This book is the first in a series of volumes of the proceedings of the Global Buddhist Congregation (GBC) that took place in November 2011 in New Delhi. This was one of the largest Buddhist gatherings ever to take place...

Every human being has the innate capacity to work with Reiki. Those who have an open-minded attitude toward life and to the wonders of nature that surround them know that there are a host of inexplicable, incomprehensible influences affecting their...

The exploratory volume in the new field of comparative ethics serves the diverse goals of groups variously interested in International law and morality, in comparative religious ethical ideals or simply in cross-cultural literature and drama. Ethically minded persons confirm the...

As China comes on the world stage again, people are increasingly becoming interested in the philosophies and philosophers of that ancient land. The Chinese philosophical tradition is a long and venerable one. It consists of several streams-Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Buddhism,...

A Companion To Sanskrit Literature: Spanning A Period Of Over Three Thousand Years: Spanning a Period of Over Three Thousand Years, Containing Brief ... Names, Myths, Legends, and Several Appendices

This is the first English translation of one of the most revered and often-used tantric texts in Tibetan Buddhism--the Manjusri-namasamgiti. While consisting of only 160 verses and some mantra sentences, the work condenses an enormous tantric lore, so much that...

Until the end of his life at the age of ninety, Krishnamurti-the world teacher-traveled the world speaking as a private person. The rejection of all spiritual and psychological authority, including his own, is a fundamental theme. A major concern is...

The present work takes full cognisance of the recent developments in the Western ethical thought and its likely impact on the understanding of the traditional Indian ethics. That is the speciality of the present work. Moreover, Maitra's book, as the...

Charaksamhita, Purvo Bhag: Mahrishina Bhagvataniveshen Pranita Mahamunina Charken Pratisanskrita

The Hevajrantra, the well known Anuttarayogatantra, about unsurpassed Yoga, is a direct successor of the Tattvasamgraha a yogatantra. It was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese in the 11th century. The Chinese translators offer a text which remains true to its...

This is a comprehensive work dealing with the life and times of India's first historical emperor, and a picture of the civilization of India in the early period of the fourth century BC. The author while enlightening on the origin...

Out of the collection of Discourses in the Suttapitaka the Majjhima Nikaya. The Collection of Middle Length Sayings presents the work of 152 discourses in three volumes, Vol. 1 The first fifty discourses, Vol. 2 The Middle fifty discourses, Vol....