First English Translation of a major Tibetan Buddhist work, on training advanced student.

This is the first comprehensive study of a central narrative theme in premodern South Asian Buddhist literature: the Buddha's bodily self- sacrifice during his previous lives as a bodhisattva. Conducting close readings of stories from Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan...

An eminent anthropologist examines the findings of the first celibate Buddhist monasteries among the Sherpas of Nepal in the early twentieth century, a religious development that was a major departure from "folk" or "popular" Buddhism. Sherry Ortner is the first...

History of Pre Buddhistic Indian Philosophy - By B.M. Barua (Author) - MLBD Publications \n \nThe present work is designed to survey the evolution of philosophical thought in the Vedic and post- \n \nVedic periods preceding the rise of Jainism...

Mount Kailas, the most sacred mountain in the world. Uncannily symmetrical, this remote and remarkable peak located in the forbidden land of Tibet might have been built by superhuman hands. It stands out of a primordial hands. It stands out...

A History of Indian Buddhism, the summation of a lifetime of research on Indian Buddhism, is an exceptionally comprehensive discussion of Indian Buddhism, with detailed chapters on its history, doctrine and bibliography. The text also presents some of the debates...

Modern students who are drawn to the study and practice of Buddhism are not always able to easily learn the symbolic meaning of the various types of statuary connected to the study of this philosophy. In Buddhism, every symbol has...

Book Summary of Laghusiddhantakaumudi--Vardaraj Virchit Essence of Vajrayana is the first complete explanation in English to the uncommon generation stage practice of Heruka body mandala. Buddha Heruka is a manifestation of all the Buddhas` enlightened compassion, and by relying upon...

Being and Meaning' is a comparative study of the concepts of being and language in Bhartrhari and Martin Heidegger, emphasising the universality of their thinking. Language in Bhartrhari's vision is the medium of the self-expression for the ultimate reality (Sabdatattva)....

Abhidharmakosa-Bhasya of Vasubandhu - Vol. 1 to 4: The Treasury of the Abhidharma And Its (Auto) Commentary - By Gelong Lodro Sangpo (Author), Bhikkhu K.L. Dhammajoti (Author) - MLBD Publications <br /> \nVasubandhuis Abhidharmakosa Bhasya (ca. 380 390), besides its...

Anneke Huyser explains the symbolism of the bowls and beaters, how their metals correspond to the planets and how planetary energies, reflected in the frequencies of certain bowls, can be harnessed for personal transformation. She also provides information on the...

What is singing bowl? It is one of the ritual objects of Tibetan. It has therapeutic value as well. This book imparts information on the use of sound in meditation, healing and prayer and secretes of singing bowls by Tibetan...