<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="0.92" xml:base="http://www.freebookspot.in">
<channel>
<title>FreeBookSpot Buddhism Latest Books</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in</link>
<description>Latest books added today</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<image>
<title>FreeBookSpot Buddhism </title>
<url>http://www.freebookspot.in/logorss.jpg</url>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in</link>
<width>160</width>
<height>43</height>
</image>
<item>
<title>Buddhism and Dalits : Social Philosophy and Traditions</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46543</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46543"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Buddhism_and_Dalits___Social_Philosophy_and_Traditions_19.07.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>..Preface
Buddhism is nothing if it is not social. A man from Kapilavastu
on the border of Nepal saw the interaction of interests among
individuals, associations, kingdoms and general folks with
murderous hunt for enthronement, cut-throat competition between
kins, rule of might over meek from a corner of Uruvela forest and
found the way leading to the end of this misery and professed and
propagated his vision of new and fresh dispensation by words of
mouth while treading the rugged lands from east to west and n:orth
to south on foot for forty five years and breathed his last at the
age of eighty years in Kusinagar. This was Siddhartha Gautama
the Buddha whose legacy is transmitted to the world through
Buddhist countries and missionaries who cared it more than their
own and passed it on to us at present.
Buddhism as philosophy appealed to the rational and as art to
the artists. In the later half of the 19th century the attention of
European scholars was drawn to the study of the Buddha and his
religion. The story of Buddhism in India extended to Far East with
its ramifications into different schools and sects, its literature, its
education, its rulers and writers, during the fifth and seventh
centuries A.D., its art, its revival and its present status in the
world.
The most compassionate feature of Buddhism was its adoption
of Dalits as its own and rendering service to uplift them on par
with generality. Dr. Ambedkar, the 14th Dalai Lama, Yen. Thich
Nh <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46543"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Voice of the Buddha: The Dhammapada and other key Buddhist teachings (Audiobook)</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46302</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46302"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Voice_of_the_Buddha__The_Dhammapada_and_other_key_Buddhist_teachings_(Audiobook)_16.07.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> The "Dhammapada" is the single most important extant Buddhist text. It is the "the voice of the Buddha" where many of his key ideas are presented in a cogent verse form. Also included are other keyBuddhist concepts illustrated by original texts.
From AudioFile
A compilation of Buddhist writings is presented in an accessible format. Each section of text is introduced with a short statement by narrator Sean Barrett, followed by the text itself, presented by Kulananda or Anton Lesser--or in the case of dialogues with the Buddha, both of these two narrators. Each narrator reads with reference and respect. The recording is broken into separate tracks on the CD for each introduction and each section of text. A booklet enclosed with the recording provides a key to the tracks. This post-production care enhances the use of the collection as an introduction toBuddhist teachings and/or a meditation tool. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46302"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Dalai Lamas on Tantra</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46083</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46083"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Dalai_Lamas_on_Tantra_13.07.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> This is a unique collection of authentic teachings by the Dalai Lamas on Tantric Buddhism and tantric practice. The clarity and power of their tantric writings is unparalleled. Glenn H. Mullin is an internationally renowned Tibetologist, author, and expert on Buddhist meditation. Glenn lived in Dharamsala, India, the home of the Dalai Lama, for many years, where he studied Tibetan language, literature, yoga, and meditation under twenty-five of the greatest masters of Tibet. He is the author of over fifteen books on Buddhist topics and has led many pilgrimages to Nepal and Tibet in the last five years. He now divides his time between writing, lecturing, giving workshops, and leading pilgrimages to the power places of Central Asia.  <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46083"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Opening to Our Primordial Nature</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46082</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46082"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Opening_to_Our_Primordial_Nature_13.07.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>This is a great introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by highly respected teachers from the Nyingmapa Vajrayana tradition.
 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46082"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion (Alan Watts Love of Wisdom) (Audio)</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45976</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45976"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Buddhism__The_Religion_of_No-Religion_(Alan_Watts_Love_of_Wisdom)_(Audio)_12.07.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> The taped lectures of Alan Watts have inspired a generation. Now, in handsomely designed little volumes, of which this is the first, they are appearing in print form. Few people in the middle of the century spoke as eloquently as Watts about Zen. Here, five of his justly famous lectures?three of the so-called "Japan Lectures" and two, delivered on his Sausalito house boat, on Tibetan Buddhism?are now transcribed and compiled. Especially welcome is the transcription of the renowned "Religion of No Religion" lecture in which some of the most difficult Buddhist concepts are presented with such lucidity as to make us gasp. Watts, an Episcopal priest who became a Zen scholar, was an accomplished stylist; and although his famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision of Buddhism remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form. This series, and this volume in particular, will be important to any new student of the East's religions.

  <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45976"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45759</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45759"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Deity__Mantra__and_Wisdom__Development_Stage_Meditation_in_Tibetan_Buddhist_Tantra_09.07.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> This book contains eloquent and inspiring classic writings that lay out the central trainings on the path of Tantra---in particular, the use of visualization and sound in meditation practice. The texts included here are among the most widely studied commentaries from the Tibetan tradition.
 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45759"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Tao Te Ching: The Tao and Its Characteristics</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44822</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44822"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Tao_Te_Ching__The_Tao_and_Its_Characteristics_29.06.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> Tao Te Ching is a classic Chinese text, probably from around the 6th century BC. While the authorship is still debated, most of the text is attributed to Lao-Tzu ("Old Master"), who was a court record keeper during the Zhou Dynasty. The text is considered an essential element of Taoist philosophy as well as having significant influences on Chinese religions, including Buddhism. This is a classic translation of the book by James Legge.
 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44822"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>American Buddhism As a Way of Life</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44715</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44715"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/American_Buddhism_As_a_Way_of_Life_28.06.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>The United States is becoming more comfortable with Buddhism each year. Celebrity converts, the popularity of the Dalai Lama, a stream of references in popular culture, and mala beads on every third person's wrist all indicate that Buddhism is becoming an accepted part of American life, even if a relatively small percentage of the population actually describes itself as Buddhist. This book investigates the ways in which Buddhist and American ways of life have inflected one another. Gary Storhoff and John Whalen-Bridge have organized this unique collection in accordance with the Buddhist concept of the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. "Buddha" discusses two key teachers who popularized Buddhism: Alan Watts and D. T. Suzuki, correlating their personal situations with the approach to spirituality they proclaimed. "Dharma" is concerned with the impact of Buddhist ideas and texts on the most ing social problems faced by Americans, including bioethics, abortion, end-of-life decisions, and identity theft. "Sangha" treats Buddhism in relation to social relationships, with chapters on family life, generational shifts, Asian American communities, the gay/straight divide, and Buddhist artistic practices-such as the making of a Zen garden-used to strengthen communal bonds.

 
 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44715"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Coming to Terms With Chinese Buddhism: A Reading of the Treasure Store Treatis</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44335</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44335"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Coming_to_Terms_With_Chinese_Buddhism__A_Reading_of_the_Treasure_Store_Treatis_23.06.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> The materials produced by the interaction of the mature forms of Chinese Buddhism and Taoism constitute some of the most sophisticated and complex examples of the meeting of Chinese and non-Chinese thought ever written. In his work on the Treasure Store Treatise Robert Sharf has at last established their remarkable value and defended them conclusively against the charge that they lack intellectual integrity. This study will remain a basic source of theoretical guidance and practical help for any scholar or student wishing to confront the multifaceted and interactive nature of China's major philosophical and religious traditions for many years to come.  <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=44335"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Entry into the Inconceivable: An Introduction to Hua-Yen Buddhism</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=43057</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=43057"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Entry_into_the_Inconceivable__An_Introduction_to_Hua-Yen_Buddhism_05.06.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Summary: A very good introduction ...
Rating: 5

Unlike the previous reviewer, I don't think that this is the best translation of Hua-Yen principles. Rather, I would say that they all compliment each other in such a way where your understanding of the vast scope of literature will be born from within while reading in reflection of the others. Thus, reading them all (there's not that many), helps to engage yourself with the immensity of understanding so that it truly resonates with you. I have just finished utilizing Hua-Yen thought as model of perception in my Masters thesis and ... it changed my life. Really. 

Hua-Yen thought is not an easy understanding to grasp. It takes a lot of study and meditation for its understanding to sit within you. This is a very good starting point as it cuts out a lot of the jargon that other interpreters prefer and allows you to read it and sit with it. Yet and still, its simpler approach only shines in the light of the other texts. 

There is some antidotal stuff online as well. But, if you are interested in this school of Buddhism and its vision of totality ... this is a good start. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=43057"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Taking the Path of Zen</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=42768</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=42768"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Taking_the_Path_of_Zen_31.05.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity. The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen, or mediation, and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing, posture, routine, teacher-student relations, and koan study, as well as common problems and milestones encountered in the process. Throughout the book the author returns to zazen, offering further advice and more advanced techniques. The orientation extends to various religious attitudes and includes detailed discussions of the Three Treasures and the Ten Precepts of Zen Buddhism.
Taking the Path of Zen will serve as orientation and guide for anyone who is drawn to the ways of Zen, from the simply curious to the serious Zen student.
Foreword by Gary Snyder.

Summary: Wonderful Book
Rating: 5

This Book is very nice. It's so full of information. And it is easy to read and understand. The shipping was fast and well packed. I would highly recomend this book as well as the seller to everyone.
 
 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=42768"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Buddhist I Ching</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=42512</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=42512"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Buddhist_I_Ching_27.05.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>A new translation of the I Ching, with a commentary on its Buddhist meaning. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=42512"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=41884</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=41884"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/An_Introduction_to_Buddhist_Psychology_21.05.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>"An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology is a lucid, intelligible, and authentic introduction to the foundations of Buddhist psychology. It provides comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and issues in the psychology of Buddhism, and thus it deals with the nature of psychological inquiry, concepts of the mind, consciousness and behavior, motivation, emotions and percentile, and the therapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For the third edition, a new chapter on the mind-body relationship and Buddhist contextualism has been added." <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=41884"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Buddha</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=34500</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=34500"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Buddha_06.03.2010_0_00_00.jpeg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Today the Buddha is honoured throughout the world as one of the great religious figures in the history of humankind. His greatness lies in his teachings, and in the religious community that he founded, but also in his exemplary life story.

In this authoritative biography, John Strong presents that story the way Buddhists have told it - from accounts of his previous lives, and the story of his birth and upbringing, through to his enlightenment, deathbed deeds, and ongoing presence in the relics that he left behind.

Along the way, he explores the roots of key Buddhist beliefs and practices, making this volume not only a useful study of the life of the Buddha, but a helpful introduction to Buddhism as a whole. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=34500"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The British Discovery of Buddhism</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=32039</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=32039"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_British_Discovery_of_Buddhism_08.02.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>This is the first book to examine the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerge from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism--of its founder, its doctrines, its ethics, its social practices, its truth and value--illuminates more than the various aspects of Buddhist culture: it sheds light on the Victorian society making these judgements. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=32039"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=31758</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=31758"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Buddhist_Saints_of_the_Forest_and_the_Cult_of_Amulets_05.02.2010_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>The central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who have been acclaimed as 'saints' in contemporary Thailand. These saints originally pursued their salvation quest among the isolated villages of the country's periphery, but once recognized as holy men endowed with charisma, they became the radiating centres of a country-wide cult of amulets. The amulets, blessed by the saints, are avidly sought by royalty, ruling generals, intelligentsia and common folk alike for their alleged powers to influence the success of worldly transactions, whether political, economic, martial or romantic. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=31758"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Concept of the Buddha: Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=21929</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=21929"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Concept_of_the_Buddha__Its_Evolution_from_Early_Buddhism_to_the_Trikaya_Theory_(Routledgecurzon_Critical_Studies_in_Buddhism)_10.08.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>This book presents an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the Trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. The author examines how and why from the historical human buddha the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed, particularly the Sambhogakaya, which is the Buddha to be worshipped by all Mayahanists. This work is an outstanding research text for students and scholars of Mayahana Buddhism and anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=21929"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Living Buddhist Statues in Early Medieval and Modern Japan</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=21283</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=21283"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Living_Buddhist_Statues_in_Early_Medieval_and_Modern_Japan_30.07.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Straddling the divide between art history and religious studies, this compelling study examines several surprising functions of Buddhist statues, all of which helped rapidly disseminate Buddhist beliefs among the populace in tenth and eleventh century Japan. Using ethnographic data drawn from present-day fieldwork and marshalling ancient textual evidence, Horton reveals the historical origins and development of modern Japanese beliefs and practices. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=21283"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Buddhist Unconscious: The Alaya-Vijnana in the Context of Indian Buddhist Thought</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20117</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20117"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The_Buddhist_Unconscious__The_Alaya-Vijnana_in_the_Context_of_Indian_Buddhist_Thought_11.07.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>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. This important study reveals how the Buddhist unconscious illuminates and draws out aspects of current western thinking on the unconscious mind. One of the most intriguing connections is the idea that there is in fact no substantial `self` underlying all mental activity; `the thoughts themselves are the thinker`. William S. Waldron considers the implications of this radical notion, which, despite only recently gaining plausibility, was in fact first posited 2,500 years ago. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20117"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Psychology and Buddhism: From Individual to Global Community</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20116</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20116"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Psychology_and_Buddhism__From_Individual_to_Global_Community_11.07.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>This book is notable in that it relates Buddhism (mostly trying to show its efficacy/applicability) to "Community Psychology," but is oriented to Nicheren  and  Zen Buddhism  and  overlooks Social Psychology  and  Sociology. Its purpose is "to inform, stimulate,  and  broaden the thinking of psychologists  and  others interested in the interface between psychology  and  Buddhism" but recognizes that p. 65: "As therapists we must also be mindful of the potential hazards of applying Eastern practices outside of their cultural  and  spiritual contexts. Numerous sources have warned of the dangers of applying Eastern techniques in the West without great care...Transcendental Meditation  and  even deep relaxation have been noted to have a powerful potential for adverse psychiatric effects in some types of patients...the potential for disruptive psychological  and  emotional disregulation  and /or regression in the wake of Eastern practices from too powerful an encounter with the self. In such cases it appears that the power of Eastern techniques overwhelms the self-structure of some psychotherapy patients, precipitating what are known in the literature as psychiatric casualties." <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20116"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Buddhist Rituals Death And Rebirth: Contemporary SRI Lankan Practice</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20115</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20115"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Buddhist_Rituals_Death_And_Rebirth__Contemporary_SRI_Lankan_Practice_11.07.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka. Rita Langer describes the rituals of death and rebirth and investigates their ancient origins, analyzing social issues of the relationship between monks and lay people in this context. This aspect is of particular interest as death rituals are the only life cycle ritual in which Theravada Buddhist monks are actively involved. Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth establishes that Sri Lankan rituals are deeply rooted in their pre-Buddhist, Vedic precursors. Whilst beliefs and doctrines have undergone considerable changes over the centuries, it becomes evident that the underlying practices have largely remained stable. The first comprehensive study of death rituals in Theravada Buddhist practice, this is an important contribution to the fields of Buddhist studies, indology, anthropology and religious studies. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20115"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, 2nd edition</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20018</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20018"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Mahayana_Buddhism__The_Doctrinal_Foundations__2nd_edition_10.07.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Puffs to follow Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Paul Williams ' Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as the standard introduction to the field, used internationally for teaching and research and has been translated into several European and Asian languages. This new edition has been fully revised throughout in the light of the wealth of new studies and focuses on the religion's diversity and richness. It includes much more material on China and Japan, with appropriate reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further there is a much-expanded bibliography and extensive footnotes and cross-referencing. Everyone studying this important tradition will find Williams' book the ideal companion to their studies. Paul Williams is Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy and Co-director of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol. The author of six books and an editor of a further eight, he is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Among his other books for Routledge is Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (2000).

 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=20018"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=18047</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=18047"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Buddhist_Philosophy__Essential_Readings_26.05.2009_0_00_00.JPG" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>The Buddhist philosophical tradition is vast, internally diverse, and comprises texts written in a variety of canonical languages. It is hence often difficult for those with training in Western philosophy who wish to approach this tradition for the first time to know where to start, and difficult for those who wish to introduce and teach courses in Buddhist philosophy to find suitable textbooks that adequately represent the diversity of the tradition, expose students to important primary texts in reliable translations, that contextualize those texts, and that foreground specifically philosophical issues. 
Buddhist Philosophy fills that lacuna. It collects important philosophical texts from each major Buddhist tradition. Each text is translated and introduced by a recognized authority in Buddhist studies. Each introduction sets the text in context and introduces the philosophical issues it addresses and arguments it presents, providing a useful and authoritative guide to reading and to teaching the text. The volume is organized into topical sections that reflect the way that Western philosophers think about the structure of the discipline, and each section is introduced by an essay explaining Buddhist approaches to that subject matter, and the place of the texts collected in that section in the enterprise. 
This volume is an ideal single text for an intermediate or advanced course in Buddhist philosophy, and makes this tradition immediately accessible to the philosopher or s <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=18047"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=16061</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=16061"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/An_Introduction_to_Buddhist_Ethics_10.04.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990), and his new book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior knowledge. At the same time it develops a careful, probing analysis of the nature and practical dynamics of Buddhist ethics in both its unifying themes and in the particularities of different Buddhist traditions. The book applies Buddhist ethics to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity's relationship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthanasia; abortion; the status of women; and homosexuality. Professor Harvey draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it, and to extend its application into new areas. <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=16061"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Unmasking Buddhism</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=15916</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=15916"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Unmasking_Buddhism_08.04.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Review
"An ideal introduction to the tradition that debunks many of the Orientialist stereotypes by relentlessly highlighting the complexity and diversity of Buddhism in its localized and ritualized forms. It serves as an excellent way for readers to understand the work of one of the leading and groundbreaking scholars of Buddhist studies of this generation."
–Steven Heine, Florida International University
"Many people know something about Buddhism, but, for interesting historical reasons, much of what they know is wrong. In Unmasking Buddhism, Bernard Faure offers a clear catalogue of these misconceptions and then compassionately dispels the darkness of ignorance."
–Donald S. Lopez, University of Michigan   <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=15916"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>An Introduction to Feng Shui (Introduction to Religion)</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=15803</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=15803"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/An_Introduction_to_Feng_Shui_(Introduction_to_Religion)_06.04.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Feng Shui has been known in the West for the last 150 years but has mostly been regarded as a primitive superstition. During the modern period successive regimes in China have suppressed its practice. However, in the last few decades Feng Shui has become a global spiritual movement with professional associations, thousands of titles published on the subject, countless websites devoted to it and millions of users. In this book Ole Bruun explains Feng Shui's Chinese origins and meanings as well as its more recent Western interpretations and global appeal. Unlike the abundance of popular manuals, his Introduction treats Chinese Feng Shui as an academic subject, bridging religion, history and sociology. Individual chapters explain: • the Chinese religious-philosophical background • Chinese uses in rural and urban areas • the history of Feng Shui's reinterpretation in the West • environmental perspectives and other issues <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=15803"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=13793</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=13793"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/The Koan_ Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism 24.02.2009 0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Arguing that our understanding of the koan tradition has been severely limited, contributors to this collection examine previously unrecognized factors in the formation of this tradition, and highlight the rich complexity and diversity of koan practice and literature.

Review

"Anyone who would spend words on koans had best absorb the knowledge demonstrated in this book first."--Journal of Chinese Religions

"Those with a serious interest in the history of Zen Buddhism will find the essays collected here an invaluable resource. The koan, often subject of unwarranted mystification, is examined in a series of eleven substantial essays vy an international group of scholars."--Religious Studies Review <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=13793"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Coming to Our Senses</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=13022</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=13022"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Coming_to_Our_Senses_07.02.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. "For any of us, perhaps our greatest potential regret may be that of not seizing the moment and honoring it for what it is when it is here," writes bestselling author Kabat-Zinn (Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; etc.). The scientist who pioneered the use of the Buddhist technique of mindfulness (or moment-by-moment awareness) to help patients cope with the stress and pain of illness arrived at this poignant lesson after seeing the way his father, an eminent immunologist who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, lost all sense of who he was and what was happening to him. In a passionate tour de force that blends personal experience with cutting-edge science (his own and others'), poetry and insights culled from many traditions, Kabat-Zinn sets out to awaken us to the true potential and value of a gift that most of us take for granted: sentience. Our lack of awareness of our impact on the rest of the world amounts to "a kind of auto-immune disease of the earth." Borrowing an analogy made by the neuroscientist Francisco Varela, Kabat-Zinn compares the way our immune system senses the whole of our bodily self to our potential for a mindful awareness. That is, the practice of cultivating this conscious, heightened sentience leads to the realization of our wholeness, as we begin to realize that we don't live just within the envelope of our own senses, sensations and thoughts but within the whole of all that is. Kabat-Zinn <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=13022"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Buddhist Manuscript Cultures: Knowledge, Ritual and Art</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=11799</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=11799"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Buddhist_Manuscript_Cultures__Knowledge__Ritual_and_Art_10.01.2009_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> Product Description
"Buddhist Manuscript Cultures" explores how religious and cultural practices in premodern Asia were shaped by literary and artistic traditions as well as by Buddhist material culture. This study of Buddhist texts focuses on the significance of their material forms rather than their doctrinal contents, and examines how and why they were made. Collectively, the book offers cross-cultural and comparative insights into the transmission of Buddhist knowledge and the use of texts and images as ritual objects in the artistic and aesthetic traditions of Buddhist cultures. Drawing on case studies from India, Gandhara, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, China and Nepal, the chapters included investigate the range of interests and values associated with producing and using written texts, and the roles manuscripts and images play in the transmission of Buddhist texts and in fostering devotion among Buddhist communities. The contributions are by reputed scholars in Buddhist Studies and represent diverse disciplinary approaches from religious studies, art history, anthropology, and history. This book will be of interest to scholars and students working in these fields.

About the Author
Missouri State University, US Arizona State University, US
Product Details

    * Hardcover: 240 pages
    * Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (January 15, 2009)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0415776163
    * ISBN-13: 978-0415776165 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=11799"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=6243</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=6243"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Buddha__A_Story_of_Enlightenment_06.09.2008_0_00_00.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a> Bestselling author Deepak Chopra brings the Buddha back to life in this gripping novel of the young prince who abandoned his inheritance to discover his true calling. This iconic journey changed the world forever, and the truths revealed continue to influence every corner of the globe today.

A young man in line for the throne is trapped in his father's kingdom and yearns for the outside world. Betrayed by those closest to him, Siddhartha abandons his palace and princely title. Alone and face-to-face with his demons, he becomes a wandering monk and embarks on a spiritual fast that carries him to the brink of death. Ultimately recognizing his inability to conquer his body and mind by sheer will, Siddhartha transcends his physical pain and achieves enlightenment.

Although we recognize Buddha today as an icon of peace and serenity, his life story was a tumultuous and spellbinding affair filled with love and sex, murder and loss, struggle and surrender. From the rocky terrain of the material world to the summit of the spiritual one, Buddha captivates and inspires—ultimately leading us closer to understanding the true nature of life and our selves.  <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=6243"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Volume One (A-L)</title>
<link>http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=151</link>
<description><![CDATA[<BR> <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=151"><IMG SRC="http://www.freebookspot.in/upload/Buddhism/Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Volume One A-L.jpeg" align="left" hspace="10" /></a>

 <a href="http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=151"> Read more...</a> <BR>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
