Buddhism in China.
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 1996. Black and white fold-out map, viii + 263pp, index, hardback, small octavo. First published in London 1884. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 57480). More
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Currents and Countercurrents. Korean Influences on the East Asian Buddhist Traditions.
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2005. x + 294pp, index, dustjacket. This book explores in detail Korea's integral role in the development of Buddhism both in China proper as well as throughout the broader Asian region. This illuminating and thought provoking collection will be appreciated by scholars of Korean and... More
A History of Japanese Buddhism.
Folkestone. Global Oriental. 2007. Colour as well as black and white photographic plates, xiii + 264pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Focuses on the tradition of the monk (o-b -san) as the main agent of Buddhism, together with the historical processes by which monks have developed Japanese Buddhism. (When referring to this... More
The Buddhist Praying Wheel. A Collection of Material Bearing upon the Symbolism of the Wheel and Circular Movements in Custom and Religious Ritual.
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 1991. Black and white line illustrations, viii + 303pp, additional notes, indices, hardback. First published in London 1896 this book looks at the Praying Wheel, its use in various religions and symbolism. Chapter headings include: The Wheel in Indian Buddhism, The Wheel in the Brahmanic... More
Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra. One of the Most Important Texts of Mahayana Buddhism, in which almost all its Principal Tenets are Presented, including the Teaching of Zen.
Taipei. SMC Publishing. 1994. Reprint. Frontis, xxxii + 464pp, Sanskrit-Chinese-English glossary, folding table, index, some foxing on edges, dustjacket. Daisetz Suzuki discusses the influence of the Lankavatara Sutra in the expression of Zen ideas. He examines the legends that Bodhidharma, the supposed founder of Zen in China, took with him... More
Rethinking Karma. The Dharma of Social Justice.
Thailand. Silkworm Books. 2010. ix + 260 pages, index, paperback. What is a Buddhist response to political oppression and economic exploitation? Does Buddhism encourage passivity and victimization? Can violent perpetrators be brought to justice without anger and retributive punishment? What does Buddhism say - or imply - about collective karma... More
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