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ISBN: 9780195132755 - Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism
L, BLUM MARK

ISBN10: 9780195350999  ISBN13: 9780195350999
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Rennyo Shonin (1415-1499) is considered the 'second founder' of Shin Buddhism. Though he is undeniably one of the most influential persons in the history of Japanese religion, his thought remains somewhat enigmatic from the standpoint of what is... More

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ISBN: 9780195099690 - Serene Compassion A Christian Appreciation of Buddhist Holiness Serene Compassion A Christian Appreciation of Buddhist Holiness
LARD, CARMODY DENISE

ISBN10: 9780198026013  ISBN13: 9780198026013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
The Carmodys provide an accessible overview and evaluation of Buddhist thought and practice, from a Christian point of view, focusing on Buddhist ideas of holiness and how they compare to similar values in Christianity. More

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ISBN: 9780195301397 - History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine A Translation of the Sinhala Th=upava.msa History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine A Translation of the Sinhala Th=upava.msa
C, BERKWITZ STEPHEN

ISBN10: 9780198041269  ISBN13: 9780198041269
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
In this book Stephen Berkwitz offers the first complete English translation of the Buddhist chronicle called the Sinhala Thupavamsa, composed by Parakam Pandita in thirteenth-century Sri Lanka. One of the first Buddhist histories of its kind... More

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ISBN: 9780195305005 - Virtuous Bodies The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics Virtuous Bodies The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics
SUSANNE, MROZIK

ISBN10: 9780198041498  ISBN13: 9780198041498
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780195305920 - Did Dogen Go to China? What He Wrote and When He Wrote It Did Dogen Go to China? What He Wrote and When He Wrote It
STEVEN, HEINE

ISBN10: 9780198041634  ISBN13: 9780198041634
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780203451175 - Buddhist Unconscious Buddhist Unconscious
Waldron, William S

ISBN10: 9780203451175  ISBN13: 9780203451175
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
This is the story of fifth century CE India, when the Yogacarin Buddhists tested the awareness of unawareness, and became aware of human unawareness to an extraordinary degree. They not only explicitly differentiated this dimension of mental... More

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ISBN: 9780300153927 - Taming of the Demons Taming of the Demons
Dalton, Jacob P

ISBN10: 9780300153958  ISBN13: 9780300153958
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Electronic Book
The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Buddhism. Taking as its starting point Tibet’s so-called age of fragmentation (842 to 986 C.E.), the book draws on... More

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ISBN: 9780700716814 - In Defense of Dharma In Defense of Dharma
Bartholomeusz, Tessa J

ISBN10: 9780203994801  ISBN13: 9780203994801
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. In a study that is textual, historical and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala... More

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ISBN: 9780700716838 - Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
Brekke, Torkel

ISBN10: 9780203994832  ISBN13: 9780203994832
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Why did people in North India from the 5th century BC choose to leave the world and join the sect of the Buddha? This is the first book to apply the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who... More

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ISBN: 9780415346962 - Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccaya Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccaya
Clayton, Barbra R

ISBN10: 9780203639962  ISBN13: 9780203639962
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
This important text analyzes the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, author of the well-known religious poem, the Bodhicaryavatara (Entering the Path of Enlightenment) as well as the significant... More