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Lord Chalmers |
Buddha's Teachings |
$31.99 $23.99 |
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Buddha's Teachings contains a metrical English rendering of an important Buddhist work in Pali named `Sutta-Nipata' with the original text in Romanized version on the opposite page. The Pali Canon, as it has come down to us, is divided into three Pitakas or `baskets', viz. Vinaya-Pitaka Sutta-Pitaka and Abhidhamma-Pitaka. The Sutta-Nipata, translated here, contains an ancient, probably the most ancient, part of the Sutta-Pitaka. It belongs to that portion of the Sutta-Pitaka which... |
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Lobsang P. Lhalungpa |
The Life of Milarepa |
$16.49 $12.37 |
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Now recognized as the standard translation of one of the most beloved stories of the Tibetan people, The Life of Milarepa is both a portrait of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist saint and folk hero and a profoundly detailed guidebook to the search for consciousness. This book is about the tale of Tibet's most beloved saint, Milarepa translated from a Tibetan source. It tells of how he embarked on the journey of revenge, and then realizing the grave mistake of taking many lives, seek the... |
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Lama Doboom Tulku |
Buddhist Translations |
$16.95 $12.71 |
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The history of translation of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit and Tibetan in
various phases had been marked by the imposition of Western conceptual scheme
upon Buddhist material. The result has been distortion to a greater or lesser
extent of the original genuine Buddhist message. Other factors too have been
responsible for incaccurate translations. The goal should however be to ensure
translations which will speak with genuine Buddhist voice in a language and
style comprehensible to... |
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Konstanty Regamey |
Bhadramayakara-vyakarana |
$6.99 $5.24 |
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The Bhadramayakaravyakarana is part of the great collection entitled Ratnakuta, "Multitude of Jewels", a collection much revered in the Buddhist Mahayana traditions of Tibet and China.
The work possesses rather a literary value than a doctrinal one. |
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Kelsang Gyatso |
Great Treasury of Merit |
$29.95 $22.46 |
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A Commentary to the Practice of Offering to the Spiritual Guide. About the Author: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation Master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. He is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded many Buddhist Centres throughout the world. |
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Kelsang Gyatso |
Understanding the Mind |
$18.49 $13.87 |
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An Explanation of the Nature and Functions of the Mind. An understanding of the mind and the ultimate nature of reality, lies at the heart of Buddhist view and practice. About the Author: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation Master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. He is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded many Buddhist Centres throughout the... |
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Kelsang Gyatso |
Universal Compassion |
$12.49 $9.37 |
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Practical instructions on increasing love and compassion in your life from one of Buddhism's most illuminated writers and teachers. About the Author: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation Master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. He is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded many Buddhist Centres throughout the world. Reviews: "The book is... |
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Jutta Mattausch |
Tibetan Power Yoga |
$11.49 $8.62 |
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The "Tibetan Power Yoga" is what the Tibetan Lama Tsering Norbu calls this set of motions that has given the people from the roof of the world physical vitality and mental power into ripe old age since time immemorial. Here is an absorbing story set in distant Tibet, yet could also take place within all of us anywhere in the world since it deals with the journey to the self. The "Tibetan Power Yoga" is A set of motions to give physical vitality and mental power.... |
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Joseph Arpaia |
Tibetan Wisdom for Modern Life |
$12.49 $9.37 |
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Amazing physical and mental results can be produced in our life by practicing
the techniques revealed in Tibetan Wisdom for Modern Life.
By applying their knowledge of the timeless principles of Eastern spiritual
practices to the challenges of a stressed-out and overworked Western culture,
Joseph Arpaia, and Lobsang Rapgay, offer a unique blend of practices designed to
sharpen the mind and calm the soul without slowing down.
The authors describe quick and simple meditation... |
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Jose Lorenzo-Fuentes |
Meditation Guidebook |
$22.49 $16.87 |
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Discover and direct the powerful creative force of your spirit through meditations. Meditation is an enjoyable experience that offers many benefits increased spiritual knowledge and understanding greater health and balance evern the successful realization of your dreams and goels. This introductory guidebook explores several several different types of meditions: Buddhist, Japanese, Chinese, Tibetan, Visulization, Prayer and Hypnosis. |
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John Crook |
The Yogins of Ladakh: A Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas |
$31.99 $23.99 |
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When John Crook of Bristol University began research in the Zangskar valley of Ladakh in 1977 his prime intention was to investigate the social anthropology of the area through studies of village life. In 1986 Crook returned to Ladakh with Tibetologist James Low to enquire fully into the social organization, history, meditational practices and philosophy of the yogins who still lived and practiced in the remote parts of the area. This book is a record of the author’s adventurous journeys... |
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Johannes Bronkhorst |
The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India |
$12.99 $9.74 |
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This book elucidates the early Buddhist teachings and beliefs concerning meditation and its role to liberation. An analysis is offered also of the non-Buddhist (especially Jaina and early Hindu) practices and beliefs as they are described in the non-Buddhist literature of the time. Passages in the Buddhist canon which emphasize the distinctions between Buddhism and other religious currents are also taken into consideration. |
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Jeffrey Hopkins |
The Buddhism of Tibet: The Dalai Lama |
$17.95 $13.46 |
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The Buddhism of Tibet consists of four texts, the first two written by the
fourteenth Dalai Lama himself and the remaining two chosen by him for Western
readers: The Buddhism of Tibet explains the principal topics and central
practices of Buddhism. The Key to the Middle Way leads the student to the
discovery of the true meaning of emptiness. The Precious Garland by Nagarjuna is
famous for its descriptions of the Bodhisattva path of compassion and for its
clear, concise analysis of... |
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Janet Gyatso |
Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary |
$24.99 $18.74 |
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Apparitions of the Self is a groundbreaking investigation into what is known in Tibet as "secret autobiography," an exceptional, rarely studied literary genre that presents a personal exploration of intimate religious experiences. In this volume, Janet Gyatso translates and studies the outstanding pair of secret autobiographies by the famed Tibetan Buddhist visionary, Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798), whose poetic and self-conscious writings are as much about the nature of his own identity,... |
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Herbert Guenther |
Meditation Differently |
$46.99 $35.24 |
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'Meditation Differently,' presents a translation of an important Tibetan work which contrasts and compares two central traditions of Buddhist meditative practice - the Mahamudra and the rDzogs-chen practice- particularly the sNyingthig version. This book offers not only a translation, but also a detailed and critical commentary based on original Tibetan sources. The commentary offers a
hermeneutical and phenomenological study of the key ideas in the understanding
of Being and of... |
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H.H. the Dalai Lama |
Tantra in Tibet |
$17.95 $13.46 |
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A continuation of Tantra in Tibet, with a commentary by the Dalai Lama.
Focusing on the practice of deity yoga, it describes the profound process of
meditation in the Action and Performance Tantras. Included is a translation of
the section on Action and Performance tantras from Lama Tsong Khapa`s Great
Exposition of Secret Mantra, with illustrations of the mudras that accompany the
meditations. The work concludes with a supplement by Jeffrey Hopkins that
details the structure of... |
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H.H. Dalai Lama |
Introduction of Buddhism and Tantric Meditation |
$6.49 $4.87 |
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Tantric Buddhism is in general concerned with particular types of meditation and ritual that are seen as especially powerful and efficacious. The goals of these practices may be both worldly - alleviation of sickness, control of the weather - and soteriological. Tantric techniques are generally centered on the ritual evocation and worship of deities who are usually conceived of as awakened, enlightened. The key to this process is the use of mantras and methods of visualization; successful... |
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H.H the Dalai Lama |
Commentary on the Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva |
$9.95 $7.46 |
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Ngulchu Gyalsas Thogmed Zangmo's The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is one of Tibetan Buddhist's most popular texts, incorporated in the Mind Training text and also able to be explained according to the Lam Rim tradition. Its advice is timeless and its relevance is universal
This commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as expounded during Kalachakra teachings at Bodh Gaya, is characterised by its clarity, practicality and profundity. Each stanza of the root text is elucidated... |
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H.H the Dalai Lama |
Cultivating a Daily Meditation |
$50.49 $37.87 |
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During April 1985, and again in October 1986, His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered a series of discourses on Buddhist view, meditation and action.
These discourses and the ensuing discussions were recorded and later edited to produce this informative account of the Buddhist teachings and how they may be applied in daily life
Two discourses in which His Holiness touches upon the essential points of the Dharma and provides a clear and simple method to cultivate a daily practice of meditation.... |
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H.H the Dalai Lama |
Dialogues on Universal Responsibility and Education |
$9.95 $7.46 |
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The first book of its kind to be published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dialogues on Universal Responsibility & Education offers a fascinating insight into the philosophical background of India and its transference to modern thought, as well as the practical wisdom of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Drawn from two workshops held in New Delhi between the Dalai Lama and a group of Indian scholars, philosophers, teachers and social reformers. Taking the concept of universal... |
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Gill Farrer-Halls |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom |
$39.95 $29.96 |
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Joyful Effort, Right Livelihood, Compassionate Living, Freedom from Suffering - such principles offer healing balance to the hectic pursuit of the American Dream and explain why Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the West. In Buddhism, many seekers find their true path to peace and happiness, regardless of hardship. This lavishly illustrated gift book includes:
The story of Prince Siddhartha and Buddhism's spread throughout Asia
Basic beliefs of Buddhism, emphasizing the Tibetan,... |
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Geshe Lhundup Sopa |
Lectures on Tibetan Religious Culture |
$25.49 $19.12 |
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Authored by one of the foremost living Tibetan teachers of modern scholarship. Beautifully combines language learning with assimilation into the rich, wide world of Tibetan religious culture. Presented in a format of text book manual, the reader is gently guided in the progressive familiarization with the culture and civilisation of a great country.
An interesting book if you are already able to read basic texts. Each chapter starts with an interview with a Rinpoche, which is then followed by... |
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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |
Clear Light of Bliss: The Practice of Mahamudra in Vajrayana Buddhism |
$16.49 $12.37 |
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This is an explanation of the advanced practices of Vajrayana Buddhism, the supreme path to enlightenment taught by Buddha. The book provides a detailed and practical explanation of the completion stage practices of Tantric Mahamudra. Within all of us lies a source of infinite bliss and compassion for others. The special methods explained within Tantric Buddhism enable us to discover this bliss for ourselves. Contemporary Tantric master, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, explains step-by-step how we... |
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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |
Eight Steps to Happiness |
$18.99 $14.24 |
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Eight Steps to Happiness explains eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism's best-loved and most enduring teachings. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva Langri Tangpa as Eight Verses of Training the Mind, this short text reveals profound yet totally practical methods to enable a powerful opening of the heart, the source of all true happiness. For centuries these liberating methods have brought lasting peace, inspiration, and serenity to countless people in the East. Now, at... |
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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |
Essence of Vajrayana |
$31.95 $23.96 |
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This is an explanation, in English, of the uncommon generation stage practice of Heruka body mandala. The author explains how we can practice the sublime visualizations of Heruka body mandala and transform our ordinary world and experiences into the transcendental reailty of a Buddha.
Buddha Heruka is a manifestation of all the Buddhas' enlightened compassion, and by relying upon him we can swiftly attain a pure selfless joy and bring true happiness to others.
In Part One Geshe Kelsang... |