Encyclopedia Of Buddhism

Encyclopedia Of Buddhism
Buddhism, according to the editor in chief of this encyclopedia, "is one of the three major world religions, along with Christianity and Islam." Unlike the other two, however, Buddhism lacks substantial reference works in Western languages. The majority are single-volume works, defining terms, concepts, deities, etc. The Encyclopedia of Buddhism, on the other hand, "seeks to document the range and depth of the Buddhist tradition in its many manifestations."
The nearly 500 entries are alphabetically arranged, signed by their authors, and conclude with see references and supplemental bibliographies. Article length ranges from 50 to 4,000 words. There are illustrations throughout, including three maps on the diffusion of Buddhism in Asia as well as an eight-page insert of color plates in each volume. The set ends with several time lines of Buddhist history and a good index. Given the long history Buddhism has enjoyed and the many different cultural regions and national traditions in which it has developed, two volumes are not enough to do the subject justice. Consequently, the entries tend to be thematic and inclusive in nature, with specific mention of, say, an individual or place being made within a broader survey article. While the cosmological, doctrinal, and ritual aspects of Buddhism are covered extensively, entries also treat the cultural, social, and political contexts that have shaped and been shaped by Buddhist thought (e.g., Economics, Education, Law). Entries for geographic locations provide nice historical surveys of the development of Buddhism to the present day and include the U.S and Europe. Buddhism's interaction with other world religions and philosophies (e.g., Christianity and Buddhism, Communism and Buddhism, Jainism and Buddhism) is treated. Finally, recognizing that Buddhism is a force in the world today, the editor has included entries that provide Buddhist perspectives on issues of contemporary concern (e.g., Abortion, Gender, Modernity and Buddhism).

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Power of Now Mumbai Talks - Eckhart Tolle

Power of Now Mumbai Talks - Eckhart Tolle
A spiritual teacher who has grasped the most profound eternal truth, Eckhart Tolle author of 'The Power of Now' - a guide to spiritual enlightenment - embarked on a journey to India which, even in this age, is regarded as one of the most powerful mystical centers in the world.

Coming here to share his life-transforming spiritual insights with seekers of the 'Truth' - Eckhart reached the shores of Mumbai after a spiritual retreat at Rishikesh. Over two evenings at the Y. B. Chavan Center on February 28 and March 1, 2002 – he guided over five hundred earnest enquirers into the deeper meaning and purpose of life.

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The Song of Awakening - The music of Zen- Judit Gesztelyi Nagy

The Song of Awakening - The music of Zen- Judit Gesztelyi Nagy
This is a concert recording of Judit Gesztelyi Nagy playing the shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute, and taiko drums. Following the ancient tradition of Japanese Zen monasteries, this music was born in deep meditation, where eternity appears.

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The Unwinking Gaze The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet

The Unwinking Gaze The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet
Around 30 years ago the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, publicly renounced his country's claim for independence from China, and to this day he still insists that separating the two countries is not his aim. The Chinese government remains convinced that the Dalai Lama is a separatist and – in public at least – refuses to speak with him.

However, as Joshua Dugdale's documentary shows, the wheels of diplomacy are ticking away behind the scenes. 
The film, shot over three years and gaining unprecedented access to the Dalai Lama and his entourage, also gives us a startlingly intimate portrait of the man himself, a constantly giggling, extremely canny politician with little patience for his reputation back home as a supernatural healer. 


Shot mostly on a handheld camera, the film spends much of its time hovering around the sidelines, eavesdropping on the Dalai Lama's coterie of whispering monks and advisors, but it is impressively even-handed, Dugdale seeking out comment from fiery Tibetan nationalists and emollient Chinese bureaucrats alike.

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Audio Book
This scripture from Tibetan Buddhism was traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation. Death and rebirth are seen as processes that offer the possibility – through hearing the appropriate spiritual instructions – for a person to use the moment of death to recognize the nature of mind and attain liberation. This bestselling translation emphasizes how to apply the experience of death to any situation of transition and impermanence – and thus to all of life. Shambhala Lion Editions. Read by Richard Gere.

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The Path to Tranquility: Daily Meditations - The Dalai Lama

The Path to Tranquility: Daily Meditations - The Dalai Lama
Wouldn't it be nice to have a handy collection of highlights from the Dalai Lama's writings and teachings? Renuka Singh, a student and friend of the Dalai Lama, brings together a sampling of his words for each day of the year in The Path to Tranquility. In her selections you can sense the intimate encouragement of the student-teacher relationship. The Dalai Lama's words are not distant platitudes or profound proclamations but rather small insights and patient exhortations to keep trying. "We can deny everything except that we have the possibility of being better." "As a spiritual trainee, you must be prepared to endure the hardships of being involved in a genuine spiritual pursuit." "Nothing is more important than guarding the mind." These thoughts are germane to practical cultivation, and pondering a daily passage is a great way to keep the mind coming back to its center. Take a page from the Dalai Lama, and set yourself on the path to tranquility.
Global volatility, spiritual hollowness, and environmental negligence prompted His Holiness, The Dalai Lama to share his philosophies and wisdom to help individuals find peace. Narration is distributed among three marvelous readers, who provide presentation diversity and encourage listening awareness. Laurie Anderson has a clear and inviting voice, tempered with hypnotic reverence. Robert Thurman, himself a Buddhist monk, convincingly adds authenticity to these penetrating teachings. Finally, B.D. Wong furnishes dramatic homage to His Holiness by way of a mesmerizing and stirring interpretation. This book is a gift to the human race from an unselfish and enlightened humanitarian

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The Teachings of Zen Master Dogen - Moon in a Dewdrop

The Teachings of Zen Master Dogen - Moon in a Dewdrop
Dogen (1200-1253 C.E.) founded the Soto school of Zen Buddhism in Japan. His teachings are the very embodiment of the paradoxical blend of mystery and clarity that characterizes Zen. Dogen's approach to meditation has become perhaps the most influential Eastern spiritual practice in the Western world. The selections in this program are from Moon in a Dewdrop, and were chosen by Gary Snyder.

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Compassion in Action - Ram Dass

Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service - Ram Dass

The freewheeling author of the pop spiritual classic Be Here Now teams with fellow Hindu devotee Bush to guide inexperienced Americans on to the path of compassionate action--offering his own spiritual autobiography as testimony to the transforming power of love and social action. Ram Dass, n‚ Richard Alpert, treats his famous psychedelic experience with Timothy Leary at Harvard in the early 60's as a spiritual turning point, granting him beautiful if ephemeral visions of unity with the cosmos. The real emotional possibilities behind those visions opened up to him, he says, when he found Neem Karoli Baba, his beloved Hindu spiritual teacher, who instructed him to tell the truth and always love everyone. It apparently took Ram Dass (so named by the guru after a monkey god that is an archetypal servant of man) several decades of spiritual work on himself while exploring different forms of volunteerism to glimpse how it is possible to fuse the quest for a truly liberated awareness with compassionate work for others: ``The only thing about being with people that `brings me down,' that keeps me from resting in spacious awareness, that deflates that state of joyful equanimity, is my own mind....'' Finally, through his experience as a fund-raiser and chairperson for the Seva Foundation, Ram Dass, along with Bush, has come to isolate simple steps--presented here, and including doing what you love and starting small--that others can follow to come to their own path of service. Occasionally repetitive and simplistic but nonetheless a warmhearted and genuinely inspiring introduction to compassion as a way of life.

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Meditating With the Body: Six Tibetan Buddhist Meditations - Reginald Ray

Meditating With the Body: Six Tibetan Buddhist Meditations for Touching Enlightenment With the Body
In Tibetan spiritual life, body-based meditation is considered vital to our spiritual and physical well-being. In today’s world, overabundant with stimuli and stress, Reggie Ray teaches, body-based meditation provides a powerful way for us to "digest" the events and experiences of our day. It allows us to open our awareness and deepen our sense of being so that our minds become clearer, our emotions more flowing, and our lives more grounded. On Meditating with the Body, listeners will learn to master a series of six Tibetan-based meditations to settle and calm the mind, channel vitalizing energy throughout the body, connect with the living, healing quality of the earth, and uncover the body’s untapped powers of perception, intuition, and wisdom.

Reginald Ray is the author of Indestructible Truth and Secret of the Vajra World. He is an acharya (senior teacher) in residence at the Shambhala Mountain Center and professor of Buddhist studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.

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Beginner's Guide To Buddhism - Jack Kornfield

Beginner's Guide To Buddhism - Jack Kornfield
With a rich history stretching back over 2,500 years, Buddhism has been described both as a system of psychology and a philosophy for living. Yet most of us think of it as a religion. What is Buddhism? How is it practiced? Can it help you today?

In The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism, author and teacher Jack Kornfield immerses you in this time-honored approach to living fully and compassionately in the present moment. Join him as he illuminates Buddhism's most essential teachings, and how they make it possible to overcome the mental states that challenge us every day, such as fear, selfishness, confusion, and anger. Complete with authentic meditations to get you started.

Highlights include the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, Dharma, "the laws of life," Buddhist meditation practices, mindfulness teachings, and much more.

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