India: Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology, 1988. Large Softcover.
Light general wear.
75 pp. Sanskrit and English text. Color and black-and-white illustrations. On Buddhist icons and auspicious symbols.
India: Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology, 1989. Large Softcover.
A very nice copy.
64 pp. Color illustrations. "The Thankas constitute a rich and vast storehouse of information on the origins and development of Buddhism in India and abroad, particularly in Tibet and Mongolia. The 11 color plates are reproduced from.....
New York: Viking, 2001. 9th Printing. Hard Cover.
Ninth printing. Jacket spine head and bottom corner of rear jacket panel bumped.
xxix, 205 pp. "Karen Armstrong's portrait of the Buddha explores both the archetypal religious icon and Buddha the man. Armstrong follows the Buddha - born Siddhama Gotama - as.....
New York: Viking, 2005. Hard Cover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor general wear.
xii, 274 pp. "An inspiration to millions of people worldwide, the Dalai Lama has long wanted one book that he could recommend as a basic sourcebook for his essential ideas. Now, for.....
New York: Rodale, 2007. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Front jacket panel stained, a few small stains on rear jacket panel.
247 pp. "The best-selling author of Awakening the Buddha Within addresses life's most provocative and tantalizing questions simply, directly, and powerfully. Every life is a journey through the.....
New York: Vintage Books, 1972. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback.
First printing. Pages lightly toned.
xxii, 418 pp. This book, compiled from basic Buddhist writings, presents a survey of Buddhist thought in India, China, and Japan, covering the central doctrines and practices that has profoundly influenced human life in Asia.....
New York: Harper Business, 1997. 7th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Seventh printing. Pages lightly toned.
xiv, 288 pp. "Say good-bye to the adversarial samurai managerial principles of the last decade. A new philosophy is sweeping the business world, one that's more in tune with a global marketplace, where cooperation, not competition.....
New York: Weatherhill, 1983. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Faint edge wear.
xii, 175 pp. Traces the development of Zen enlightenment from India through China to Japan.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. ink stamp on front endpaper, minor pencil marginalia throughout text.
xiv, 366 pp. This is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice in Ceylon, not.....
New York: New Directions, 1951. Trade Paperback.
Wrapper edges rubbed, pencil name on half-title page.
122 pp. Translated by Hilda Rosner. "In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored.....
New York: Broadway, 2006. Trade Paperback.
Faint edge wear.
After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds, as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual, and philosophic study, the Dalai Lama presents a brilliant analysis of why all avenues of inquiry—scientific as well as spiritual—must be.....
Brookline: The Kanthaka Press, 1974. Jack, Alexander. Trade Paperback.
[viii], 120, [16] pp. Four Sherlock Holmes mysteries with a Buddhist theme, with notes, bibliography, and appendices following text. Five plates.
New York: Hyperion, 1994. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Faint foxing to top ridge.
xxi, 278 pages. "Featured on the PBS series, Healing and the Mind, with Bill Moyers, a best-seller explains the principles of mindfulness -- a Buddhist method of achieving fulfillment and inner peace -- through a blend of.....
Garden City, New York: Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Jacket edges rubbed.
xx, 311 pp. "Believing that Buddhist teachings and traditional ceremonies should be adapted to twentieth-century life styles, Kapleau presents an introduction to the philosophy and practice of.....
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1986. Trade Paperback.
Light crease on back corner, edges a bit rubbed.
xix, 460 pp. Christianity and World Religions: Paths to Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism by Hans Küng, Josef van Ess, Heinrich von Stietencron, Heinz Bechert, Peter Heinegg.
New York: Time Incorporated, 1957. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Owner's mark on front free endpaper and on half-title page. Ink name and address on title page.
310 pp. Color fold-out map of Jerusalem with photograph of city on opposite side. CONTENTS: Introduction: How Mankind Worships; The Spirit of Hinduism: Hindu.....
Oregon / New York: Beyond Words / Atria Books, 2009. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Sixth printing. Light general wear.
xxviii, 292 pp. "Author Darren Littlejohn has been there and back, and presents a complimentary guide for recovery to the traditional twelve-step program, out of his own struggles and successes through.....
Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2003. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Minor general wear.
xiv, 224 pp. "Addressing the often-overlooked spiritual needs of mothers, this book discusses Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges and stresses of raising children. Offered are ways for mothers to reconnect with their inner selves and become.....
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. An exceptional copy.
394 pp. This book is an invitation to discover and better understand four of the most influential religions that have contributed to shaping our culture: Judaism, Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Islam.
New York: Baraka, 1979. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Signed by author. Lightly rubbed, minor foxing to page ridge.
The religious writings of a woman who discovered Zen Buddhism late in life.
India: Rajneesh Foundation International, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some loss to jacket spine base. Spine very slightly cocked.
vii, 267 pp. Color photographic frontispiece. "Your Birth came out of the unknown, out of nothingness you were Born. One day you will disappear again.....
Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1968. Trade Paperback.
Former library copy - usual marks. Surface tear on rear wrapper.
100 pp. "This collection of Zen essays by the author of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers an enlightening perspective on a variety of topics. From the introduction: Not all of us can.....
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback.
3rd printing. Underlining and highlighting in text (mainly first few sections), otherwise very good.
xxiii, 478 pp., 2-page terminal publisher ad for Mythos series. One of this century's leading works on Zen, this book is a valuable source for.....
Boston: Shambhala, 2003. Hard Cover.
Tiny stain to rear board, small tear to front jacket.
In this best-selling guide to enlightened living, Chögyam Trungpa offers an inspiring vision for our time, modeled on the universal archetypal symbol of the peaceful warrior. In ancient times, the warrior learned to master the.....
New York: Pantheon Books / Random House, 1972. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. Jacket price clipped.
204 pp. A 1972 reprint of the work first published in 1950, including the preface from the original, and a new preface by the author. "Modern Civilization, Watts maintains, is in a state.....