Chicago. The University of Chicago Press. 2016. Black and white illustrations, xii + 358pp, index, references, notes, good hardback copy in dustjacket. "Since its arrival in Japan in the sixth century, Buddhism has played a central role in Japanese culture. But the historical figure of the Buddha, the prince of..... More
Calcutta. Firma KLM, 1977. 116pp, index, spine patchily faded, dustjacket torn with loss but now protected, upper cover lifting. Good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 129563). More
Colombo. Buddha Sahitya Sabha. 1955. v + 30pp, crease lower cover but otherwise very good in original wrappers. Concerns the moral teachings of Buddhism in the Rules of Right Conduct as given to mankind by the Buddha. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171980). More
Colombo. Bauddha Sahitya Sabha. 1956. 29pp, very good copy in original wrappers. Information on the idea of 'Kamma' in Buddhist beliefs. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171981). More
Kandy. Buddhist Publication Society. 1964. vii + 19pp, good paperback copy with lightly discoloured spine. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171211). More
Bangalore. The Indian Institute of World Culture. 1958. 18pp, light text offset front free endpaper, good paperback copy. From a series of lectures by Bhikshu Sangharakshita at The Indian Institute of World Culture. Fully revised edition from Author. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171978). More
London. Rider & Co., 1959. Black and white frontispiece, 263pp, some foxing first and last leaves and edges, good copy in a very good price clipped dustjacket. John Blofeld describes the nine months he spent as a novice in the meditational hall of a Chinese Zen temple, his initiation into..... More
No Publisher. Selling Agent Stechert. New York. 1914. Maps, vi + 106pp, glossary, quarto, paper covered boards worn at corners, head and tail of spine rubbed, neat signature front paste down. 30.5 x 22.5cm. Good copy. An unusual, rather whimsical book which is described in the preface as a "largely..... More
Vientiane. Editions des Cahiers de France. 1998. Black and white illustrations, 230pp, bibliography, indices, rear cover little rubbed, a very good paperback copy. Biliingual text in French and Lao. An ethnographic study of the religious life of a village in Laos. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 148500)..... More
Paris. Librairie Felix Alcan. 1911. 280pp, appendices, largely disbound, wrappers stained and torn with loss. Rebinding copy only. Text in French. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 148489). More
Melbourne. Monash University. 2015. Map, colour and black and white illustrations, 613pp, paperback, 24.5 x 17cm, signed by the editors on title page, very good copy. The present volume is published in honour of the great scholar of Asia, Professor Giuseppe Tucci (1894-1984). Through the work of present-day scholars, both..... More
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北京. [Beijing]. 文物出版社.[Wen wu chu ban she]. 1984. 1052pp, index, light sign of wear at extremities, very good hardback copy. Text in traditional Chinese. 26.5 x 19cm. Based on a Japanese Buddhist dictionary 丁福保 [Ding Baofu] (1874-1952) originally published the dictionary in 1922. (When referring to this item please quote..... More
Kyoto. International Association of Buddhist Culture. 1993. Volume 1. Black and white illustrations, x + 81pp, a very good paperback copy. Selection of content includes essays such as: Everyday Life of a Nembutsu Follower, Hojun NISHI; A Woman Myôkônin O-karu, Hoyu ISHIDA; Shinran Shonin's View of the Transformed Land, Akira..... More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2016. Colour photographic plates, black and white illustrations, xx + 411pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, 26 x 18.5cm. A very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "Buddhists around the world celebrate the benefits of worshipping Kannon (Avalokitesvara), a compassionate savior who is one of the most..... More
Tokyo (東京): Ryukoku University, 1962. Ryukoku Translation Series I, Volume 1 only. x + 75pp, glossary, bibliography, index, edges foxed, endpapers patchily browned, still a good hardback copy in browned card slipcase. Ryukoku Translation Series. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 150954). More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2016. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 214pp, notes, bibliography, index, 23.5 x 16cm. Dustjacket slightly marked, otherwise a very good copy. Pure Land Buddhist Studies Series. "Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance..... More
Berkeley. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. 1995. 164 + 167pp, glossaries, indices, 24 x 16cm. A very good hardback with contrasting cloth spine. BDK English translation of the Tripitaka series. Consists of two separate books. The Essentials of the Vinaya Tradition by Gyonen, translated by Leo M. Pruden..... More
Berkeley. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. 1994. 153 + 28pp, glossaries, indices, 24 x 16cm. A very good hardback with contrasting cloth spine. BDK English translation of the Tripitaka series. Consists of two separate books. The Essentials of the Eight Traditions by Gyonen, translated by Leo M. Pruden..... More
Colombo. The Bauddha Sahitya Sabha. 1950. 27pp, paperback copy in stapled wrappers, good condition. By I. B. Horner, an able exponent of the Buddha-Dhamma, after much research during her time as a librarian of Newnham College in Cambridge. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170469). More
Rangoon. U Hla Maung. [1975]. xiii + 140pp, bibliography, paper covered boards little rubbed, endpapers somewhat browned with name and stamp front free endpaper, otherwise a good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 160935). More
London. Kegan Paul International. 1993. Second Edition. vii + 166pp, index, spine slightly faded, otherwise a very good hardback copy. "Faces of Buddhism is a collection of essays written by one of the most pre-eminent Japanese scholars in the fields of Buddhis, and comparative religion. The ten essays are loosely..... More
United States: Shambhala Publications Inc, 1982. 8 black and white photographs, ix + 301pp, glossary, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. The first of two volumes of collected addresses delivered around the world by Daisaku Ikeda, the president of Soka Gakkai International. The book addresses some of the most..... More
Seoul. Si-sa-yong-o-sa. 1982. Korean Culture Series 3. Black and white photographic plates, 134pp, dustjacket a little rubbed, prior owner's inscription free endpaper, a very good copy in hardback. Chapter headings include: The thought and life of Wonhyo; Buddhist sculpture in the Silla Period; The influence of Silla Buddhism on Japan;..... More
Toorak. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Melbourne. 1973. 28pp, biblio, wrappers little discoloured and chipped. James Backhouse Lecture. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 8571). More
Berkeley. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. 1997. Translated by Morris J. Augustine. xii +170pp, index, glossary, 24 x 16cm. A very good hardback with contrasting cloth spine. BDK English translation of the Tripitaka series. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171013). More
