Holy Tooth
Author: Edward Samson
Publisher:
Published: 1958
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13:
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The Sacred Trusts
Author: Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi. Hırka-i Saadet Dairesi
Publisher: Tughra Books
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 1932099727
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis gorgeous, full-color photographic guide reveals the marvelous collection of the sacred relics at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, which houses more than 600 invaluable belongings from prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and Muhammad as well as a number of Muslim saints. Excavated from the most restricted rooms of the palace, the entire selection?including the pieces that are not on exhibit for daily visits?is compiled here for the first time in this fundamental handbook, making it perfect for students interested in Ottoman history, sacred relics of the Ottoman rule, or the broader Islamic heritage.
Changing Minds
Author: Guy Newland
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2017-09-12
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1611805287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA repurposed and hearty tribute to the Western master of Tibetan Buddhism, Jeffrey Hopkins. This is a book offered in tribute to Jeffrey Hopkins by colleagues and former students. Hopkins has, in his several decades of work, made profound and diverse contributions to the understanding of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism in the West. In his collaborations with the Dalai Lama, such as Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, and in books like Tibetan Arts of Love and Emptiness Yoga, Hopkins has reached out to the general reader, making the wisdom of Tibet accessible to all English speakers. Though there is never anything superficial about his work, his Emptiness in the Mind-Only School is a magisterial display of painstaking scholarly work. Changing Minds contains essays that reflect the breadth and influence of Hopkins's work. Topics presented include the two truths, the object of negation, the results of anger, the founding of the Gelug order, Bon Dzogchen, mahamudra, foundational consciousness, altruism, and adversity. Contributors include John Buescher, Guy Newland, Donald Lopez, Elizabeth Napper, Daniel Cozort, John Powers, Roger Jackson, Gareth Sparham, Joe B. Wilson, José Cabezón, Harvey Aronson, and Paul Hackett.
Detective Cleek Trilogy
Author: Thomas W. Hanshew
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-11-13
Total Pages: 947
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"AFTER due reflection over the question of disguise, Cleek determined for the present to revive that of Lieutenant Deland, and it was as that smart young officer that he once more took up his quarters in Clarges Street, in a house not very far from that which had been wrecked by Margot and her gang of Apaches. That they, too, were on his track was ascertained by Dollops, who traced them down to their lairs of Soho like a bloodhound scenting his quarry . . ." (Excerpt from "Cleek's Government Cases".) Hamilton Cleek is a consulting detective and also known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise. Cleek is himself a reformed criminal and now helps Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard in solving crimes in Clarges Street, London. The Cleek mysteries were originally published as individual short stories but were later compiled into separate books. Thomas W. Hanshew (1857-1914) was an American author best known for his Hamilton Cleek Detective Series.
Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces
Author: Thomas W. Hanshew
Publisher: The Floating Press
Published: 2016-04-01
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 1776597850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat would you do if you had the power to change your appearance any time you wished? That's the unusual ability that Hamilton Cleek exploited to become one of the most formidable thieves in history. But when the crook falls head-over-heels in love, he renounces his life as a criminal and becomes one of Scotland Yard's top detectives. If Sherlock Holmes is a bit too stuffy for your taste, you'll love the quirky detective at the heart of Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces.
The Modern Review
Author: Ramananda Chatterjee
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 874
ISBN-13:
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Buddha in Sri Lanka
Author: Swarna Wickremeratne
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 079148114X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides both an erudite and intimate look at how Buddhism is lived in Sri Lanka. While India is known as the birthplace of Buddhism, Sri Lanka is its other home; Buddhism extends back over twenty-five hundred years on the island and remains at the center of its spiritual traditions and culture. Throughout the book, author Swarna Wickremeratne incorporates a personal view, sharing stories of herself, her family, friends, and acquaintances as they "lived Buddhism" both during her Sri Lankan girlhood and during more recent times. This personal view makes the traditions come alive as Wickremeratne details Buddhist beliefs, customs, rituals and ceremonies, and folklore. She also provides a fascinating discussion of the Sangha, the institutional monkhood in Sri Lanka, including its history, codes of conduct, and evolution and resilience over time. Wickremeratne explores the recent attempts by many monks to reinvent themselves in a society characterized by secularization, globalization, and a tide of aggressive Christian evangelization.
The Hundred Days
Author: Talbot Mundy
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-09-15
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Hundred Days is an adventure novel by Talbot Mundy. Mundy was an English writer of adventure fiction who had much of his works published in pulp magazines. Excerpt: "It was night; that much was obvious. But I could not guess how many nights I might have lain unconscious, and it felt like aeons since that blow from behind had knocked me sprawling. There seemed to be two people in the room, or hut, or whatever it was, and one of them was crooning to herself in a language that if I ever understood I could not then remember. It was decidedly cold, and at last I shivered, whereat I felt agreeably soft fingers feeling the back of my hand."
T&T Clark Handbook of the Doctrine of Creation
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2024-03-07
Total Pages: 902
ISBN-13: 0567686493
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe T&T Clark Handbook of the Doctrine of Creation provides an expansive range of resources introducing the doctrine of creation as understood in Christian traditions. It offers an examination of: how the Bible and various Christian traditions have imagined creation; how the doctrine of creation informs and is informed by various dogmatic commitments; and how the doctrine of creation relates to a range of human concerns and activities. The Handbook represents a celebration of, fascination with, bewilderment at, lament about, and hope for all that is, and serves as a scholarly, innovative, and constructive reference for those interested in attending to what Christian belief has to contribute to thinking about and living with the mysterious existence named 'creation'.
