Exhibiting the Senses Encountering the Buddha at the National Museum of Asian Art / Debra Diamond -- Introduction / Robert DeCaroli and Donald S. Lopez Jr. -- Sight: Avoiding Eye Contact: The Negative ...

Would the Tibetan Book of the Dead by any other name be as popular? That’s one question that Francesca Fremantle’s thoughtful and intricate “Luminous Emptiness” brings to mind. The real title for what ...

The truths Buddha articulated are not strictly religious beliefs, but experiences that can be tasted by everyone in everyday life, says Batchelor, a respected author, translator and teacher. Here, the ...

This collection of essays on a Buddhist approach to politics is far-ranging. We see contributions from Buddhists engaged in politics, whether religious figures like the Dalai Lama and Zen monk Thich ...

Religious Encounter: Buddhism and Christianity. Emptiness, compassion, devotion and buddha nature in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist meditation theory, practice, and adaptation in new cultures.

There is a story that the Buddha was once addressing his sangha, the monastic community who had gathered around to listen to him preach, when one of his bright young followers posed a series of ...