In this book the author considers data from both early and later schools of Buddhism in an attempt to provide an overall characterization of the structure of Buddhist ethics. Includes bibliogr…
Therigatha is a poetry anthology in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist women. The poems they left behind are arguably among the most ancient examples of women's writing in the world …
The Catalogue gives details of over 780 palm-leaf manuscripts and 5 parabaiks that will be made available as PDFs on a website being prepared by the staff of the Robarts Library, University of To…
"... the first modern edition of the Manorathapūraṇīpurāṇaṭīka (Mp-pṭ) (= Līnatthapakāsinī IV) of Dhammapāla"--Introduction, page xxi. "The Burmese manuscript of Mp-pṭ us…
The Lotus Sutra is one of the central texts of Mahayana Buddhism, both studied and used as a devotional text in virtually all sects and schools of Buddhism throughout East Asia. Its teachings provi…
Verzeichnis der Orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland / im Einvernehmen mit der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft begr. von Wolfgang Voigt. Weitergeführt von Dieter George. Im Auftrag…
The work is intended especially as a Supplement to the author`s Sanskrit Grammar giving a fulness of detail that was not there practicable, nor admissible as part of the grammar itself, all the quo…
The IPA is an important tool for singers and for the use of proper diction in the singing of many languages. This little reference book includes information on the appropriate use of every symbol i…
The present book collects research papers by Bhikkhu Analayo related to Vinaya. Recurrent topics are the nature of Vinaya narrative and the overlap between discourse and Vinaya material, both of wh…
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the di…
Vinaya, the Vibhaiiga1. The Patimokkha the meaning of the name will be dis cussed later on seems to have owed its existence to the ancient Indian custom of holding sacred two periods in each month,…
Vinaya, the Vibhaiiga1. The Patimokkha the meaning of the name will be dis cussed later on seems to have owed its existence to the ancient Indian custom of holding sacred two periods in each month,…
Vinaya, the Vibhaiiga1. The Patimokkha the meaning of the name will be dis cussed later on seems to have owed its existence to the ancient Indian custom of holding sacred two periods in each month,…
Important technical terms used in the Mahayana textual tradition, whose exact understanding is imperative for the study of Mahayana Buddhism, are skillfully presented, making the book indispensable…
A translation of the only complete surviving work of the Chinese Buddhist scholar Chen Tao-sheng (ca. 360-434), and an evaluation of his role in transplanting the mahayana Buddhist tradition into C…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159) "A Burmese Buddhist manuscript from the mid-nineteenth century is the catalyst for a study of the multifaceted Buddhist cosmos...[T]he author…
The Upanishads, part 2 of 2 Katha Upanishad. Mundaka Upanishad. Taittiriya Upanishad. Brhadaranyaka Upanishad. Svetasvatara Upanishad. Prasña Upanishad. Maitrayani Upanishad. Dover edition in print.
The Upanishads, Part 1 of 2. Chandogya Upanishad. Talavakara (Kena) Upanishad. Aitareya Upanishad. Kausitaki Upanishad. Vajasaneyi (Isa) Upanishad.
General index to the names and subject-matter of the sacred books of the East.