Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
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...
Feng Shui: The Living Earth Manual
The Living Earth Manual
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
The ancient Chinese art of Feng-Shui, the basis of man's relationship with the land, has practitioners and followers throughout the Western world, from rural communities to big cities. Not just an Eastern practice any more, Feng-Shui can be found around the globe.
Feng-Shui is an art that stresses...
Japanese Culture
The Religious and Philosophical Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and extremely readable journey through Japan's cultural history.
This much-anticipated sequel to Roger Davies's best-selling The Japanese Mind provides a comprehensive overview of the religion...
by Hugo Munsterberg
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Zen & Oriental Art is an indispensable, beautifully illustrated introduction to the influences of Zen Buddhism on Oriental painting, folk art, and architecture, with a special section on the role of Zen in twentieth-century art and architecture in the West.
Author, Dr. Munsterberg quite...
Whole World is a Single FLower
365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life with Questions and Commentary by Zen Master Seung Sahn and a Forword by Stephen Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
This remarkable Zen book is of great importance not only for the variety of the 365 kong-ans, but for Zen Master Seung Sahn's own questions and commentary which accompany each kong-an. This prodding and guidance serve as guideposts along a difficult road to enlightenment. The kong-ans themselves and...
Dr. Hyde and Mr. Stevenson
The Life of the Rev. Dr. Charles McEwen Hyde including a discussion of the Open Letter of Robert Louis Stevenson
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2009
Dr. Hyde and Mr. Stevenson is a biography of the Rev. Dr. Charles McEwen Hyde, one of the most influential Americans in 19th century Hawaii.
What manner of man was this Dr. Hyde? He was a truly good example of the New England-bred, community-minded leader who throughout the course of several...
by Murasaki Shikibu
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."—Dennis Washburn, from his foreword
Centuries...
by Alan Watts
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
The widespread influence of Buddhism is due in part to the skill with which a way of liberation was refined by it's teachers and became accessible to people of diverse cultures.
In this dynamic series of lectures, Alan Watts takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India to...
by Antoinette K. Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism—one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy.
This book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features...
What More Do You Want?
Zen Questions, Zen Answers
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
All readers, both novice and longtime practitioners, will encounter in this book new answers, and new questions, to the what, why and how of Zen practice.
We've all had moments in our lives when we've thought, "Something is missing. There must be more to life than this." It is this...
by Kim So-Un
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
This colorfully illustrated multicultural Korean children's book presents Indian fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary culture.
Korean Children's Favorite Stories is a captivating collection of Korean folktales for children which are still being told, just...
by Daisetz T. Suzuki
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki's The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk invites you to step inside the mysterious world of the Zendo, where monks live their lives in simplicity.
This is perhaps the best introduction to Zen and the life of the Zen monk. By means of a direct and succinct description of...
by Albert Low
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2000
Zen is essentially a practice and not a dogma; no amount of theory or discussion will ever take the place of a few minutes of practice. Among the many books about Zen, there are few that explain simply, to the interested beginner, how to do Zen-how to just sit down and begin to work toward fulfillment...
Stories from a Tearoom Window
Lore and Legnds of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
The Japanese tea ceremony blends art with nature and has for centuries brought harmony to the daily life of its practitioners.
Stories From a Tearoom Window is a timeless collection of tales of the ancient tea sages, compiled in the eighteenth century. Both longtime adherents and newcomers...