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Collective Wisdom : Preservation and Development of Buddhism
This book is the first in a series of volumes of the proceedings of the Global Buddhist Congregation (GBC) that took place in November…
Why People Protest : An Analysis of Ecological Movements
Contents: Preface. 1. Text and context. 2. Historical background of ecological thought. 3. Ecological movements: theory and practice. 4. Ecological movements in the third…
The Railways in Colonial South Asia: Economy, Ecology and Culture
This book is an interesting collection of essays on the Railways in Colonial South Asia. An attempt has been made to introduce the key…
Bhikkhuni Samgha and Community
Contents: 1. A critical analysis of the eight Chief rules (Attha Guru Dhammas) for Bhikkhuni’s in Buddhism/Priyadarsini Mitra. 2. A discourse on the percepts…
Impact of Economic Reform Policies on Dalit and Weaker Sections
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Riven by Lust : Incest and Schism in Indian Buddhist Legend and Historiography
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Bhesajjamanjusa: Paddhati 1-18, Devanagari edition, with a foreword by Dipak Kumar Barua and introduction in English
The Bhesajjamanjusa, composed in Sri Lanka in the thirteenth century is the only known medical work available in Pali. It has drawn from about…
Buddhist Poetry : Thought and Diffusion: 2 Vols (Sata-Pitaka Series: 630-631)
This volume encompasses the research of the greatest Indologists of the West from 1923 to 1973 in a pan-Asian approach. From Sanskrit they passed…
Suttanta Pitaka : Majjhima Nikaya : Medium Length Discourses of the Buddha :Twenty Five Suttas from Mulapannasa
Contents: 1. Mulapariyaya Vagga. 2. Sihanada Vagga. 3. Opamma Vagga. 4. Mahayamaka Vagga. 5. Culayamaka Vagga. Appendices Index. "The Majjhima Nikaya is a collection…
Tao Sheng’s Commentary on the Lotus Sutra : A Study and Translation
Contents: Preface. I. Introduction: 1. Tao-Sheng’s prehistory: the state of Buddhist studies in China. 2. Tao-Sheng’s biography. 3. Tao-Sheng’s works. 4. Tao-Sheng’s doctrines. 5….
Amitayus Tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism: Contemplative Text, Phenomenological Experience, and Epistemological Process
Contents: Introduction. Preliminaries: 1. Methodology and methods. 2. Estblishment of theoretical constructs. Decription: 3. Padma Karpo’s text: the abundant (peaceful) deities of Amitayus. 4….
