This Oceanside House south of San Francisco is where Zen was first introduced to the West. It was here that Mrs. Ida Russell hosted Zen master Shaku Soen for a period of time. Even though this marks its beginning, this book explains why Shaku Soen's dream of introducing Zen to the West ultimately went unfulfilled during his lifetime. This ......
Ornament, Emotion, Zombies and the Study of Buddhism in Thailand
A collection of essays engaging with Buddhism in Thailand and the virtues of distraction and variety within the materialist turn in studies of religion. In Thailand, Buddhism is deeply integrated into national institutions and ideologies, making it tempting to think of Buddhism in Thailand as a textual, institutional, cultural, and conceptual ......
Hua-yen is regarded as the highest form of Buddhism by most modern Japanese and Chinese scholars. This book is a description and analysis of the Chinese form of Buddhism called Hua-yen (or Hwa-yea), Flower Ornament, based largely on one of the more systematic treatises of its third patriarch. Hua-yen Buddhism strongly resembles Whitehead's ......
In his classic work on the subject, perennialist author Frithjof Schuon explores the vast and varied landscape that is Buddhism. Every reader interested in Buddhism from whatever angle will here find much that speaks to his or her condition. Schuon presents Buddhism not as an historical artifact of the past, but as a living spiritual force. In ......
What is the place of suffering in human experience and how can we learn to be with it? This book answers the question by acknowledging that discontent and unhappiness are inevitable parts of our human experience. By becoming present, accepting and kind, we may enfold what hurts us in a more expansive and meaningful way.
A new history of Buddhism that highlights the insights and experiences of women from diverse communities and traditions around the world Buddhist traditions have extended over a period of twenty-five centuries, and recent decades have seen an unprecedented spread of Buddhism globally.
Metaphysics, Argumentation, and Identity in Rongzom's Dzokchen
Identifying the roots of the Tibetan Practice of Buddhist Philosophy in one seminal text When, and why, did Tibetans first begin to practice Buddhist philosophy? What was the impetus behind this pivotal cultural development, now so inextricable from Tibetan identity? Dominic Sur illuminates this defining historical moment with his examination ......
Urban Religion and Minority Politics at the Asian Borderlands of Russia
"Between the Buddha and the New Tsar is an ethnography of contemporary urban Buddhism in Buryatia, Russian Federation. In this ethnically and religiously diverse borderland region, Buryat Buddhists are caught between the oppressive, militant Russian regime and the tenacity of local religious and cultural forms."-- Provided by publisher.
Urban Religion and Minority Politics at the Asian Borderlands of Russia
"Between the Buddha and the New Tsar is an ethnography of contemporary urban Buddhism in Buryatia, Russian Federation. In this ethnically and religiously diverse borderland region, Buryat Buddhists are caught between the oppressive, militant Russian regime and the tenacity of local religious and cultural forms."-- Provided by publisher.
