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Author: Rafe Martin
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780938756521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeatures a collection of Buddhist tales with themes of wisdom, nonviolence, environmentalism, and respect for life. Combines ancient story traditions with contemporary thought, displaying the relevance of the tales to modern times.
Author: Jade Lee
Publisher: Leisure Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780843955040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a bored 19th-century American heiress travels to China to help overthrow the Qin dynasty, she is captured by a Manchurian spy who spirits her off to teach her the ancient sensual practice of Taoism--and the timeless truth of love. Original.
Author: Lars Johanson
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783447059145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe term Transeurasian refers to a large group of geographically adjacent languages stretching from the Pacific in the East to the Mediterranean in the West. They share a significant amount of linguistic properties and include five linguistic families: Japanese, Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic. There is disagreement among scholars on the question whether these languages are genealogically related in the sense of an "Altaic" family. Many linguists, however, seem to agree on at least one point, namely that investigations into the striking correspondences in the domain of verbal morphology could substantially help unravelling the question. The present volume brings together prominent specialists in the field who explore potentially shared features of verbal morphology among the Transeurasian languages and search for the best way to explain them. Important issues dealt with include the following: How useful is verbal morphology really in establishing genealogical relations among languages? Is there concrete evidence for cognate verbal morphology across the Transeurasian languages? Is it possible to draw wider connections with Indo-European and Uralic? How to distinguish between genealogical retention and copying of verbal morphology? In which ways can typological similarities be significant in this context?
Author: Wenjie Duan
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9788170173137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDunhuang Although Internationally Known Is Infrequently Visited. The Mogao Shrine At Dunhuang Is A Cluster Of 492 Caves, Containing 45,000 Square Metres Of Frescoes And 2,415 Stucco Statues. These Caves Were Created, Renovated And Maintained Continually With Devotion And Care From The 4Th Upto The 14Th Century. In This Volume We Have Provided An English Translation Of Selected Writings Of Prof. Duan Wenjie, Director Of The Dunhuang Academy Who Has Given A Chronological Study Of The Contents Inside The Mogao Caves With Several Decades Of Research Of The Dunhuang Academy Under His Command. Prof. Tan Chung, The Editor, Has Furnished An Illuminating Introduction, While Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, The Driving Spirit Behind This Volume, Has Made Succinct Comments In Her Foreword . A Valuable Information On All The Mogao Caves Has Been Added. Colour And Black And White Photographs And Fine Sketches By Vineet Kumar Supplement The Text. The Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts Is Committed To Exploring All Dimensions Of Art. It Feels Privileged To Place Before Art Historians And Art Lovers Of The English-Speaking World First-Hand Information About His Unique Art Gallery Going Back To One-And-A-Half Millennia.
Author: BR Raksun
Publisher: BookRix
Published: 2017-01-30
Total Pages: 12
ISBN-13: 3739633271
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“We will have a tiger boy soon. Just like you.” Tasha said with a bright smile.. “No, we will have tigress girl. I like a girl like you and I will make her as the tigress like you.” Peter said with a smile. Meanwhile, he noticed that one real tigress daily comes to their place where they live and love. The real tigress sits outside the window of the room and observes peter and Tasha love with fire like desire. By that time, Peter learnt the language of tigers. He saw that the real tigress is quite different, half human like and if we think that the tail is missing, she looks like a beautiful body. All womanly features are in her. Round and stiff under forelegs and just like a woman behind rear legs. While Peter was seeing her, she looked happy and moved around to let him see her beauty. Peter saw and controlled his feelings. But this young tigress became his show piece to see frequently.
Author: John S. Strong
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-07-02
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 1780745060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuddhism or Buddhisms? By the time they move on to Buddhism in Japan, many students who have studied its origins in India ask whether this is in fact the same religion, so different can they appear. In Buddhisms: An Introduction, Professor John S. Strong provides an overview of the Buddhist tradition in all its different forms around the world. Beginning at the modern day temples of Lumbini, where the Buddha was born, Strong takes us through the life of the Buddha and a study of Buddhist Doctrine, revealing how Buddhism has changed just as it has stayed the same. Finally, Strong examines the nature of Buddhist community life and its development today in the very different environments of Thailand, Japan, and Tibet. Enriched by the author’s own insights gathered over forty years, Buddhisms never loses sight of the personal experience amidst the wide-scope of its subject. Clear in its explanations, replete with tables and suggestions for further reading, this is an essential new work that makes original contributions to the study of this 2,500 year-old religion.
Author: James A. Benn
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2007-02-28
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 0824829921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBurning for the Buddha is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. It examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context. Rather than privilege the doctrinal and exegetical interpretations of the tradition, which assume the central importance of the mind and its cultivation, James Benn focuses on the ways in which the heroic ideals of the bodhisattva present in scriptural materials such as the Lotus Sutra played out in the realm of religious practice on the ground.
Author: Kenneth Kraft
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780791409695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat can one person do to foster world peace? How does one person's state of mind affect the state of the world? How can the ideal of nonviolence be manifested in daily life? Buddhists have been exploring questions like these for twenty-five centuries, and they are still timely today. Inner Peace, World Peace is the first work in any western language to examine the Buddhist approach to nonviolence. Well-known Buddhist scholars, a noted authority on nonviolent struggle, a prominent Thai Buddhist activist, and other leaders in their fields collaborate to show the contemporary relevance of the Buddhist tradition. The authors also discuss a new international movement known as "socially engaged Buddhism."
Author: Tenzin Lahkpa
Publisher: Whitaker House
Published: 2019-03-05
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1641231033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhere Does the Search for Truth Lead? When Tenzin Lahkpa is fifteen years old, his parents give him over to a local temple in Tibet as an offering. Unable to change his fate, he wholeheartedly embraces his life as a monk and begins a quest for full enlightenment through the teachings of Buddhism. From his local monastery to the famed Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, he learns deep mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Yearning to study with the current Dalai Lama, he eventually escapes from China by means of an excruciating, two-thousand-mile, secret trek over the Himalayas—barefoot, with no extra gear, changes of clothing, or money. His dream is realized when he finally sits under the Dalai Lama himself. But his desire to go deeper only grows, leading him to unexpected conclusions…. Follow the fascinating, never-before-told, true story of what causes a highly dedicated Tibetan Buddhist monk to make the radical decision to walk away from the teachings of Buddha and leave his monastery to follow Jesus Christ. Discover the reasons other monks want him dead before he can share his story with others. Leaving Buddha dares to expose the mysterious world of Tibetan Buddhism, with its layered teachings, intricate practices—and troubling secrets. Ultimately, it tells a moving story about the search for truth, the path of enlightenment, and how no one is beyond the reach of a loving God. This gripping narrative will resonate with people from all backgrounds and nations.
Author: Jeffrey Brodd
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 0884899977
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated introduction to the world's religions, describing the origins and histories of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and others; and also discussing seven elements common to religious traditions, which includes experiential, ethical, ritual, social, and material. Provides chapter review questions.
