This book is the first detailed comparative study of the philosophical and meditative concepts of Nik?ya Buddhism and ea......more

This book is the first detailed comparative study of the philosophical and meditative concepts of Nik?ya Buddhism and ea......more

Winner of the 2021 Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism The assertion that there is nothing in the constitution of an......more

This lively introduction to Buddhist meditation offers students and practitioners alike a deeper understanding of what m......more

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From one of the central figures in Buddhism’s introduction to the West and the founder of Tricycle magazine comes a bril......more

In 20 short, gem-like chapters, meditation teacher Tracy Cochran invites us to explore living fully in the present momen......more

This commentary on Guhyasamaja tantra is the seminal guide to deity yoga and tantric visualization for the Geluk school ......more

"The book presents a comprehensive guide for understanding mindfulness by situating it within the larger Theravåada doct......more

The BuddhistRoad project has been creating a new framework to understand the dynamics of cultural encounter and religiou......more

The first volume in over six decades to bring to light new original material on Saraha’s Treasury of Spontaneous Songs (......more

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​A comprehensive selection of texts central to the Kadam lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, including topics like Mind Trainin......more

Presents Tantra from an ethnographic vantage point, through a series of case studies grounded in diverse settings across......more

Focusing on complex entanglements of religion and gender from a diversity of perspectives, this book explores how women ......more

Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history stretching back to the first centuries of the common era. Thi......more

This nuanced commentary on the famous Zen oxherding pictures explores the paradox of welcoming our true nature anew at e......more

Inspiring diary entries from a challenging year in the life of the renowned Dzogchen master Khenpo Sodargye demonstrate ......more

This guidebook has been written for travelers and pilgrims who intend to visit some of the the 88 temples of Shikoku, or......more

The Caribbean is a microcosm of the world’s religions. In this very small geographic space one encounters global religio......more

A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experien......more

Buddha’s core teachings explained in accessible, everyday language - Shows how Zen offers a creative problem-solving mec......more

Authentic and practical teachings on what lies at the heart of Tibetan Buddhism, including karma, renunciation, bodhichi......more

What this writer saw, heard, learned, understood, practiced, and experienced were written down and compiled into a Vietn......more

In Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume I, Matthew T. Kapstein and an international team of specialists p......more

Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II explores the major categories of traditional Tibetan books, intro......more

If you’re a Christian, or if you’re simply interested in the history of the Christian Church, you’ve probably wondered w......more

TRAIN YOUR MIND TOWARD LASTING CONNECTION AND JOY Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skept......more

A Tibetan Buddhist anthology of accessible and authentic contemplative exercises to help cultivate innate yet undevelope......more

This book focuses on the theme of magic in Tibetan contexts, encompassing both pre-modern and modern text-cultures as we......more

House of Silent Light tells the story of Mrs. Ida Russell. She was the first Westerner to practice Zen meditation under ......more

During the Republican period (1912-1949) and after, many Chinese Buddhists sought inspiration from non-Chinese Buddhist ......more

This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources.......more

Discover the eloquence and insight of the philosopher Nagarjuna, held by tradition to be a second Buddha, in this concis......more

Here is an inspiring collection of short teachings from the writings of the renowned Tibetan meditation master Chögyam T......more

An inside account of the Chinese invasion of Tibet told through the voices of three persecuted monks - Shares the true s......more

This is the second bilingual (Chinese/English) volume of three on Buddhist stone sutras in Shaanxi. The volume presents ......more

Ride the waves of breath and life that flow through you all the time and feel the bliss of oneness. Wake up your conscio......more

Poet-Monks focuses on the literary and religious practices of Buddhist poet-monks in Tang-dynasty China to propose an al......more

The lives and writings of six leading Black Buddhist women--Jan Willis, bell hooks, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, angel Kyodo w......more

Moderno y realista, el maestro Zen Zensho muestra un camino directo a la vida presente y consciente. Nos indica c mo pod......more

This book explores trans-cultural and cross-border transformation of Esoteric Buddhism in East Asia, focusing on the sig......more

Through a rigorous analysis of original scriptures and later commentaries, this open access book unearths a cornucopia o......more

South Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment is a multidisciplinary collection of 11 essays ranging from the pre-Ve......more

The Dhammapada, of which a metrical translation by Mr. Woodward is here presented, is a precious Buddhist Scripture whic......more

Explores the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition....more

This is an interspiritual commentary -- largely though not exclusively Buddhist-inspired -- on the life of Elijah as rec......more

Buddhist-Inflected Sovereignties across the Indian Ocean draws attention to the varied, historically contingent, and som......more

When yoga studios are ubiquitous and meditation apps are on millions of smart phones, once exotic terms like karma, zen,......more

When yoga studios are ubiquitous and meditation apps are on millions of smart phones, once exotic terms like karma, zen,......more

This book explore the transcultural, multi-ethnic, and cross-regional contexts and connections between the Buddhāvataṃsa......more

Daily Fragrance of the Lotus Flower is a multi-volume collection of teachings by Buddhist master Ji Kwang, the Supreme M......more

Ramin Jahanbegloo develops the concept of compassion as a practical and ethical response to the problems of today’s worl......more

Dive deep into perseverance, one of the core practices of the bodhisattvas, with beloved teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a......more

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The Tube: grimy, smelly, crowded, necessary and efficient. There were about 294 million passenger journeys recorded in 2......more

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CandrakÄ rti’s Introduction to the Middle Way (MadhyamakÄ vatÄ ra) is a central work of Buddhist philosophy for two reas......more

Candrakīrti’s Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra) is a central work of Buddhist philosophy for two reasons......more

Your genuine, go-to overview of Tibetan Buddhism from a leading contemporary teacher who has traversed the wisdom path T......more

It is by conditions that at this moment seeing arises then hearing, then perhaps dying, we never know the next moment. I......more

Ground, path, and fruition is a type of logic used to understand a whole subject clearly. Here, it is applied to teachin......more

A moving story of an influential global voice and a potent example of what leadership informed by compassion and selfles......more

This book provides important contributions to understanding the teaching of awareness or mindfulness (Pali sati, Sanskri......more

This book provides important contributions to understanding the teaching of awareness or mindfulness (Pali sati, Sanskri......more

This book analyses historical and contemporary discussions in the study of Buddhism and will be of interest to Religious......more

A detailed, beautifully illustrated presentation of the construction and symbolism of the famed Kalachakra mandala, the ......more

This book sheds light on the structure of "a unity with diversity" developed in the Qing imperial formation (1636-1912) ......more

Just As You Are is a clear and warm introduction to the Pure Land Buddhism of the Bright Earth Buddhist Temple. It outli......more

"Buddhism: a journey through art chronicles art and artefacts from the first to the twentieth century in a celebration o......more

This volume of interdisciplinary essays examines the intersection of religion and literature in medieval China, focusing......more

In the fourth century, the Christian monk Evagrius of Pontus identified a group of ""obstructive thoughts"" that hindere......more

Realize the power of Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, within yourself in this modern guide to her 21 forms. Exp......more

This book addresses the question of how to properly handle Dōgen’s texts, a core issue that became critical during the M......more