The Prince and the Monk

The Prince and the Monk
Author: Kenneth Doo Young Lee
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0791480461

The Prince and the Monk addresses the historical development of the political and religious myths surrounding Shōtoku Taishi and their influence on Shinran, the founder of the Jōdo-Shinshū school of Pure Land Buddhism. Shōtoku Taishi (574–622) was a prince who led the campaign to unify Japan, wrote the imperial constitution, and promoted Buddhism as a religion of peace and prosperity. Shinran's Buddhism developed centuries later during the Kamakura period, which began in the late twelfth century. Kenneth Doo Young Lee discusses Shinran's liturgical text, his dream of Shōtoku's manifestation as Kannon (the world-saving Bodhisattva of Compassion), and other relevant events during his life. In addition, this book shows that Shinran's Buddhism was consistent with honji suijaku culture—the synthesis of the Shinto and Buddhist pantheons—prevalent during the Kamakura period.

The Monk Prince

The Monk Prince
Author: Golda Mowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9789814954020

After twenty years of searching, King Waluyo finally gets his son back. He cannot understand why his beloved younger wife had insisted that their son become a monk. What was she hiding from him? Why did she want to separate their only child from him? When he learns that Alak Tegoh the crown prince is not his biological son, he realises that Queen Megabintang may have poisoned his other children. To protect his only living child and the people of his kingdom, Waluyo must use all his political acumen. His biggest hurdle, however, is Parantapa's attitude towards politics and war. Can he persuade his son to relinquish his Buddhistic upbringing of non-violence? Or will he fail and see all that he has built fall into the hands of his brother-in-law, King Jayagapor?

The Monk and The Prince

The Monk and The Prince
Author: Jean-Paul Morselli
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781656877888

A young prince is born into a family of warriors in the mighty kingdom of 'Vasir'. The young prince is not interested in becoming strong like his brothers and father. Instead, he journeys to find peace in the kingdom's forest. While in the forest, the young prince meets a new friend who teaches him lessons that will change his life and the mighty kingdom forever. This is a tale to inspire young boys to control their anger and find peaceful solutions to fighting as told through this exciting story. A book to be shared in schools or at home with the family.

The Prince Who Became a Monk & Other Stories from Tamil Literature

The Prince Who Became a Monk & Other Stories from Tamil Literature
Author: M.L. Thangappa
Publisher: Hachette India Children's Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9351951146

Athiyaman, a hardened warrior, fearsome to his enemies and magnanimous to those he favoured. Kumanan, a king so benevolent that he was even willing to sacrifice his own life for another. The poet Pisiraandaiyar, who stood by his royal friend Kopperuncholan even in the worst of times. And Avvaiyar, a venerable woman poet, respected by rulers and subjects alike. This colourful and powerful cast of characters comes together in The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature. Selected and translated by Sahitya Akademi award-winner M.L. Thangappa, the stories in this volume were originally poems written by famed Tamil poets belonging to a time when kings and poets equalled each other in authority and respect, and when valour and talent were considered the greatest virtues. These tales celebrate family, friendships and bonds that survive the tests of distance and time, bringing to the fore historical figures who depict faith, humility and kindness. Through delicately woven imagery and subtly imparted wisdom, this collection of more than 35 stories brings alive an era of glory, and the poets who immortalized it in their words.

Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk

Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk
Author: Matthew Phipps Shiel
Publisher: Arkham House Publishers
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1977
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The bizarre imagination and stylistic sorcery of Matthew Phipps Shiel have created several sleuths unique in the annals of criminal detection. The author's first published book introduced the mysterious Russian, Prince Zaleski, while his legendary Pale Ape collection present ed a second extraordinary figure, Cummings King Monk. The complete exploits of both detectives are collected here for the first time between two covers -- "The Race of Orven, " "The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks, " "The S.S., " "The Return of Prince Zaleski, " "He Meddles with Women, " "He Defines 'Greatness of Mind, " and "He Wakes an Echo."

The Warrior Prophet

The Warrior Prophet
Author: R. Scott Bakker
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2008-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590203879

As a vast Holy War begins, a powerful new force emerges in the second book of this “violent, passionate, darkly poetic” fantasy series (SFSite.com). The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names squabble over the spoils, Kellhus draws more followers to his banner. The sorcerer Achamian and his lover, Esmenet, submit entirely—only to face an unimaginable test of faith. The warrior Cnaiur falls ever deeper into madness. The skin-spies of the Consult watch with growing trepidation. And across the searing wastes of the desert, a name—a title—begins to be whispered among the faithful. Who is the Warrior-Prophet? A dangerous heretic who turns brother against brother? Or the only man who can avert the Second Apocalypse? With the fate of the Holy War hanging in the balance, the great powers will have to choose between their most desperate desires and their most ingrained prejudice. Between hatred and hope. Between the Warrior-Prophet and the end of the world . . .

Weighed in the Balance

Weighed in the Balance
Author: Anne Perry
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 034551405X

When Countess Zorah Rostova asks London barrister Sir Oliver Rathbone to defend her against a charge of slander, he is astonished to find himself accepting. For without a shred of evidence, the countess has publicly insisted that the onetime ruler of her small German principality was murdered by his wife, the woman who was responsible for the prince’s exile to Venice twenty years before. Private investigator William Monk and his friend Hester Latterly journey to the City of Water in an attempt verify the countess’s claims, and though the two manage to establish that the prince was indeed murdered, as events unfold the likeliest suspect seems to be Countess Zorah herself.

The Prince and the Zombie

The Prince and the Zombie
Author: Tenzin Wangmo
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0834800780

In this series of tales, a prince must capture and bring back to his country a zombie who is endowed with magical powers—but in order to succeed he must keep himself from speaking even one word to the zombie. The zombie is wily, and during the long journey he recounts fascinating tales to the prince, who is carrying him in a sack on his back. Spellbound by the stories, the prince is drawn into making some comment on them. But the very moment he opens his mouth, the zombie escapes, and the prince has to go back to India to catch the zombie all over again. This same scenario occurs over and over, tale after tale, journey after journey—until the prince truly learns his lesson. These zombie stories, known as the Vetalapancavimsati in Sanskrit, are engrossing teaching tales that originated in ancient India but have become popular in the Buddhist culture of Tibet, as well as in other Asian cultures. This Tibetan version of the stories conveys the values of Buddhism, particularly those related to karma (the laws of cause and effect), happiness, and suffering. Through these tales, the reader learns that Buddhism is a path of knowledge that leads to liberation from suffering.

The Monk of Mokha

The Monk of Mokha
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1101947322

The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana’a by civil war. Mokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he discovers the astonishing history of coffee and Yemen’s central place in it. He leaves San Francisco and travels deep into his ancestral homeland to tour terraced farms high in the country’s rugged mountains and meet beleagured but determined farmers. But when war engulfs the country and Saudi bombs rain down, Mokhtar has to find a way out of Yemen without sacrificing his dreams or abandoning his people.

Prince of Thorns

Prince of Thorns
Author: Mark Lawrence
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101543299

BOOK ONE IN THE BROKEN EMPIRE TRILOGY “Prince of Thorns deserves attention as the work of an iconoclast who seems determined to turn that familiar thing, Medievalesque Fantasy Trilogy, entirely on its head.”—Locus When he was nine, he watched as his mother and brother were killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king... It’s time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what’s rightfully his. Since the day he hung pinned on the thorns of a briar patch and watched Count Renar’s men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to him—and he has nothing left to lose. But treachery awaits him in his father’s castle. Treachery and dark magic. No matter how fierce his will, can one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?