Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth

Contemporary Sri Lankan Practice and Its Origins

By Rita Langer

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...

Published July 16th 2007 by Routledge.

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New Buddhist Movements in Thailand

Towards an Understanding of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke

By Rory Mackenzie

Vastly different in belief and practice, two new Buddhist religious movements in Thailand, namely the Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke emerged in Thailand in...

Published December 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka

A Critique of the Feminist Perspective

By Wei-Yi Cheng

Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the...

Published October 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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Buddhism in the Public Sphere

Reorienting Global Interdependence

By Peter D. Hershock

The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the relational or interdependent nature of all things....

Published June 30th 2006 by Routledge.

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Introducing Buddhism

By Charles S. Prebish, Damien Keown

Introducing Buddhism is the ideal resource for all students beginning the study of this fascinating religion. Charles S. Prebish and Damien Keown, two of today’s...

Published June 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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British Buddhism

Teachings, Practice and Development

By Robert Bluck

British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice. It provides a survey of the seven largest Buddhist traditions in the United Kingdom,...

Published June 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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The Buddhist Unconscious

The Alaya-vijñana in the context of Indian Buddhist Thought

By William S. Waldron

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...

Published April 6th 2006 by Routledge.

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Buddhist Meditation

An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon

By Sarah Shaw

Meditative practice lies at the heart of the Buddhist tradition. This introductory anthology gives a representative sample of the various kinds of meditations described in...

Published February 10th 2006 by Routledge.

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Buddhist Thought and Applied Psychological Research

Transcending the Boundaries

Edited by D.K. Nauriyal, Michael S. Drummond, Y.B. Lal

Written by leading scholars and including a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book explores the interface between Buddhist studies and the uses of Buddhist...

Published December 21st 2005 by Routledge.

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Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context

Edited by Bernard Faure

The essays in this volume attempt to place the Chan and Zen tradition in their ritual and cultural contexts, looking at various aspects heretofore largely...

Published June 26th 2003 by Routledge.

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