Tuttle Publishing imprint: 1545 books
Wholehearted Way
A Translation of Eihei Dagen's Bendowa, With Commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
The Wholehearted Way is a translation of Eihei Dogen's Bendowa, one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen's profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature. Bendowa, or A Talk on the Wholehearted...
The Seeds of Love
Growing Mindful Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Using the garden as a metaphor, The Seeds of Love offers a process for creating mindfulness.
From a Buddhist perspective, everything affects our consciousness and enters metaphorically as a seed. This occurs through the development of the practice of mindfulness, and using its tools to maintain...
by Leona Crawford, David Livingston Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Besides providing a wealth of contemporary factual information, diligently researched and presented in a remarkably lucid manner, this book is full of human interest: the braving of incredible dangers, the enduring of great hardships, and devastating storms; contacts with cannibals, beachcombers,...
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century.
These tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and...
by William George Aston
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Professor Aston's A History of Japanese Literature has a permanent place on the bookshelves of all lovers of Japan. William George Aston, who pioneered in the translation of Japanese literature into English, made many original contributions to Japanese studies. His writing is fresh and informative.
The...
Way of Tea
Reflections on a Life with Tea
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
The Way of Tea draws upon the wisdom of ancient writings to explain how modern tea lovers can bring peace and serenity to their time with a steaming mug of their favorite beverage—and how to carry that serenity with them throughout the day.
Looking at all aspects of tea and the tea ceremony...
Gold Pavilion
Taoist Ways to Peace, Healing and Long Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways to Peace, Health, and Long Life is a step-by-step instruction of Taoist meditation from ancient China.
The writings of the ancient Chinese Taoist masters tell us that when the mind, heart, and body are in tune with the harmonics of nature, a new inner peace emerges....
by Donald Richie, Alexandre Georges
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
The Temples of Kyoto takes you on a journey through these environs and presents twenty-one of these marvelous structures that are unique creations which, while quintessentially Japanese, somehow speak a universal language readily appreciated by people the world over.
Donald Richie, called by...
Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs Fourth Revised Edition
A Comprehensive Handbook on Symbolism in Chinese Art Through the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Written with reader accessibility in mind, this comprehensive handbook of symbolism in Chinese art and culture will be an invaluable resource for any student of Eastern art history, Chinese arts and crafts, and anyone interested in commonly held Chinese beliefs and their origins.
In Chinese...
by Ruth Q. Sun, Norma Sun
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
This guide to the Asian zodiac gives a complete history and explanation of the zodiac as well as detailed instructions on how to read one's own animal signs.
In much the same way that Westerners analyze their personalities and predict their futures by studying the positions of the stars under...
by Florence Sakade
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Experience the wonder and excitement that Japan's classic tales bring to story time or bedtime with this multicultural children's book.
This Japanese children's book welcomes readers to a fantastic world populated by singing turtles, boys who wrestle wolves, and a host of other beloved characters...
by Helen Lamar Berkey
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
A classic story, this young adult adventure book takes readers to the Hawaiian Islands.The Secret Cave of Kamanawa is a story about a secret burial cave of an old Hawaiian ali’i or chief. It provides the adventure which both the main characther, "Boy" and the reader experience.The Hawaiian chief is...
History of Christianity in Japan
Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant Missions
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
Despite the relatively small number of formal Christian believers in japan-less than one percent of the total population-Christianity has become and is likely to continue to be an important strand in modern Japanese culture.
The Christian social message of the early decades of the twentieth...
In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians
A Story of Suppression, Secrecy and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2012
The story of Japan's hidden Christians is the subject of a major motion picture by director Martin Scorsese, based on Shusaku Endo's famous novel, Silence.
From the time the first Christian missionary arrived in Japan in 1549 to when a nationwide ban was issued in 1614, over 300,000 Japanese...