The Spirit of Buddhism

The Spirit of Buddhism
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Publisher : Monarch Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0825461456
ISBN-13 : 9780825461453
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spirit of Buddhism by : David Burnett

This lucid introduction to a complex topic will prove essential to all Christians seeking to reach other faiths with the gospel.

The Spirit of Tibetan Buddhism

The Spirit of Tibetan Buddhism
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780300198751
ISBN-13 : 0300198752
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spirit of Tibetan Buddhism by : Sam Van Schaik

A leading writer and researcher on Tibet, Sam van Schaik offers an accessible and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by examining its key texts, from its origins in the eighth century to teachings practiced across the world today. In addition to demonstrating its richness and historical importance, van Schaik's fresh translations of and introductions to each text provide a comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhism's most popular teachings and concepts--including rebirth, compassion, mindfulness, tantric deities, and the graduated path--and discusses how each is put into practice. The book unfolds chronologically, conveying a sense of this thousand-year-old tradition's progress and evolution. Under the spiritual leadership of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism has an estimated ten to twenty million adherents worldwide. Written for those new to the topic, but also useful to seasoned Buddhist practitioners and students, this much-needed anthological introduction provides the deepest understanding of the key writings currently available.

Essential Chan Buddhism

Essential Chan Buddhism
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Publisher : Monkfish Book Publishing
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780983358916
ISBN-13 : 0983358915
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Essential Chan Buddhism by : Guo Jun

An inspiring introduction to Chan Buddhism in a value-priced hardcover edition. Perfect for daily spiritual guidance and gifts.

The Spirit of Buddhism

The Spirit of Buddhism
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 632
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ISBN-10 : 1494121670
ISBN-13 : 9781494121679
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spirit of Buddhism by : Hari Singh Gour

This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.

The Spirit of the Buddha

The Spirit of the Buddha
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780300164077
ISBN-13 : 0300164076
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spirit of the Buddha by : Martine Batchelor

div In this slim, enlightening volume, internationally recognized Buddhist teacher Martine Batchelor presents the basic tenets and teachings of the Buddha through a selection of essential texts from the Pali canon, the earliest Buddhist scriptures. Viewed by scholars as the actual substance of the historical teachings (and possibly even the words) of the Buddha, these texts are essential to an understanding of the Buddhist faith, and Batchelor illuminates them with her lucid analysis and interpretations. Both accessible to nonpractitioners and helpful to scholars, The Spirit of the Buddha touches upon key themes, including dharma, compassion, meditation, and peace, among others, creating a panoramic view of one of the world’s most widely practiced faiths that is deeply rooted in its most vital texts./DIV

The Spirit-Led Leader

The Spirit-Led Leader
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781566996730
ISBN-13 : 1566996732
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spirit-Led Leader by : Timothy C. Geoffrion

In our postmodern, experience-oriented culture, people are longing for greater authenticity, integrity, and depth in their pastors and leaders. Board directors, church members, and staff alike are all eagerly seeking leaders who effectively integrate their spirituality and leadership. Pastors and executives, however, often struggle with knowing how to integrate their spiritual values and practices into their leadership and management roles. Designed for pastors, executives, administrators, managers, coordinators, and all who see themselves as leaders and who want to fulfill their God-given purpose, The Spirit-Led Leader addresses the critical fusion of spiritual life and leadership for those who not only want to see results, but who also desire to care just as deeply about who they are and how they lead as they do about what they produce and accomplish. Geoffrion creates a new vision for spiritual leadership as partly an art, partly a result of careful planning, and always a working of the grace of God

Spirit of the East

Spirit of the East
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Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 1842229249
ISBN-13 : 9781842229248
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Spirit of the East by : Michael Jordan

Spirit of the East provides an illustrated, in-depth but accessible introduction to the major faiths and philosophies of India, China and Japan. The book focuses not only on the inner spirit of the East, that is the religious teachings, scriptures, lives of teachers, ethics and morals but also on its outer manifestation in the world of affairs through rituals, myths, architecture, holy places and symbols. Further the interplay between the historical, cultural and religious beliefs of each of the Eastern traditions is explored and illustrated.

Spirits of the Place

Spirits of the Place
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780824833275
ISBN-13 : 0824833279
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Spirits of the Place by : John Clifford Holt

Spirits of the Place is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia. Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos remains a terra incognita to most Westerners—and to many of the people living throughout Asia as well. John Holt’s new book brings this fascinating nation into focus. With its overview of Lao Buddhism and analysis of how shifting political power—from royalty to democracy to communism—has impacted Lao religious culture, the book offers an integrated account of the entwined political and religious history of Laos from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era. Holt advances the provocative argument that common Lao knowledge of important aspects of Theravada Buddhist thought and practice has been heavily conditioned by an indigenous religious culture dominated by the veneration of phi, spirits whose powers are thought to prevail over and within specific social and geographical domains. The enduring influence of traditional spirit cults in Lao culture and society has brought about major changes in how the figure of the Buddha and the powers associated with Buddhist temples and reliquaries—indeed how all ritual spaces and times—have been understood by the Lao. Despite vigorous attempts by Buddhist royalty, French rationalists, and most recently by communist ideologues to eliminate the worship of phi, spirit cults have not been displaced; they continue to persist and show no signs of abating. Not only have the spirits resisted eradication, but they have withstood synthesis, subordination, and transformation by Buddhist political and ecclesiastical powers. Rather than reduce Buddhist religious culture to a set of simple commonalities, Holt takes a comparative approach, using his nearly thirty years’ experience with Sri Lanka to elucidate what is unique about Lao Buddhism. This stimulating book invites students in the fields of the history of religion and Buddhist and Southeast Asian studies to take a fresh look at prevailing assumptions and perhaps reconsider the place of Buddhism in Laos and Southeast Asia.

The Spirit of Buddhist Meditation

The Spirit of Buddhist Meditation
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9780300198768
ISBN-13 : 0300198760
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spirit of Buddhist Meditation by : Sarah Shaw

Contains translations of various ancient and later Buddhist writings on meditation.

Buddhism the Religion of No-Religion

Buddhism the Religion of No-Religion
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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : 9781462901678
ISBN-13 : 1462901670
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Buddhism the Religion of No-Religion by : Alan Watts

The widespread influence of Buddhism is due in part to the skill with which a way of liberation was refined by it's teachers and became accessible to people of diverse cultures. In this dynamic series of lectures, Alan Watts takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India to the explosion of interest in Zen and the Tibetan tradition in the West. Watts traces the Indian beginnings of Buddhism, delineates differences between Buddhism and other religions, looks at the radical methods of the Mahayan Buddhist, and reviews the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path