult to learn a little Pali through self-study, using a textbook or two as a guide. Many people find it helpful to study with others, either in a formal classroom setting or in a more…
"This systemic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. At the same time it develops a careful, probing analysis …
This volume continues the detailed examination of the British Library Kharosthi scrolls--extremely fragile and brittle fragments of manuscript on birch-bark rolls. Although their provenance is unce…
This book is intended and serve as an introduction to the reading of Pali texts. For that purpose, it uses authentic readings especially compiled for the purpose drawn largely from Theravada canoni…
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…
List of Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgmentsGandharan Buddhist Texts: Series IntroductionList of AbbreviationsPART 1: INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS1.The Rhinoceros Sutra2. The Text of Gandhari Rhino…
This book presents a comparative study of the discourses that make up the Pali Majjhima-nikaya, alongside their known parallels transmitted in other reciter traditions and preserved in various lang…
This Is A Collection In One Volume Of The Author`S Articles Which Have Appeared In Many Different Places. His Chief Interests Were- Jainism, Buddhist Sanskrit Literature, And Certain Aspects Of Cla…
Sanskrit text; translation in English; prefatory matter in English and Chinese At head of title: China Tibetology Research Center. Asien-Afrika-Institut (University of Hamburg) CIP and colophon i…