The Realm of the Green Buddha

The Realm of the Green Buddha
Author: Ludwig Koch-Isenburg
Publisher: New York : Viking
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1963
Genre: Burma
ISBN:

Account of an expedition to Thailand undertaken by a German zoologist and botanist to capture birds and animals for private and public zoos.

Rhagga

Rhagga
Author: Yavicleus
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1411650638

On a remote prison world, a man finds himself alone, not knowing how he got there or who he was. Now, he must learn how to survive on a prison without walls, a planet without technology, where the prisoners memories have been erased, and the strong dominate the weak. Alone and lost, he struggles to survive and relearn what he had forgotten, including his psionic powers.

Green Buddhism

Green Buddhism
Author: Stephanie Kaza
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834842068

At a time of growing environmental crisis, a pioneer of Green Buddhist thought offers challenging and illuminating perspectives. With species rapidly disappearing and global temperatures rising, there is more urgency than ever to act on the ecological crises we face. Hundreds of millions of people around the world—including unprecedented numbers of Westerners—now practice Buddhism. Can Buddhists be a critical voice in the green conversation? Leading Buddhist environmentalist Stephanie Kaza has spent her career exploring the intersection of religion and ecology. With so much at stake, she offers guidance on how people and communities can draw on Buddhist concepts and practices to live more sustainable lives on our one and only home.

Mu-ga

Mu-ga
Author: Sŏk-chae Im
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 0895818299

This work is mainly comprised of a translation into English of four complete large-scale Korean Shaman ritual songs transcribed from tape recordings, which, until the present time, have remained either entirely untranslated, or, if otherwise, are only quoted in the form of brief excerpts in a few short articles. The song contents cover a broad regional spectrum which contain invaluablematerials related to Korean folklore, mythology, literature, history, and religion, and offer deep insight into a facet of Korean culture that has remained largely overlooked and unexplored.

Light from the East

Light from the East
Author: Frank MacHovec
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2010-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1458761738

The great spiritual traditions of Asia in a remarkably compact format. Included are Indian, Tibetan, and Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Yoga, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Shinto, Confucianism, Feng Shui, and Falun Gong, with brief discussions and excerpts from key works like The Tibetan Book of the Dead and The Book of Five Rings, including the complete I Ching and The Book of Tao. Excellent for casual reading, classroom surveys, and for anyone wanting a broad view of how the Asian ways complement and reflect each other. Fully indexed.

Exploring Karma and Rebirth

Exploring Karma and Rebirth
Author: Nagapriya
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1907314725

Exploring Karma & Rebirth helps us to unravel the complexities of these two important but often misunderstood Buddhist doctrines. This thought-provoking book clarifies these traditional Buddhist teachings, examines them in relation to their cultural origins, considers how they are still relevant today, and offers an imaginative reading of what the teachings could mean for us now. Above all, Exploring Karma & Rebirth insists that, to be of enduring value, these doctrines must continue to serve the overriding aim of Buddhism: spiritual awakening.

Tibetan Book of the Dead

Tibetan Book of the Dead
Author: Frank Machovec
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1105839974

Ancient guide through the process from death to rebirth, a spiritual journey that can take up to 49 days, shorter if the guide is followed carefully and well.

The Essential Sangharakshita

The Essential Sangharakshita
Author: Urgyen Sangharakshita
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 086171847X

Profoundly knowledgeable and articulate, and equally at home with science, philosophy, myth, art, and poetry, Urgyen Sangharakshita uses every inner avenue to communicate the timeless Dharma to the Western mind. Engaging both the intellect and the heart countless times in a single chapter, the author draws remarkably apt examples from sources as diverse as Orwell, Aeschylus, and Jane Austen. This distilled volume is a primer to the breadth and depth of Buddhist thought and practice.