Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
by Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
The story of the Buddha and his awakening is more than an account of the birth of a religious tradition: it is also one of the great archetypal tales of the spiritual quest, colorful in its many details and thrilling in its depiction of the world transformed by an enlightened human being. Sherab Chödzin...
The Life and Visions of Yeshé Tsogyal
The Autobiography of the Great Wisdom Queen
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A new biography of Yeshé Tsogyal, the mother of Buddhism in Tibet, who is considered an enlightened being by millions throughout the Himalayan region as well as the West and remains a powerful female role model of spiritual accomplishment and perfection.
The many layers of the heroic life...
Tantric Kali
Secret Practices and Rituals
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism
• Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti
• Includes a Kali ritual from...
Zen Masters of Japan
The Second Step East
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Zen Masters of Japan is the second book in a series that traces Zen's profoundly historic journey as it spread eastward from China and Japan, toward the United States. Following Zen Masters of China, this book concentrates on Zen's significant passage through Japan. More specifically, it describes...
Pith Instructions
Selected Teachings and Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
This small collection of commentaries and verse by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the twentieth century, contains exposition on different stages of the Buddhist path from the perspective of meditative experience and actually putting the teachings into practice. Originally...
by V.T.
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Buddhism is one of the top religion in the world, with its teachings coming from Hinduism. Along the years, the teachings change and evolve into Buddhism, and now widely accepted as the 4th biggest religion in the world.
This ebook compiles tons of tips about Buddhism, with the aim of allowing...
by Vessantara
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Vessantara explains the key characteristics of the Tantra, introduces its many Deities, and explores its symbolism. This guide provides the foundations for a gradual and thorough understanding of Tantric Buddhism, encouraging confidence in the exploration of its many themes and lavish forms. Mantra...
Lives of Confucius
Civilization's Greatest Sage Through the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over many centuries. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice, and appropriateness...
Becoming Kuan Yin
The Evolution of Compassion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine’s first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East Asian Buddhists for...
The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin
A Translation of the Sokko-roku Kaien-fusetsu
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
A fiery and intensely dynamic Zen teacher and artist, Hakuin (1685–1768) is credited with almost single-handedly revitalizing Japanese Zen after three hundred years of decline. As a teacher, he placed special emphasis on koan practice, inventing many new koans himself, including the famous "What...
The Story of Tibet
Conversations with the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
“A memorable and vivid history lesson about a remote mysterious place that, in terms of its sheer survival, has implications for our own lives.” —The Times-Picayune
Over the course of three years, journalist Thomas Laird spent more than sixty hours with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in...
The Dance of 17 Lives
The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2008
"An escape that for drama and daring makes most Hollywood fare pale by comparison...[Brown's] neutral journalistic tone is useful for reporting so much that seems incredible."-Washington Post
The 17th Karmapa, one of the holiest figures in Tibetan Buddhism, arrived in Dharmsala as a 14-year-old boy...
The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace
The Essential Life and Teachings
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Powerful, profound advice on how to live a peaceful and fulfilling life amidst all the conflicts of the modern world.
In this distillation of his life and teachings, the Dalai Lama paints a compelling portrait of his early life, reflecting on the personal and political struggles that have helped...