The Lotus and the Spinning Wheel (Paperback, 1)

Author’s Foreword 1. Rajagaha and Nalanda 2. Magadha 3. Buddha Gaya 4. The Deer Park of Isipitana 5. Two Stories from Alavi 6. Savatthi and Leading Lay People 7. Savatthi and Nuns and Monks 8. Savatthi- Contrasts 9. Kusinara and Kosala 10. Kapilavatthu and Lumbini 11. Missionaries 12. Return to Sarnath 13. Kosambi, Ananda and Delhi 14. Mahatma Gandhi ? Early Troubles 15. Success and Birth of Satyagraha 16. India and the Great Renunciation 17. Second Civil Disobedience Campaign 18. Closing Years 19. At Sevagram with the Spirit of the Mahatma and the Buddha 20. Conclusions Bibliography Index

The Many Wars of the Ganden Phodrang (1642-1950) : A New Historical Approach in Tibetan War Studies (Hardcover)

Zen and Ghibli : Life Lessons for Lasting Happiness from the Legendary Studio (Hardcover)

Asian American Places of Heritage : Honoring Place, Culture, and Identity (Hardcover)

Introduction.?Part 1: Planning, Policy, and Placemaking?1.1. Resistance Opens the Door for the Rebirth of Japantown: Salt Lake City, UT (Ivis Garcia)?1.2. The Roles of Place and Place-Making in the Development of a Southeast Asian Enclave: A Case Study of Argyle Street, Chicago (Julia Crowley)?1.3. Seattle’s Single-Room-Occupancy Residential Hotels and their Chinese Roots (Wei Zhao)?1.4. Community Stabilization and Historic Preservation in Boston’s Chinatown (Lily Song, Lydia Lowe, Jenny Lau, Martin Gao)?Part 2: Places of Religious Heritage?2.1. Heritage, Identity, and Place: Sacred Placemaking at the Malibu Temple (Shampa Mazumdar and Sanjoy Mazumdar)?2.2. Palimpsest, Mask, or Scrim? Three Adaptive Reuse Approaches to Hindu Temples in the US (Sagarika Ninad Kulkarni, Anupika Babar, and Joshua D. Lee)?2.3. Hindu Temples in the US: A Transplanted Sacred Geography (Ashima Krishna)?2.4. Becoming Cultural Heritage: Media Framings of the Mother Mosque of America (Nathan W. Swanson)?2.5. Spatial Clustering in Diaspora: South Asian American (SAA) Muslim Religious Spaces in Greater Houston (Humayra Alam)?2.6. Adaptive Reuse and the Conversion of Churches to Mosques in Western New York (Shyam K. Sriram, Thomas Larsen, Olivia Schmidt, Analee DeGlopper)?Part 3: Identity, Memory, and Memorialization?3.1. The Oldest Cambodian Temple in Washington State: Cultural Sustainability through Historic Preservation (Rosa Woolsey)?3.2. Gardens of Manzanar: Exploring New Methods in the Historic Preservation of Cultural Landscapes at World War II Confinement Sites (Keiji Uesugi and Lauren Bricker)?3.3. The Iranian American Diaspora in Los Angeles: Cultural Heritage, Identity, and Placemaking in Tehrangeles (Hossein Mousazadeh)?3.4. From Punjab to the Pacific: Honoring and Preserving South Asian Heritage in the U.S. West (Manish Chalana)?Conclusion

Bodhisattva Awakening: An Explanation of Shantideva's Guide (Paperback)

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The Devil Debates an Angel: A Struggle Against Our Tendency to Think That Things Are Coming at Us (Paperback)

Contemporary Buddhism, Mindfulness and Thich Nhat Hanh’s Teachings (Hardcover)

Chapter I. Prelude??Chapter II. Thich Nh?t H?nh And His Work??Chapter III.?The Power of Deep Understanding??Chapter IV.?The Art of Meditation??Chapter V. Postlude??Afterword:?Living a Tradition??Appendix: Standard Verses on the Eight Consciousnesses

Contemporary Buddhism, Mindfulness and Thich Nhat Hanh’s Teachings (Paperback)

Chapter I. Prelude??Chapter II. Thich Nh?t H?nh And His Work??Chapter III.?The Power of Deep Understanding??Chapter IV.?The Art of Meditation??Chapter V. Postlude??Afterword:?Living a Tradition??Appendix: Standard Verses on the Eight Consciousnesses

Searching for Tara : The Goddess Who Became a Buddha (Hardcover)

Searching for Tara : The Goddess Who Became a Buddha (Paperback)

Irony and Play in Chinese Buddhism (Hardcover)

Reading Primary Sources in Indian Philosophy : A Guide (Hardcover)

Reading Primary Sources in Indian Philosophy : A Guide (Paperback)

From the Periphery to the Centre: Buddhist Innovations and Networks Across Mediaeval Maritime Asia (Hardcover)

Selling Spirituality : The Silent Takeover of Religion (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction: Spirituality and the Rebranding of Religion??1: Neoliberalism as the New Orthodoxy??2: A Brief History of Spirituality??3: Western Psychology and the Politics of Spirituality??4: Christianity and Prayers to the Neoliberal Self??5: Spirituality and the Privatisation of Asian Philosophies??6: Mindfulness in an Age of Mass Distraction??7: Selling the Soul: The Business of Capitalist Spirituality? 8: Selling the Future: Green Spirituality, Neoliberalism and the Climate Crisis??Conclusion: Challenging the Corporate Take Over of Our Attention

Selling Spirituality : The Silent Takeover of Religion (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Introduction: Spirituality and the Rebranding of Religion??1: Neoliberalism as the New Orthodoxy??2: A Brief History of Spirituality??3: Western Psychology and the Politics of Spirituality??4: Christianity and Prayers to the Neoliberal Self??5: Spirituality and the Privatisation of Asian Philosophies??6: Mindfulness in an Age of Mass Distraction??7: Selling the Soul: The Business of Capitalist Spirituality? 8: Selling the Future: Green Spirituality, Neoliberalism and the Climate Crisis??Conclusion: Challenging the Corporate Take Over of Our Attention

Talking about Buddhism: Two Lifetimes of Learning, Teaching, and (Some) Practice (Paperback)

The Social Lives of Mantras : From Ancient India to the Contemporary West (Hardcover)

Before Shinto : Buddhism and the Japanese Gods (Hardcover)

Mindfulness and Mental Health : Foundations, Perspectives, and Applications (Hardcover)

Part I: Conceptual Foundations? 1. Introduction To Mindfulness And Mental Health? 2. Foundations Of Mindfulness: Tracing Ancestry And Contextualizing Within Eastern Traditions? 3. Foundations Of Mindfulness: Development In The Western Context? 4. Understanding The Mind: Perspectives From Neuroscience? 5. Foundations In Human Development: Mindfulness Throughout The Lifespan? Part II: Contemporary Applications? 6. Mindfulness And Stress? 7. Mindfulness And Depression? 8. Mindfulness And Trauma And Anxiety? 9. Mindfulness And Addictive Behaviors? 10. Mindfulness, Empowerment, And Social Justice

Mindfulness and Mental Health : Foundations, Perspectives, and Applications (Paperback)

Part I: Conceptual Foundations? 1. Introduction To Mindfulness And Mental Health? 2. Foundations Of Mindfulness: Tracing Ancestry And Contextualizing Within Eastern Traditions? 3. Foundations Of Mindfulness: Development In The Western Context? 4. Understanding The Mind: Perspectives From Neuroscience? 5. Foundations In Human Development: Mindfulness Throughout The Lifespan? Part II: Contemporary Applications? 6. Mindfulness And Stress? 7. Mindfulness And Depression? 8. Mindfulness And Trauma And Anxiety? 9. Mindfulness And Addictive Behaviors? 10. Mindfulness, Empowerment, And Social Justice

Correlative Worldviews : A Cognitive Perspective on Premodern Cosmologies in South Asia and Europe (Hardcover)

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Contemporary Buddhist Movements and Alternatives in Korea : Legacy of Tongbulgyo (Hardcover)

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The Practice of Agnosticism : Overcoming False Dualities Across Human Thought (Volume VI) (Hardcover)