An interdisciplinary and holistic survey of Pali Buddhism, covering philological, indigenous and philosophical approaches in a single volume. The essays include: Abhidharma...
This comparative study explores the relation between the Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga) and the Path of Freedom (Vimuttimagga), both classical...
Vajrakila (Tib. Dorje Phurba). Vajrakila, the ‘indestructible dagger’, is one of the eight wrathful yidam or meditational deities of the Nyingma oral...
The Beat poets, including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Boroughs, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Michael McLure, Diane Di Prima and others, constituted a major...
A pioneering side-by-side examination of these two ancient healing arts, revealing their historical, theoretical and practical relationships, as well...
Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy was detained in 1989 by the ruling military junta, following an...
An important study on mudras dealing mainly with the Japanese Buddhist tradition, which explains the principle symbolic gestures and meanings. "A good...
A dramatic and beautifully filmed Japanese movie based on the life of Zen master Dogen. This is the inspiring true story of Eihei Dogen, the great 13th century Japanese...
To have bodhicitta means to seek enlightenment for the sake of helping others; it is the compassionate state of mind developed by people who want to...
By combining the ideals of "karumi" - lightness of touch - and oneness with nature Basho rose above the artificiality of previous haiku poets to master of the genre. A follower...
Chuang Tzu was a leading Chinese philosopher and in the book that bears his name he set forth the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and...
Detailed and up-to-date, this contains all the essential information travellers will need to survive and enjoy travel in this sometimes impossible but quite awe-inspiring...