Buddhism is popularly seen as a religion stressing the truth of impermanence. How, then, to account for the long-standing veneration, in Asian Buddhist communities, of bone fragments, hair, teeth, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? Early European and American scholars of religion, influenced by a characteristic Protestant bias against relic worship, de...(展开全部)

Hanif Kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young Pakistani growing up in 1970s Britain. Karim lives with his Mum and Dad in a suburb of south London and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big city. But his father is no ordinary Dad, he is 'the buddha of subur...(展开全部)

The very idea that Buddhist teachings can be mastered will arouse controversy within Buddhist circles. Even so, Daniel Ingram insists that enlightenment is an attainable goal, once our fanciful notions of it are stripped away, and we have learned to use meditation as a method for examining reality rather than an opportunity to wallow in self-absorbed mind-noise. This book sets ...(展开全部)

Discover with the original teachings of the Buddha in this thorough translation of some of the oldest Buddhist texts in the world. Like the River Ganges flowing down from the Himalayas, the entire Buddhist tradition flows down to us from the teachings and deeds of the historical Buddha, who lived and taught in India during the fifth century B.C.E. To ensure that his legacy woul...(展开全部)

The colorful adventure story of an American practitioner of Chinese medicine who travels to Kathmandu in search of medical and spiritual knowledge. In 1987 David Crow journeyed to Nepal in search of teachings in Tibetan medicine and Buddhist meditation. For the next ten years, he studied with many teachers. Using his newfound knowledge, Crow opened a clinic in Kathmandu and an...(展开全部)

Curators of the Buddha is the first critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West and the first work to bring the insights of colonial and postcolonial cultural studies to bear on this field. After an overview of the origins of Buddhist studies in the early nineteenth century, the essays focus on important "curators of the Buddha" such as Aurel Stein, D. T. Suzuki, and ...(展开全部)

This is a complete translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, containing all of the important suttas ( Discourses of the Buddha ) on such key Buddhist concepts as the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path. The Connected Discourses of the Buddha ranks as one of the most inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon. ...(展开全部)

The Long Discourses of the Buddha is an invaluable collection of the teachings of the Buddha, revealing his gentleness, compassion, and penetrating wisdom. These thirty-four discourses are among the oldest records of the Buddha's original teachings. This book is a companion to The Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha, and The Connected Discourses of the Buddha.

【早期佛教社會：釋迦牟尼的世界】 佛陀時代印度人的日常生活可能是何種樣貌？與 #佛陀 交流互動的又是哪些統治者、僧侶、哲學家、信眾與醫師？傳播佛教的訊息和僧伽制度的建立過程包括那些內容？宗派分裂、與婆羅門階級反對佛教的本質為何？ 我們對佛教的宗儀與戒律已有相當豐富的瞭解，對佛陀本人生活的背景卻知之甚微。巴利文的早期佛教典籍以其他佛教文獻，包括 #婆羅門 階級的文學，皆未曾有過的方式揭露了一個社會。研讀這些典籍，包括最早的佛塔藝術作品後，刘欣如主張「歷史上的佛陀」其實並不存在於多數人的想像中，即便佛教徒亦然。她在本書中填補這個對佛教理解的落差，逐步說明並消弭許多錯誤的概念。性別、宗教與古印度的種姓制度在這本內容豐富的著作中變得活靈活現，同時對佛陀身處的社會有平易近人且別出心裁的描述。《早期佛教社會：釋迦牟尼的世界》（Early Buddhist Soc...(展开全部)