Buddhism and its religious philosophy has frequently undergone periods of major regeneration. While this wilingness to reformulate the insights of the Buddha for a different cultural context is one of its outstanding virtues, it is also a source of difficulties...

This short treatise explains in detail the principle of Radical Pluralism which asserts that the elements alone are realities while every combination of them is a mere name covering a plurality of separate elements. The principle has been elucidated by...

Discover the ultimate truth about death. This book is an exhilarating celebrating of life and death. Explore the history of death rituals and attitudes from other ages and cultures and uncover surprising facts about this inevitable life event. This thought-provoking...

The tragic loss of precious, ancient or old copies of writings from India's religious heritage continues into the twenty-first century. A small team of photographers and researches spent a total of eighteen months in India, locating, identifying and photographing numerous...

You are to be congratulated on the publication of this splendid volume which was the result of great efforts undertaken by learned monks and other members of the Jaina community, and realized with the help of several Jaina institutions. It...

The aura has been given many names over the centuries-chi'i, prana, karnaeem, and Illiaster. In fact, it has been documented for over 5,000 years. Astral lights alluded to by ancient Eastern Indians, Chinese and Jewish mystics are attributed to a...

In Can You Listen to a Woman, author interweaves his life with Swami Radha's and invites you to be present in their most intimate moments of joy, support and challenge. His stories will touch you with their honesty and inspire...

The seers and sages of Ancient India revealed fundamental principles of perennial philosophy. The Upanishads contain the essential principles of this perennial-this ageless philosophy. They contain a large number of inspiring and instructive passages and verses. It has not been...

The author devotes a good part of his book to the elaboration of the anatta doctrine, he states that the Buddha sought for the atta in the indirect way, by taking away from the atta everything that is not the...

John Holt's groundbreaking study examines the assimilation, transformation and subordination of the Hindu deity Visnu within the contexts of Sri Lankan history and Sinhala Buddhist religious culture. Holt argues that political agendas and social forces, as much as doctrinal concerns,...

Buddhist thought and ritual will appeal to anyone interested in acquiring an authentic grasp of Buddhism as it lives and functions in today's world. The wide spectrum of Buddhist practice is represented here by the men and women who contributed...

The field of Buddhist studies is a truly international and interdisciplinary one. By its nature, the study of Buddhism must take into account phenomena that cross national and cultural boundaries, as well as the more artificial boundaries of modern academic...