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Far-Eastern Proverbs

By: N/A

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Peter Pauper Press: 1977

Seller ID: 2270173

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Top edge of jacket front previously mended with tape, front jacket flap clipped, jacket spine very faintly toned. 1977 Hard Cover. 62 pp. Far-Eastern proverbs covering a range of topics including: advice, business, caution, children, contention, education, friendship, honor, house, inclination, justice, labor, learning, opportunity, riches and poverty, satisfaction, sin, speech and silence, strength and power, time, virtue and piety.
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The Story of Oriental Philosophy

By: Beck, L. Adams (Barrington, E.)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Cosmopolitan Book Corporation: 1928

Seller ID: 2303911

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Jacket toned, jacket edges reinforced with clear tape, mostly on verso. 1928 Hard Cover. viii, 429 pp. 8vo. Frontispiece and four plates. In writing this book upon the thought and thinkers of Asia my aim has been to convey what I have to tell in as clear and simple a manner as possible to readers unaccustomed to oriental modes of expression. This has meant more than translation from original languages, for beyond that lies the necessity for familiar English terms, which sometimes do not express the full implication of the original. I can hope only that I have not been wholly unsuccessful and t...
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The Buddhist Experience: Sources and Interpretations (The Religious Life of Man)

By: Beyer, Stephan

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Dickenson Publishing Company, Inc.: 1974

Seller ID: 2289109

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Top corner of rear wrapper creased, ink stamp on half-title page, some pencil underlining. 1974 Trade Paperback. vii, 274 pp. The aim of this series of readings is to introduce the literature of a tradition, and provide sympathetic interpretations and descriptions of important activities which expose the dynamics and some of the concrete variety in a religious tradition. CONTENTS: Part One: Virtue - The Model - Personal Morality - Worship - Living Together; Part Two: Meditation - The Stages on the Path - The Vision and the Word - The Spontaneous Way; Part Three; Wisdom - The Search - The Exper...
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Among the Dervishes: An Account of Travels in Asia and Africa, and Four Years Studying the Dervishes, Sufis and Fakirs, by Living Among Them

By: Burke, O. M.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: E. P. Dutton: 1975

Seller ID: 2296363

ISBN: 0525473866

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

First printing. Very minor general wear. 1975 Trade Paperback. 203 pp. The First-Hand Account of a Westerner's Travels through the Land of the Sufis.
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Buddhism in China: A Historical Survey

By: Ch'en, Kenneth

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Princeton University Press: 1973

Seller ID: 2287346

ISBN: 0691000158

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

2nd printing. Spine faded. 1973 Trade Paperback. xii, 560 pp. 8vo. Traces the development of Buddhism in China since the Han Dynasty and describes its impact on Chinese culture.
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Secrets of the Tai Chi Circle: Journey to Enlightenment

By: Chan, Luke

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Benefactor Press: 1993

Seller ID: 2276227

ISBN: 0963734105

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Highlighting, newspaper clipping taped to front wrapper verso. 1993 Trade Paperback. 132 pp. This story of a student's spiritual journey as he studies with a Tai Chi Grandmaster weaves many anecdotes and lessons of Tao, Zen, Confucius, and I Ching into a cohesive whole. With kidness and love, this book leads readers to forgive themselves for past mistakes and shortcomings--to try again, instead of feeling guilty and giving up. This is a great therapeutic book for those who are haunted by yesterday's failures, worried about tomorrow, and overwhelmed by today's problems.
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How to Free Your Mind: Tara the Liberator

By: Chodron, Thubten

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Snow Lion Publications: 2005

Seller ID: 2294557

ISBN: 1559392266

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Spine head very lightly bumped. 2005 Trade Paperback. 224 pp. Tara, the feminine embodiment of enlightened activity, is a Buddhist deity whose Tibetan name means liberator, signaling her ability to liberate beings from the delusion and ignorance that keep them trapped in ever-recurring patterns of negativity. She embodies a challenge—to transform our minds and become like her, whose tranquility, compassion, and wisdom make her so beautiful—but one that is profoundly nurturing. In the author's words, We can relax in her presence and look at ourselves honestly, knowing that Tara will not jud...
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Fifty Eastern Thinkers (Routledge Key Guides)

By: Collinson, Diane

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Routledge: 2000

Seller ID: 2281753

ISBN: 0415202841

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

1st printing. Tiny smudge to page ridge. 2000 Trade Paperback. Close analysis of the work of fifty major thinkers in the field of Eastern philosophy make this an excellent introduction to a fascinating area of study. The authors have drawn together thinkers from all the major Eastern philosophical traditions from the earliest times to the present day. The philosophers covered range from founder figures such as Zoroaster and Confucius to modern thinkers such as Fung Youlan and the present Dalai Lama. Introductions to major traditions and a glossary of key philosophical terms make this a compreh...
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The Ethics of Confucius: The Sayings of the Master and His Disciples upon the Conduct of 'The Superior Man' Arranged According to the Plan of Confucius with Running Commentary

By: Confucius; Dawson, Miles Menander; Fang, Wu Ting

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press: 1915

Seller ID: 2303922

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Owner bookplate on front endpaper, minimal loss of gilt from spine and front board titles. 1915 Hard Cover. xxi, 323 pp. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Confucius. One of the early American missionaries to China tells us that when he had finally convinced a Chinese scholar that there were schools in America the immediate assumption was: 'Then the people of your honorable nation are also acquainted with the books of Confucius.' It was a false assumption, and yet it is a great pity that more Americans are not familiar with the teachings which have moulded the lives of cou...
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Buddhist Texts Through the Ages

By: Conze, Edward; Horner, I.B.; Snellgrove, David; Waley, Arthur

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Harper Torchbooks: 1964

Seller ID: 2289062

ISBN: 0061301132

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

First printing. Ink stamp on half-title page. 1964 Trade Paperback. 322, 11 pp. Covering the development of Buddhism through the ages, this collection ofxcerpts from all the important Buddhist scriptures is designed to servecholars and students, as well as readers who wish to explore for themselveshe original sources of one of the world's great religions. Translated into argon-free English from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese, the texts are accompanied by a glossary of English and foreign terms.
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Initiations and Initiates in Tibet

By: David-Neel, Alexandra; Rothwell, Fred (Translator)

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Shambala: 1971

Seller ID: 2289107

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Spine creased. 1971 Trade Paperback. 224 pp. Nestled amid the high peaks and eternal snows of the Himalayas and other mountain ranges, Tibet is home to a centuries-old Buddhist tradition, rich in mystic rites and rituals aimed at helping adherents achieve spiritual bliss. In this fascinating volume, a noted authority delves into the nature and sources of Tibetan mysticism, providing readers with a wealth of information regarding Lamaic rites of initiation and the teachings given to initiates, both during and after the initiation ceremonies. The author first defines Tibetan mysticism and examin...
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The Buddhist Tradition in India, China and Japan

By: De Bary, William Theodore

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Vintage Books: 1972

Seller ID: 2288080

ISBN: 0394716965

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

First printing. Pages lightly toned. 1972 Mass Market Paperback. 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. Developments in practical ethics, social attitudes, philosophical speculation, and religious and aesthetic contemplation are represented by selected excerpts from basic writings with succinct introductions and commentary. From these one may observe not only the remarkable vitality of Buddhism in its spread t...
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A History of Zen Buddhism

By: Dumoulin, Heinrich

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Beacon Press: 1971

Seller ID: 2289060

ISBN: 0807059773

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Second printing. Spine creased and lightly toned, ink stamp on half-title page. 1971 Trade Paperback. viii, 335 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; The Mystical Element in Early Buddhism and Hinayana; Mysticism Within Mahayana; The Mahayana Sutras and Zen; The Anticipation of Zen in Chinese Buddhism; Zen Patriarchs of the Early Period; The High Period of Chinese Zen; Peculiarities of the Five Houses; Spread and Methodological Development During the Sung Period; The Transplanting of Zen to Japan; The Zen Master Dogen; The Cultural Influence of Zen in the Muromachi Period; The First Encounter Between Zen and...
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Understanding Oriental Philosophy: A Popular Account for the Western World

By: Feibleman, James K.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: A Meridian Book: 1984

Seller ID: 2289045

ISBN: 0452007100

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Spine very faintly toned, ink name on front wrapper verso, pages very faintly toned. 1984 Trade Paperback. xiii, 239 pp. Includes synopsis, analysis, and philosophies of the defining books of Eastern civilizations, both old and new. Includes treatments of the Upanishads, the Bhagavadgita, the I Ching, Buddhism, Confucianism, Zen, Shinto, Chinese communism, and much, much more. An indispensable reference for the student of Oriental philosophy.
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The Journey of the Self: A Sufi Guide to Personality

By: Haeri, Shaykh Fadhlalia

Price: $5.00

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco: 1991

Seller ID: 2269096

ISBN: 0062503766

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Ink underlining and highlighting. 1991 Trade Paperback. xi, 191 pp. A guide to spiritual psychology offers an Islamic concept of personality and outlines the emergence and development of the self as individuals grow toward their highest spiritual potential.
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The Bhagavadgita [Bhagavad-Gita]: An English Translation with Commentary (Second Edition)

By: Hill, W. Douglas (Translator)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1966

Seller ID: 2287044

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Second edition. Jacket toned, ink name stamp on front endpaper. 1966 Hard Cover. 234 pp. 8vo. Translated into English with commentary by W. Douglas Hill. CONTENTS: Abbreviations; Introduction: The Cult of Krisna Vasudeva, The Bhagavadgita, The doctrine of the Bhagavadgita; The Bhagavadgita translated Into English, and Notes; Subject Index. The Bhagavad Gita (Song of God), also more simply known as Gita, is a sacred Hindu scripture, considered among the most important texts in the history of literature and philosophy. The Bhagavad Gita comprises roughly 700 verses, and is a part of the Mahabhar...
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Confucius Said It First

By: Hsieh, Tehyi

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Warren Press: 1939

Seller ID: 2260181

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

2nd printing. Signed by author. Jacket torn along length of spine, splitting front and rear of jacket in two; half-inch by one-inch chip to top edge of jacket rear. Pencil note on front endpaper, minor pencil marginalia. 1939 Hard Cover. 92 pp. An insightful look into how Confucius was the first to state many things attributed to later philosophers.
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Zen Buddhism

By: Humphreys, Christmas

Price: $6.00

Publisher: The Macmillan Compay: 1970

Seller ID: 2289069

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Third printing. Minor general wear. 1970 Trade Paperback. 175 pp. A lively introduction to its origins, influences, techniques, and modern affinities. What is Zen? If you asked a true Zen master he might tweak your nose, scowl fiercely, or roar with laughter, whichever he thought would stir your spirit awake—for that is the object of Zen. Humphreys, however, who has practiced both Zen & the law with equal success for more than thirty years, is kinder. He does give the reader an idea—a very good idea—of what it is all about. He describes, with some of the endlessly amusing stories that ce...
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Zen: Dawn in the West

By: Kapleau, Rosh Philip

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Anchor Press / Doubleday: 1979

Seller ID: 2303138

ISBN: 0385142730

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Jacket edges rubbed. 1979 Hard Cover. 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 Zen written especially for American readers.
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A First Zen Reader

By: Leggett, Trevor

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Rutland, Charles E. Tuttle Company: 1960

Seller ID: 2303924

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Lacks jacket. Ink name on front flyleaf. 1960 Hard Cover. 236 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs and illustrations. When Zen Buddhism crossed from China to Japan in the twelfth century, it entered a phase of development that was not only to inspire a magni?cent range of artistic achievement but also to exert a tremendous in?uence upon Japanese life itself and, eventually, to bring to the attention of the West a religious philosophy both unique and challenging in its power. The purpose of this anthology is to suggest an approach to answering the perennial question “What i...
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The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Myths, Legends, and Jataka Tales (Completely Revised and Expanded Edition)

By: Martin, Rafe; Kapleau, Roshi Philip

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Yellow Moon Press: 1999

Seller ID: 2300587

ISBN: 0938756524

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Signed by author with inscription, To Gloria, Best wishes, Rafe Martin. 7/89.. 1999 Trade Paperback. xxvii, 261 pp. In this definitive edition, completely updated and rewritten with expanded commentaries and two new sections, Rafe Martin brings together a fascinating array of stories from the Buddhist tradition. The previous edition, published by Parallax Press, won an Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award, and the stories have been anthologized in collections such as Soul Food, Best-Loved Stories Told at the National Storytelling Festival, and Peace Tales. Told and developed by Rafe over many...
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Tilopa's Mahamudra Upadesha: The Gangama Instructions with Commentary

By: Nyenpa, Sangyes; Molk, David

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Snow Lion: 2014

Seller ID: 2294528

ISBN: 1559394269

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Very minor dent on front jacket panel. Light red stain on top page ridge. 2014 Hard Cover. xx, 239 pp. An explanation of the Indian Mahasiddha Tilopa's renowned Gangama Mahamudra meditation instructions, given in a traditional Tibetan context by one of its lineage's most accomplished contemporary masters. These ancient instructions, in the form of a song of realization, are the original source for all Mahamudra lineages of meditation. All lineages of Mahamudra meditation have their source in a verse teaching--a song of realization--sung by the Mahasiddha Tilopa to his disciple N...
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The Book of Tea

By: Okakura, Kakuzo; Grilli, Elise

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan, Charles E. Tuttle Company: 1974

Seller ID: 2303698

ISBN: 0804800693

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

1974 24th printing. Includes publisher's slipcase and belly band jacket. Light stain to spine base and base of slipcase, ink name and address on front endpaper. 96 pp. Black-and-white illustrations head chapters, foreword and biographical sketch by Elise Grilli. The tea ceremony affects nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. This is a hardcover gift edition of the bestselling book that introduced Western audiences to the ancient tradition. First published in 1906, it traces the custom from its roots in Taoism to its role as a Zen meditative discipline.
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A Guide to Oriental Classics

By: Oriental Studies Program Columbia College; de Bary, Wm. Theodore [William]; Embree, Ainslie T.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Columbia University Press: 1975

Seller ID: 2289064

ISBN: 0231038925

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Second edition. Spine and edge of front wrapper faintly toned, ink stamp and ink name on front flyleaf. 1975 Trade Paperback. xi, 257 pp. This useful guide to the classics of four Asian traditions has been significantly revised. Major cultural works from the Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions, ranging from history, philosophy, and religion to poetry, drama, and fiction, are included in this biographic guide. Added to this edition are new translations and studies published since the appearance of the first edition. The sections dealing with major texts of Indian, Chinese, and Jap...
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Dakini Teachings: Padmasambhava's Oral Instructions to Lady Tsogyal

By: Padmasambhava; Tsogyal, Lady; Tsogyal, Yeshe; Oser, Nyang Ral Nyima; Lingpa, Sangye; Kungsang, Erik Pema

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Shambala: 1990

Seller ID: 2294534

ISBN: 0877735468

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Second printing. Wrappers rubbed, light stains on page ridges. 1990 Trade Paperback. xxix, 189 pp. Padmasambhava, the Indian mystic and tantric Buddhist master, is second only to Buddha Shakyamuni as the most famous personage in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. In the ninth century, he made the journey across the Himalayan Mountains to establish Buddhism for the people in that country. Now, more than 1,000 years later, we are able to hear and be touched by his voice as contained within this collection of oral advice. Sometimes with humor, sometimes with biting sarcasm, Dakini Teachings cover...
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The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action: A Discourse Virtuous in the Beginning, Middle, and End

By: Rinpoche, Patrul; Khyentse, Dilgo; The Dalai Lama

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Shambala: 1992

Seller ID: 2294535

ISBN: 0877734933

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Third printing. Spine creased, light stain on fore edge, minor water damage to rear. 1992 Trade Paperback. xv, 260 pp. In this book, two great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries challenge us to critically examine our materialistic preoccupations and think carefully about how we want to spend the rest of our lives. At the same time, they provide practical guidance in following the Buddhist path, starting from the most basic motivation and culminating in the direct experience of reality beyond the reach of conceptual mind. The root text is a teaching in verse writ...
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The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction (The Religious Life of Man)

By: Robinson, Richard H.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Dickenson Publishing Company, Inc.: 1970

Seller ID: 2289108

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Top corner of front wrapper very lightly creased, ink stamp on half-title page. 1970 Trade Paperback. vi, 136 pp. Comprehensive introduction to Buddhism that examines present-day Buddhism in the context of its historical development. CONTENTS: Foreword; The Scene Today; Life and Teachings of Gautama the Buddha; Development of Indian Buddhism; Developments Outside India; Past, Present, and Future; Selected Readings; An Overview of the Buddhist Scriptures.
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One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan

By: Ryokan; Stevens, John

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Weatherhill: 1977

Seller ID: 2303923

ISBN: 0834801256

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Jacket spine and edges slightly faded, ink name on front endpaper. 1977 Hard Cover. 85, [1] pp. The poems of the revered eighteenth-century Zen master reflect the simplicity, gentleness, generosity, and love that characterized his life.
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Masrudin: The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla

By: Shah, Idries

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dutton Paperback: 1972

Seller ID: 2268949

ISBN: 0525473394

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

First printing. Ink letters on spine, ink note on front wrapper verso. 1972 Mass Market Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 158 pp. Mulla Nasrudin, the wise fool of Eastern folklore and Eastern Philosophy, holds a special place in Sufi studies. The Sufis, who believe that deep intuition is the only real guide to knowledge, use the humorous stories of Nasrudin's adventures almost like exercises in Sufi Thought. The Sufis ask people to choose a few which especially appeal to them, and turn them over in their mind, making them their own. Sufi teaching masters say that in this...
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The Way of the Sufi

By: Shah, Idries

Price: $4.00

Publisher: A Dutton Paperback: 1970

Seller ID: 2269084

ISBN: 0525472614

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Ink note on half-title page, light general wear. 1970 Mass Market Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 287 pp. Intended to illustrate something of the richness and range of Sufi ideas, this remarkable book contains extracts, verses, anecdotes, epigrams, lectures, contemplation-themes and teaching stories culled from such classical authors as Rumi, El-Ghazali and Omar Khayyam as well as sources best known to Sufis themselves. The Way of the Sufi offers the reader an introductory course of study, beginning with a review of special problems facing the Western student. Not leas...
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