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Winter / Spring 2013 and Related Titles — 3Recent and Notable Backlist Titles — 18Information for the Trade and Media — 21
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THE CEASING OF NOTIONS An Early Zen Text from the Dunhuang
Caves with Selected Comments Soko Morinaga Roshi
Introduction by Martin Collcutt5x8” | 128 pages | $15.95
9781614290414 eBook 9781614290452
January 2013
“A very accessible, helpful commentaryfrom one of the most revered Japanese
Zen masters of his generation.”—from the introduction by Martin Collcutt, author of
Five Mountains
“Sure to provide plenty of food for thought for both experiencedZen students and newcomers alike. A delightful volume that I will
surely revisit again.”—TheZenSite.com
Among the writings from the Dunhuang caves, discovered in themid-twentieth century, are the Zen equivalent of the Dead SeaScrolls—ancient texts unknown for centuries. The Ceasing of
Notions is one such text. It takes a unique form: a dialogue betweentwo imaginary figures, a master and his disciple, in which the discipletenaciously pursues the master’s pithy utterances with follow-up ques-tions that propel the dialogue toward ever more profound insights.And these questions prove to be the reader’s very own. Soko Morinagabrings alive this compact and brilliant text with his own vivid com-mentary. This volume also includes a generous selection from Mori-naga’s acclaimed autobiography, Novice to Master: An OngoingLesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity.
Praise for Novice to Master:
“Sublime.”—Publishers Weekly
“One can’t help but be drawn to the genuine tone of Morinaga’svoice and his sense of humor.”—Shambhala Sun
“A real gem.”—Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
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SONG OF THE ROADThe Poetic Travel Journal of Tsarchen Losel GyatsoCyrus StearnsCloth | 6.5x7.5” | 192 pages | $24.959781614290551 eBook 9781614290667 January 2013
In Song of the Road, Tsarchen LoselGyatso, an unsurpassed sixteenth-century master of the Sakya tradi-
tion of Tibetan Buddhism, weaves ecstatic poetry, song, and accounts ofvisionary experiences into a record of pilgrimage to central Tibet. Trans-lated for the first time here, Tsarchen’s work, a favorite of the Fifth DalaiLama, brims with strikingly detailed reports of divine and apocalypticvisions, as well as lyrical depictions of Tibetan landscapes that vividlycapture the spiritual awe they inspire. The literary flights of Song of theRoad are anchored by Tsarchen’s candid observations on the socialand political climate of his day, including a rare example in Tibetanliterature of open critique of religious power.
In his introduction and copious notes to the translation, CyrusStearns unpacks the dimensions of meaning concealed in the text, exca-vating the history, legends, and lore associated with people and placesencountered on the pilgrimage, fully revealing the spiritual topogra-phy over which Tsarchen’s long road carried him.
CyRuS STeARnS is one of the most admiredtranslators of Tibetan literature today. Hisnumerous books include Taking the ResultAs the Path, Hermit of Go Cliffs, and Kingof the Empty Plain. He is currently a fellowat the Tsadra Foundation and a translatorfor The Library of Tibetan Classics. He livesin the woods on Whidbey Island, north ofSeattle, Washington.
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The Library of Tibetan Classics, volume 15
A LAMP TO ILLUMINATE THEFIVE STAGES
Teachings on Guhyasam›ja TantraTsongkhapa
Translated by Gavin KiltyCloth | 672 pages | $59.95
9780861714544 eBook 9781614290353
December 2012
“The Guhyasam›ja Tantra changed theface of tantric Buddhism. Gavin Kiltymakes available the famously lucid
presentation of these ancienttechniques by Tsongkhapa in a
translation at once accurate and a pleasure to read.”
—Jacob P. Dalton, uC Berkeley
One of the masterworks of Tsongkhapa, A Lamp to Illuminatethe Five Stages represents his systematic presentation of thetheory and practice of highest yoga tantra, based extensively
on Indian predecessors of tantric Buddhism, such as n›g›rjuna,firyadeva, Candrakırti, and n›ropa. The text, which treats materialtraditionally considered “secret,” explains in judicious and illuminat-ing detail the yogic practice of manipulating bodily energy, the medi-tative union of bliss and emptiness, and meditations that harness themoment of death to actualize enlightenment. Shining with his famedintellectual acuity, Tsongkhapa’s Lamp sheds much-needed light on theoften-misunderstood world of highest yoga tantra.
Mind Training9780861714407Cloth | $49.95
The Book of Kadam9780861714414Cloth | $59.95
Ornament of Stainless Light9780861714520Cloth | $59.95
Maha–mudra– andRelated Instructions9780861714445Cloth | $59.95
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THUNDEROUS SILENCE A Formula for Ending Suffering: A Practical Guide to the Heart Sutra Dosung yoo224 pages | $17.959781614290537 eBook 9781614290643 January 2013
“The notion of emptiness is the essenceof the Heart Sutra and a seminal conceptin both Mahayana Buddhism and theKorean Won-Buddhist tradition. Rev.Dosung yoo’s practical guide to theHeart Sutra uses concrete examples
drawn from everyday life to help the reader understand and embracethe concept of emptiness. Rev. yoo’s accessible commentary will deepenone’s understanding and practice of Buddhism.”—Robert e. Buswell,Jr., Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, uCLA
Thunderous Silence unravels the Heart Sutra—a pithy encapsu-lation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literature—usingstep-by-step analysis in an easy, conversational voice. Dosung
yoo examines the sutra phrase by phrase, using explanations andmetaphors drawn from Korean folklore, quantum physics, CharlesDickens, and everything in between to illuminate its content. Thun-derous Silence invites us to examine the fundamentals of Buddhism—the Four noble Truths, emptiness, enlightenment—through the prismof the Heart Sutra.
Both those new to Buddhism and longtime practitioners looking torevisit a core text from a fresh perspective will find this work appealing.
Rev. DOSunG MOOJIn yOO was ordained in theWon-Buddhist Order in Korea in 1993 after chang-ing his path from practicing Christianity. He teachesat the Won Dharma Center in Claverack, new york,where he lives, and at the Won Institute of GraduateStudies. He has translated several Won-Buddhisttexts and is interested in bridging the gap betweenthe teachings of Christianity and Buddhism.
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Tibetan Classics
WISDOM OF THE KADAM MASTERS
Translated and introduced by Thupten Jinpa
5x7.75” | 224 pages | $16.959781614290544
eBook 9781614290650 February 2013
The phrase “Kadam masters”evokes for many Tibetans a senseof a spiritual golden age—an
idyllic image of a spiritual community ofwise monks dedicated to a spiritual lifeof mental cultivation. These eleventh- and twelfth-century masterswere particularly famed for their short, poignant utterances that cap-tured essential teachings in digestible bites. In these sayings one unmis-takably detects an absence of confusion about priorities in life, and aclear understanding of what a truly happy life consists of, all groundedin a deeply felt genuine sense of concern for the welfare of others.
This volume offers, in an easy, accessible format, a collection of someof the most beloved teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, a highmark in the long human quest to better understand the meaning of life.
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ESSENTIAL MIND TRAINING 9780861712632 | $16.95
“The clarity and raw power of these thousand-year-old teachings of the great Kadampa masters areastonishingly fresh.”—Buddhadharma
THuPTen JInPA is the principal english-language trans-lator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and has trans-lated and edited many of his bestselling books. He iscurrently the president of the Institute of Tibetan Clas-sics in Montreal, where he lives with his wife and twodaughters.
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HEART OF THE SHIN BUDDHIST PATH A Life of AwakeningTakamaro ShigarakiTranslated and introduced by David Matsumoto192 pages | $16.959781614290490 eBook 9781614290605 March 2013
“Professor Shigaraki ties the doctrineand practice of True Pure Land Bud-dhism to the broader Mahayana Bud-dhist tradition, thereby creating a book
that will be of interest both to Buddhist practitioners of all denomi-nations and scholars of modern Japanese Buddhism.”—Richard M.Jaffe, Duke university
“Offers a significant perspective for the expanding interfaith dialoguebetween Buddhism and the diverse world of contemporary spiritualmovements.”—Alfred Bloom, emeritus Professor, university of Hawaii
“A must read.”—Kenneth Kenshin Tanaka, Musashino university andInternational Association of Shin Buddhist Studies
In his Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path, Takamaro Shigaraki exam-ines Shin Buddhism anew as a practical path of spiritual growthand self-transformation, challenging assessments of the tradition
as a passive religion of mere faith. Shigaraki presents the core themesof the Shin Buddhist path in fresh, engaging, down-to-earth language,considering each frankly from both secular and religious perspectives.Shigaraki discloses a nondual Pure Land that finds philosophical kin-ship with Zen but has been little discussed in the West. With its unas-suming language and insights drawn from a life of practice, Heart ofthe Shin Buddhist Path dispels the fog of misconception that hasshrouded Western appreciation of Shin traditions to reveal the limitlesslight of Amida Buddha that reaches all.
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FENG SHUI:SEEING IS BELIEVING
Essential Geomancy for Beginners and Skeptics
Jampa LudrupForeword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
8x9” | 168 pages | $19.959781614290742
eBook 9781614290933 March 2013
“Feng shui is an important way for people to improve their lives and help others.”
—from the foreword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In this concise and practical handbook, ven. Jampa Ludrup lays outthe fundamentals of feng shui without any of the opaque mysticismthat sometimes obscures the practice. “The aim of this book,” he
writes, “is to help you have more happiness in your life.” Through hiseasy-to-understand instructions, diagrams, and photos, Jampa illus-trates how simple alterations to the layout of your home can vastlyimprove specific areas of your life—romance, prosperity, health, orwhatever is troubling you. With nothing more than this book and agood compass, you can rearrange your house, your fortune, and yourlife.
The book comes with a handy pocket-sized chart that shows yourpersonal auspicious directions.
A former student of Grand Master yap Cheng Hai andLillian Too’s system of feng shui, Austrailan Buddhistmonk JAMPA LuDRuP has given courses and consul-tancy to businesses, institutions, and individuals acrossthe globe. His precise distillation of a very complicatedsubject has won wide praise over many years. He isalso a former attendant to Lama Zopa Rinpoche anda former tutor to Lama Osel. Jampa has been a resi-dent at Sera Je Monastic university in South Indiasince 1998.
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ENTANGLING VINES A Classic Collection of Zen Koans Translated by Thomas yuho KirchnerForeword by nelson FosterCloth | 336 pages | $28.959781614290773 eBook 9781614290964 April 2013
“A masterpiece…. It will be ourinspiration for 10,000 years,
not just as itself but as a model fortranslations of other classics.”
—Robert Aitken, author of Taking thePath of Zen and The Gateless Barrier
“Entangling Vines is a wonderful book, a book to take if you areplanning to be shipwrecked on a desert island; it is the book I openevery day, and teach from every day. It is surprising, lucid, scholarly,
alive, unassuming, and it goes deep. Stories, questions, andconversations, catalysts for the transformation at the core of Zen.”
—John Tarrant, author of Bring Me the Rhinocerous and OtherKoans That Will Save Your Life
“An excellent translation of an important collection.”—Taigen Dan Leighton, in Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
never before widely available in english, Entangling Vines isone of the four major koan texts used in Rinzai Zen training.Kirchner’s annotation make this a brilliant introduction to
Buddhist philosophy as well. Containing 272 cases and extensive notematerial, the collection is indispensable for serious koan training andwill also be of interest for anyone drawn to Zen literature.
THOMAS yuHO KIRCHneR, a native of Connecticut who has residedin Japan since 1969, is an ordained Rinzai Zen monk and a graduateof Otani university in Kyoto with an M.A. in Buddhist Studies. Hepresently serves as priest at the temple Rinsen-ji in the Arashiyamaarea of Kyoto, and is a researcher at the International Research Insti-tute for Zen Buddhism at Hanazono university.
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WALKING THE WAY 81 Zen Encounters
with the Tao Te ChingRobert Meikyo Rosenbaum
Foreword by Sojun Mel Weitsman260 pages | $17.95
9781614290254 eBook 9781614290261
May 2013
“Deftly written essays, snapshot vignettesof daily life lived with emotion and depth,and a poetic version of the Tao Te Chingbacked by a lifetime of spiritual prac-tice—these are the elements of a text thatwill inspire and awaken you like the sound of water or the calm voiceof a friend. This book is to be savored.”—norman Fischer, author ofTaking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
Walking the Way affirms that, like yin and yang, the yieldingbohemian spontaneity of Tao and the precise simplicity ofZen find perfect balance with one another. Robert Meikyo
Rosenbaum brings the two traditions together in a unique presentationthat elicits Zen insights from his fresh interpretation of verses from theperennial Taoist classic, the Tao Te Ching. Personal anecdotes fromRosenbaum’s life illustrate the dynamic potential of his approach, skill-fully revealing Zen within the Tao and the Tao of Zen.
“Robert Rosenbaum manages to restore some of the bite to the TaoTe Ching. His humor, wisdom, personal failings, and genuine
aspirations combine to make it new and make it speak to us withlive words.”—Barry Magid, author of Ordinary Mind
“Walking the Way is deeply thoughtful and eminently practical.”—elana Rosenbaum, author of Here for Now
ROBeRT ROSenBAuM has been a Zen practitioner for forty years andis authorized as a senior teacher of the Taoist practice of Dayan qigong.The author of Zen and the Heart of Psychotherapy, he lives inemeryville, CA.
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Classics of Indian Buddhism Series
NA-GA-RJUNA'S MIDDLE WAY The MÒlamadhyamakak›rik›sMark Siderits and Shoryu Katsura368 pages | $24.959781614290506 eBook 9781614290612 May 2013
n›g›rjuna’s renowned twenty-seven-chapter Fundamental Verseson the Middle Way, the defini-
tive, touchstone presentation of the doc-trine of emptiness, is the foundationaltext of the Madhyamaka school of
Mahayana Buddhist philosophy. Professors Siderits and Katsura pre-pared this translation using the four surviving Indian commentaries inan attempt to reconstruct an interpretation of its enigmatic verses thatadheres as closely as possible to that of its earliest proponents. eachverse is accompanied by concise, lively exposition by the authors con-veying the explanations of the Indian commentators. The result is atranslation that balances the demands for fidelity and accessibility.
Also from Classics of Indian Buddhism:“This series is a very welcome initiative from Wisdom Publications.Such works are eagerly awaited by many scholars and practitioners ofBuddhism throughout the world.”—Jean-Luc Achard, editor of theRevue d’Etudes Tibétaines
DIVINE STORIESDivy›vad›na, Part 1Andy Rotman528 pages | $24.959780861712953
“I applaud this impressive translation and its selec-tion as the first volume in the new Classics ofIndian Buddhism series. A remarkable achieve-ment.”—John Strong, Bates College
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THE EASY PATH Illuminating the First Panchen Lama’s
Secret InstructionsGyumed Khensur Lobsang Jampa
edited by Lorne Ladner368 pages | $18.95
9780861716784 eBook 9781614290988
May 2013
The First Panchen Lama’s EasyPath, written nearly four hun-dred years ago, is like a chest of
jewels that has, until now, been lockedto english speakers. This translation,with Gyumed Khensur Lobsang Jampa’s commentary, unlocks thatchest and holds each jewel up to the sunlight to reveal its great beautyand value.
A number of books in the past have explained how to meditate onthe stages of the path, but Geshe Lobsang Jampa’s volume is unique inshowing the reader how to integrate visualizations from highest yogatantra, guru yoga, and the instructions of the oral tradition within thecontemplations of every single stage. From the initial meditations onthe precariousness and immense value of human existence, throughthe contemplations of how we perpetuate the cycle of suffering, to thehighest teachings on the practice of universal compassion and theempty nature of phenomena, The Easy Path leads practitioners step bystep through the journey to enlightenment.
GyuMeD KHenSuR LOBSAnG JAMPA is a geshe from Sera
Monastery and former abbot (Khensur) of Gyumed Tantric
College, both in South India. He now spends most of his
time in the united States, with active centers in Washington,
DC, new york City, and Connecticut, where he will host
the Dalai Lama in 2012.
LORne LADneR, PH.D., is a clinical psychologist in private
practice in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Dr. Ladner also
provides workshops and trainings on the psychology of
positive emotions, the integration of meditation and psy-
chotherapy, and on Buddhist psychology.
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A CLASSICAL TIBETANREADER Selections from Renowned Works with Custom Glossaries yael Bentor7x9” | 192 pages | $18.959781614290797 eBook 9781614290971 June 2013
AClassical Tibetan Reader answersa long-standing need for well-chosen readings to accompany
courses in classical Tibetan language.Professor Bentor has built her Tibetan
reader out of time-tested selections from texts that she has worked withwhile teaching classical Tibetan over the past twenty years. She hasassembled here a selection of Tibetan narratives, organized to introducestudents of the language to complex material gradually, and to armthem with ample reference materials in the form of glossaries cus-tomized to individual readings.
Instructors will find this reader an invaluable tool for preparing les-son plans and providing high-quality reading material to their students.Students, too, will find the selections contained in the reader engaging.even novice readers of Tibetan will feel welcomed and encouraged,thanks to the author’s astute judgment of student capacity.
yAeL BenTOR is a senior lecturer of Indian and Tibetan studies at theHebrew university, Jerusalem, Israel, specializing in the areas of tantra,ritual, and meditation. She is the author of The Essence of the Oceanof Attainments: Explanation of the Creation Stage of the Guhyasamaja,King of All Tantras, translated with Penpa Dorjee (AIBS, 2013).
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TIBETAN CALLIGRAPHYHow to Write the Alphabet and MoreSanje elliott, foreword by Sarah Harding10x7” | 104 pages | $14.959780861716999
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NO ORDINARY APPLE A Story About Eating Mindfully
Sara MarloweIllustrations by Philip Pascuzzo
Cloth | 10x8” | 36 pages | $16.959781614290766
eBook 9781614290957June 2013
“With humor and a light touch,No Ordinary Apple takes uscheerfully through the exercise of eating an apple mindfully, using eachof our five senses, one by one, leaving readers wanting to try it them-selves! Marlowe has given parents and teachers a fun way to introducethe practice of mindful eating—a practice that might help eating dis-orders of all kinds, and will help children slow down and fully enjoytheir apples!”—Kerry Lee MacLean, author of Moody Cow Meditates
On an otherwise ordinary day, elliot discovers somethingextraordinary: the power of mindfulness. When he asks hisneighbor Carmen for a snack, he’s at first disappointed when
she hands him an apple—he wanted candy! But when encouraged tocarefully and attentively look, feel, smell, taste, and even listen to theapple, elliot discovers that this apple is not ordinary at all.
Lushly and humorously illustrated, No Ordinary Apple makes a tra-ditional technique for training mindfulness a fun and enjoyable way forchildren to learn to slow down and appreciate even the simplest things.
“Deliciously fun to read.”—Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happi-ness and Lovingkindness
“No Ordinary Apple is a book that changes lives. Take a bite and tastehow good it is yourself.”—Daniel Rechtschaffen, founding director ofthe Mindful education Institute
“Written for kids, but equally as appealing to adults, this is no ordinarybook about mindful eating.”—Deborah Schoeberlein, author of Mind-ful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
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A HUNDRED THOUSANDWHITE STONES A MemoirKunsang Dolmawith evan Denno296 pages | $17.959781614290711 eBook 9781614290902 June 2013
AHundred Thousand WhiteStones is the fearlessly told,unvarnished story of life as a
Tibetan woman and refugee. KunsangDolma writes from her heart of the
hardship and struggle she experienced as a girl in Tibet, as a womanin India, and as an immigrant refugee in America. yet despite the manymoments of sadness her story contains, she manages to find hope andlevity in her memory of even the worst of circumstances.
Her story—of youth spent in a remote Tibetan village, steeped in talesof Tibetan life during the Cultural Revolution and tinged with memo-ries of her struggle for identity; of her long flight over the mountains toDharamsala, India, mecca of Tibetan exile culture and of Western spir-itual tourism; and of her eventual mar-riage to an American and emigrationto the distant united States—is thestory of a life displaced. Despite thepromises offered by political freedom,material development, and modern liv-ing, Dolma finds that the simplevirtues instilled by her youth spent inthe village are those that have sus-tained her, above all others, throughher many journeys. A Hundred Thou-sand White Stones offers an honest,first-person assessment of what isgained in pursuing life in the devel-oped world, and what is lost.
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BUDDHIST CARE FOR THEDYING AND BEREAVED
edited by Jonathan S. Watts and yoshiharu Tomatsu
Cloth | 312 pages | $22.959781614290520
eBook 9781614290636December 2012
“A valuable and amazing resource! Theseincisive accounts from different culturesoffer crucial lessons on what has beenlost and gained in our understanding ofcare of the dying over the past hundredyears. This collection is a ‘must’ for thoseof us involved in chaplaincy care.”—Pat enkyo O’Hara, guidingteacher, new york Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Since its beginning, Buddhism has had as one of its hallmarks an inti-mate understanding and acceptance of death and dying. Over thepast forty years Buddhist chaplains and caregivers have drawn on
that tradition to contribute greatly to the development of modern pallia-tive care. Buddhist hospice programs bring the application of traditionalBuddhist practices of preparing for death, attending the dying, and com-forting the bereaved to the secular world at large. Buddhist Care for theDying and Bereaved contains comprehensive overviews of the best ofsuch palliative care programs, drawn from diverse Buddhist traditions,and written by practitioners who embody the best of contemporary Bud-dhist hospice care programs practiced all over the world today.
“A wonderful contribution to the emerging discussion on how todevelop spiritual, compassionate support for the dying in our society.”
—Anyen Rinpoche, author of Dying with Confidence
JOnATHAn S. WATTS is a research fellow at Jodo Shu Research Insti-tute in Tokyo, where he studies death and dying issues. He lives inKamakura, Japan. yOSHIHARu TOMATSu is the founder and directorof Jodo Shu Research Institute Ojo and Death Project. He coeditedNever Die Alone: Death as Birth in Pure Land Buddhism and Tra-versing the Pure Land Path with Watts. He lives in Tokyo.
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LIKE A WAKING DREAM The Autobiography of Geshe Lhundub SopaGeshe Lhundub Sopa with Paul Donnelly Cloth | 368 pages | $24.95 | 9780861713134 | eBook 9781614290360
“Geshe Sopa’s magnificent charm and insightfulness haveprofoundly affected my life and will yours too. This book isa must read.”—Zorba Paster, host of PRI’s On Your Healthand author of The Longevity Code
THE ARTS OF CONTEMPLATIVE CARE Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Workedited by Cheryl A. Giles and Willa B. Miller Foreword by Judith Simmer-Brown Preface by Pat enkyo O’Hara Cloth | 368 pages | $34.95 | 9780861716647 | eBook 9781614290377
“This book is destined to become the core text of Buddhistchaplaincy. A radical and wise offering to the world.”—noah Levine, author of Dharma Punx
Teachings of the Buddha Series
THE NUMERICAL DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHA A Translation of the Aºguttara Nik›ya Bhikkhu Bodhi Cloth | 5.375x8.5” | 1944 pages | $75.009781614290407 | eBook 9781614290445
The long-awaited fourth volume in Wisdom’sesteemed translations of the Pali Canon.
WISDOM ENERGY Basic Buddhist Teachings Lama yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche edited by Jonathan Landaw160 pages | $15.95 | 9781614290018 | eBook 9781614290469
“Immensely practical advice.”—The Middle Way
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THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN PLAIN ENGLISH
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IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOUR HEART WILL BREAK
Field Notes from a Zen Life James Ishmael Ford
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“A must read, with an engaging clarity and informed easy-going sophistication.”—Zoketsu norman Fischer,
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FACES OF COMPASSIONClassic Bodhisattva Archetypes and
Their Modern Expression—An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism
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