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Becoming Vajrasattva
The Tantric Path of Purification, 2nd Edition
Lama Thubten Yeshe, Author
Nick Ribush, Editor
"The practice of purification is one of the most important solutions to life's problems."—Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Common to all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, the practice of Vajrasattva is used to purify obstacles to spiritual development, negative karma and illness. Lama Yeshe, the inspirational teacher who strongly influenced the development of Buddhism in the West, found that the practice of Vajrasattva brought dramatic results for his Western students. Becoming Vajrasattva, is a complete guide to this purification practice, providing instruction on the method, commentary on the traditional texts, and insight into tantra. Also included is an entire section of complete retreat instructions-required reading for anyone undertaking a meditation retreat in the Tibetan tradition.
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ISBN:0-86171-389-3_|_320 pp_|_Our Price: $14.36 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Connected Discourses of the Buddha, The
A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Translator
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, now available in a single volume at a significantly lower price, is a complete translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, containing all of the important suttas on such major topics as the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path.
The Connected Discourses ranks as one of the most inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon. Bhikkhu Bodhi's distinguished and precise translation, his insightful introductory materials, and his extensive notes guide the reader through this vast collection of the Buddha's ancient teachings.
This is the third title in Wisdom Publications' award-winning Teachings of the Buddha Series, following The Long Discourses of the Buddha and The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. Like its two predecessors, The Connected Discourses is sure to merit a place of honor in the library of every student of Buddhism.
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ISBN:0-86171-331-1_|_2080 pages_|_Our Price: $60 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Describing the Indescribable
A Commentary on the Diamond Sutra
Master Hsing Yun, Author
Tom Graham, Translator_|_Tom Graham, Introduction
The Diamond Sutra is revered throughout Asia as one of the Buddha's mostprofound expressions of the nature of reality. A gem among the vast Perfection of Wisdom literature, the Diamond Sutra elicits an experience of eternal truth through its use of a seemingly paradoxical style, as the reader goes back and forth between "what is" and "what is not." Master Hsing Yun skillfully plumbs the depths of the Diamond Sutra, illuminating for us its power to change who we are and how we interpret our world.
ISBN:0-86171-186-6_|_224 pp_|_Our Price: $13.56 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Diamond Sutra
Transforming the Way We Perceive the World
Mu Soeng, Author
In this brilliant new translation and commentary on The Diamond Sutra—;one of the sublime wisdom teachings of Mahayana Buddhism—;Mu Soeng integrates this ancient wisdom teaching with current scientific and psychological thought. His clear and readable commentary traces the connections between these teachings and contemporary theories of quantum reality, explores the sutra within the framework of Buddhist meditation practices, and provides a comprehensive historical survey of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Mu Soeng's goal throughout is to reveal the inspiration and wisdom of The Diamond Sutra to today's reader in an accessible, engaging, and modern manner.
ISBN:0-86171-160-2_|_192 pp_|_Our Price: $13.56 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Divine Stories
Divyavadana Part 1
Andy Rotman,
The Divyavadana is an enormous compendium of Indian Buddhist narratives written in Sanskrit from the early centuries of the Common Era, whose stories have since spread throughout Asia, as both narrative and narrative art, leaving an indelible mark on Buddhist thought and practice. The stories in the collection were frequently used in the education of both monastics and laity in premodern Asia, exerting a powerful influence as moral exempla and legal precedent, and they were considered by many to be the word of the Buddha himself. These stories were likewise canonical in their influence on Buddhist art.
Representations of these stories can be found across Asia, from Kizil in China to Sanchi in India to Borobudur in Indonesia. It is not hyperbole to say that these are some of the most influential stories in the history of Buddhism. The stories presented here, among the first texts to be inscribed by Buddhists, highlight the moral economy of karma, illustrating how gestures of faith, especially offerings, can bring the reward of future happiness and ultimately liberation.
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ISBN:0-86171-295-1_|_528 pages_|_Our Price: $19.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Essence of the Heart Sutra
Dalai Lama’s Heart of Wisdom Teachings
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author
Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Editor
This is the best available resource for studying and understanding one of Buddhism's seminal and best-known texts, the Heart Sutra. Masterfully translated and edited by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, this volume comprises the Dalai Lama's famous Heart of Wisdom teachings of 2001, including an overview of Buddhism, background material, as well as commentary on the text.
The Heart Sutra is a presentation of profound wisdom on the nature of emptiness and selflessness, but these terms can be easily misunderstood. The Dalai Lama identifies misconceptions an shows how an understanding of emptiness leads not to nihilism, but to a view of reality and to a deep and compassionate understanding.
ISBN:0-86171-284-6_|_192 pages_|_Our Price: $11.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Great Disciples of the Buddha
Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy
Nyanaponika Thera, Author
Hellmuth Hecker, Author_|_Bhikkhu Bodhi, Editor
A perennial favorite, Great Disciples of the Buddha is now relaunched in our best selling Teachings of the Buddha series.
Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. Drawn from a wide range of authentic Pali sources, the material in these stories has never before been assembled in a single volume. Through these engaging tales, we meet all manner of human beings—rich, poor, male, female, young, old—whose unique stories are told with an eye to the details of ordinary human concerns. If read with careful attention, these stories can sharpen our understanding of the Buddhist path by allowing us to contemplate the living portraits of the people who fulfilled the early Buddhist ideals of human perfection.
The characters detailed include:
SHARIPUTTA
NANDA
MAHAMOGGALLANA
MAHAKASSAPA
ANANDA
ISIDASI
ANURUDDHA
MAHAKACCANA
ANGULIMALA
VISAKHA
And many more…
Conveniently annotated with the same system of sutta references used in each of the other series volumes, Great Disciples of the Buddha allows the reader to easily place each student in the larger picture of Buddha's life. It is a volume that no serious student of Buddhism should miss.
ISBN:0-86171-381-8_|_448 pages_|_Our Price: $15.16 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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In the Buddha's Words
An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Author
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Foreword
This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings—in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight. A concise, informative introduction precedes each chapter, guiding the reader toward a deeper understanding of the texts that follow.
In the Buddha's Words allows even readers unacquainted with Buddhism to grasp the significance of the Buddha's contributions to our world heritage. Taken as a whole, these texts bear eloquent testimony to the breadth and intelligence of the Buddha's teachings, and point the way to an ancient yet ever-vital path. Students and seekers alike will find this systematic presentation indispensable.
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A PDF file of the table of contents and other frontmatter
A PDF file of Andrew Olendski's review in Buddhadharma magazine
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ISBN:0-86171-491-1_|_512 pages_|_Our Price: $15.16 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Long Discourses of the Buddha, The
A Translation of the Digha Nikaya
Maurice Walshe, Translator
An invaluable collection of the teachings of the Buddha found in the Pali Canon which reveal his gentleness, compassion, and penetrating wisdom. These thirty-four discourses are among the oldest records of the Buddha’s original teachings. (Previously titled Thus Have I Heard.) These translations of the long suttas of the Pali canon are essential for understanding the life of the historical Buddha. Within in it reside some of the more intimate stories of the Buddha’s life and times.
Wisdom Publications has received Bhikkhu Bodhi's new translation of the Anguttara Nikaya, which is currently being reviewed by our editor. Any available information or updates on this project will be announced in Wisdom Reader e-newsletter.
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ISBN:0-86171-103-3_|_648 pages_|_Our Price: $36 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, The
A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya
Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Translator
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Translator
The 152 discourses of this major collection combine a rich variety of contextual settings with deep and comprehensive teachings that illuminate the suttas of the Pali Canon.
Winner of the 1995 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book Award,
and the Tricycle Prize for Excellence in Buddhist Publishing for Dharma Discourse
Wisdom Publications has received Bhikkhu Bodhi's new translation of the Anguttara Nikaya, which is currently being reviewed by our editor. Any available information or updates on this project will be announced in the Wisdom Reader e-newsletter.
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ISBN:0-86171-072-X_|_1424 pages_|_Our Price: $39.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Middle Way, The
Faith Grounded in Reason
His Holiness the Dalai Lama,
Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Translator
In this luminous presentation, the Dalai Lama lays out the Middle Way—"the way of the intelligent person" who approaches all matters, including matters of faith and devotion, with the highest spirit of critical inquiry and does so without falling into the traps of fixed ideas or extreme views. With fresh emphasis, this peerless and beloved teacher links Tibetan Buddhism to its deep roots in the ancient scholastic tradition of Nalanda University and to the profound analytical teachings of the seminal Indian master Nagarjuna. As the Dalai Lama explores in depth Nagarjuna's Fundamental Stanzas on the Middle Way—a text of radical importance to the entirety of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition-he illuminates such subtle and easily misunderstood topics as the nature of self and no-self, dependent origination, and the differing roles of relative and absolute truths. This volume also includes a rich exploration of the Tibetan master Tsongkhapa's Three Principal Aspects of the Path, offering the reader an opportunity to put these matters of deepest philosophical import into direct practice.
"It is vital for us to obtain genuine confidence in the nature of mind and reality, grounded in understanding and reason. What we need is a skeptical curiosity and constant inquiry, a curious mind, drawn toward all possibilities; and when we cultivate that, the desire to deeply investigate naturally arises.”—The Dalai Lama, in The Middle Way
ISBN:0-86171-552-7_|_200 pages_|_Our Price: $15.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Nagarjuna’s Middle Way
The Mulamadhyamakakarika
Mark Siderits, Author
Shoryu Katsura, Author
Nagarjuna's renowned twentyseven-chapter Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika), the definitive, touchstone presentation of the doctrine of emptiness, is the foundational text of the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy. Professors Siderits and Katsura prepared this translation using the four surviving Indian commentaries in an attempt to reconstruct an interpretation of its enigmatic verses that adheres as closely as possible to that of its earliest proponents. Each verse is accompanied by concise, lively exposition by the authors conveying the explanations of the Indian commentators. The result is a translation that balances the demands for fidelity and accessibility.
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Natural Liberation
Padmasambhava’s Teachings on the Six Bardos
Gyatrul Rinpoche, Author
B. Alan Wallace, Translator
In the spirit of the Buddhist tantric tradition, Natural Liberation is concerned primarily with how to take the commonplace states of consciousness experienced in life and death and turn them into opportunities for the highest liberation. In this work, Padmasambhava, the great eighth-century Indian master who established Buddhism in Tibet, describes in detail six life-processes, or bardos, and how to transform them into vehicles for enlightenment. This most extraordinary teaching is here accompanied by meditation instructions and edifying anecdotes in a lucid commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche, an esteemed teacher of the Nyingma tradition.
ISBN:0-86171-131-9_|_360 pp_|_Our Price: $15.16 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, The
Its Fundamentals and History
Dudjom Rinpoche, Author
Gyurme Dorje, Author_|_Matthew Kapstein, Translator
Written by a great modern Nyingma master, Dudjom Rinpoche's The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism covers in detail and depth both the fundamental teachings and the history of Tibetan Buddhism's oldest school. This, the first English translation of His Holiness' masterwork, constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West.
An absolute treasure for students of the tradition, it is also an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in Buddhism. The book includes chronologies and glossaries that elucidate Buddhist doctrine, and it provides fascinating insights into the Buddhist history of Tibet. Two treatises form the present volume, namely the Fundamentals of the Nyingma Schooland the History of the Nyingma School. Among the most widely read of all His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche's works, these treatises were composed during the years immediately following his arrival in India as a refugee. His intention in writing them was to preserve the precise structure of the Nyingma philosophical view within its own historical and cultural context.
This is the first time this text has been available in a trade edition. Beautifully presented, this single-volume edition represents a truly wonderful gift, and features illustrations in black and white and in color, plus maps, bibliographic information, and useful annotations.
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Perfect Conduct
Ascertaining the Three Vows
Ngari Panchen, Author
Dudjom Rinpoche, Author
All religions teach codes of ethical behavior. So too does Buddhism. This books is a translation of an indispensable exposition of the three sets of vows that are central to Tibetan Buddhist codes of discipline - the pratimoksa vows of individual liberation; the vows of the bodhisattva, who selflessly strives for the liberation of all beings; the vows of the esoteric path of tantra.
Here, the late Dudjom Rinpoche provides his authoritative commentary on the role of ethics and morality in Buddhist practice, outlining in detail the meaning and scope of the vows, and giving practical advice on maintaining the vows as supportive tools in the journey toward enlightenment.
ISBN:0-86171-083-5_|_192 pp_|_Our Price: $14.4 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Realizing Genjokoan
The Key to Dogen’s Shobogenzo
Shohaku Okumura,
Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned as one the world's most remarkable religious geniuses. His works are both richly poetic and deeply insightful and philosophical, pointing to the endless depths of Zen exploration. And almost precisely because of these facts, Dogen is often difficult for readers to understand and fully appreciate.
Realizing Genjokoan is a comprehensive introduction to the teachings and approach of this great thinker, taking us on a thorough guided tour of the most important essay-Genjokoan-in Dogen's seminal work, the Shobogenzo. Indeed, the Genjokoan is regarded as the pinnacle of Dogen's writings, encompassing and encapsulating the essence of all the rest of his work.
Our tour guide for this journey is Shohaku Okumura, a prominent teacher in his own right, who has dedicated his life to translating and teaching Dogen.
This volume also includes an introduction to Dogen's life from Hee-Jin Kim's classic, Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist, with updated annotations by Okumura.
ISBN:0-86171-601-9_|_328 pages_|_Our Price: $13.56 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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The Buddha’s Teachings on Prosperity
At Home, At Work, In the World
Bhikkhu Rahula Basnagoda, Author
Arthur C. Clarke, Foreword
Money and investing. Family. Relationships. Work and business. Sex.
What could the Buddha tell us about such worldly concerns?
Actually, quite a lot, and you'll find it all here. Some of it might well surprise you. All of it will guide you toward a more prosperous, more fulfilling, and truly happier way of life.
The Buddha had an unusually keen insight into what people with everyday concerns need to know, and The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity delivers the actual teachings that he gave to all those many people he encountered who were not monks or nuns-or even, meditators. This is practical advice on the important stuff of life, those things nearly all of us must deal with in order to enjoy a meaningful, lasting happiness:
* Taking care of children and aging parents * Providing for our families * Working with employees and business partners * Finding and maintaining love relationships and marital partnerships * Making responsible, ethical financial decisions * Cultivating the best in your personality
These very do-able teachings are specifically for those who can't or (for whatever reason) won't be devoting their lives to meditation or any kind of religious practice-but who nonetheless wish to minimize their suffering, maximize their joy, and help create a better world.
ISBN:0-86171-547-0_|_248 pages_|_Our Price: $13.56 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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The Heart of the Universe
Exploring the Heart Sutra
Mu Soeng,
Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.
This is the bold and intriguing assertion of the Heart Sutra, a text of seminal importance to the Buddhist tradition made even more fascinating by its deep resonance with the cutting edges of quantum physics and cognitive science. In spare and approachable language, The Heart of the Universe deftly explores this gem of world religious literature from a variety of perspectives—historical, spiritual, linguistic, and scientific—each serving to interdependently illuminate the other.
ISBN:0-86171-574-8_|_128 pages_|_Our Price: $12.76 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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The Lotus Sutra
A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic
Gene Reeves,
The Lotus Sutra is one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It has been a seminal work in the development of Buddhism throughout East Asia, and by extension in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic setting, the Lotus Sutra places emphasis on skillfully doing whatever is needed to serve and compassionately care for others, on breaking down sharp distinctions between the ideals of the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to postpone personal salvation until all beings may share it together, and especially on each and every being's innate capacity to become a buddha.
This new translation takes particular care to appeal to readers with little or no familiarity with technical Buddhism vocabulary, and this volume includes the full "threefold" text of this classic.
Cover illustration from The Illuminated Lotus Project (detail)
(c) Roberta Mansell
ISBN:0-86171-571-3_|_504 pages_|_Our Price: $15.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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The Stories of the Lotus Sutra
Gene Reeves,
Stories are ancient and wondrous tools with the mysterious power to transform lives. And the stories and parables of the Lotus Sutra-one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts-are among the most fascinating and dramatic.
In this fun, engaging, and plain-English book, Gene Reeves-the translator of
Wisdom's critically acclaimed and bestselling edition of the Lotus Sutra-presents the most memorable and remarkable of the Lotus Sutra's many stories and parables, along with a distillation of his decades of reflection on them in an accessible, inspiring, and naturally illuminating way.
The Stories of the Lotus Sutra is the perfect companion to Reeve's breathtaking translation of this scriptural masterpiece as well as a thoroughly enjoyable stand-alone volume for those who want to bring the inspiring teachings of the bodhisattva path into their daily lives.
ISBN:0-86171-646-9_|_384 pages_|_Our Price: $15.16 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Thunderous Silence
A Formula for Ending Suffering: A Practical Guide to the Heart Sutra
Dosung Yoo, author
Thunderous Silence throws light on the Heart Sutra—a pithy encapsulation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literature—using stop-by-step analysis and an easy, conversational voice. Dosung Yoo examines the sutra phrase by phrase, using rich explanations and metaphors drawn from Korean folklore, quantum physics, Charles Dickens, and everything in between to clarify subtle concepts for the reader. This book invites us to examine the fundamentals of Buddhism—The Four Noble Truths, emptiness, enlightenment—through the prism of the Heart Sutra. Both those new to Buddhism and longtime practitioners looking to revisit a core text from a fresh perspective will find this work appealing.
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Tsongkhapa's Praise for Dependent Relativity
Lobsang Gyatso, Author
Geshe Graham Woodhouse, Author
Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), the author of The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and the teacher of the First Dalai Lama, is renowned as one of the greatest scholar-saints that Tibet has ever produced. He composed his poetic Praise for Dependent Relativity the very morning that he abandoned confusion and attained the final view, the clear realization of emptiness that is the essence of wisdom. English monk Graham Woodhouse, a longtime student of Buddhism who lives near the Dalai Lama’s residence in northern India, translates Tsongkhapa’s celebrated text and conveys for modern readers the teachings he received from his teacher, the late Venerable Losang Gyatso.
ISBN:0-86171-264-1_|_144 pages_|_Our Price: $13.56 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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