Teachings in Chinese Buddhism
Teachings in Chinese Buddhism is a collection of selected and translated articles from five books in the Third volume of the Chinese Miao Yun Collection; namely “The Dharma is the Saver of the World”, “The Three Essentials in Practicing the Teaching of the Buddha”, “The Buddha lives in the world”, “To investigate the Dharma according to the […]
Green Dharma by Georg Feuerstein & Brenda Feuerstein
Green Dharma is a free PDF e-book about the connection between Dharma and the environment by Georg Feuerstein & Brenda Feuerstein. The authors have previously published their work ‘Green Yoga‘ and Green Dharma can be seen as an independent pursuit. From the intro: “The Buddha was a great healer of human hearts and minds. If […]
Buddha in Blue Jeans – An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide To Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha
Buddha in Blue Jeans – An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide To Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha is a universal guide to the meditation practice of sitting quietly and being yourself. Sitting quietly can teach you many ways to accept life, meet pain, age gracefully, and die without regret. From the book: “Be Who You Are Don’t […]
The wish-fulfilling golden sun of the mahayana thought training
The wish-fulfilling golden sun of the Mahayana thought training by Thubten Zopa gives a direct overview of the path and the goal in Mahayana Buddhism. If you ever wondered what Mahayana is about and how the practices are accomplished, this will give you all the answers, from the posture of meditation, breathing, the Mahayana understanding of the […]
The Autobiography Of Han Shan
This is the Autobiography & Maxims of Chan (Zen) Master Han Shan who lived in China from 1546 to 1623. From the intro: “In Chan, every wayfarer knows that he can find refuge in the Buddhist Dharma. There is alwaysroom for him in that most comfortable of Inns. And reflection upon his improving sense of wellbeing […]
How to Practice the Buddhadharma – A Lamp Illuminating the Path to Liberation
How to Practice the Buddhadharma with the subtitle: A Lamp Illuminating the Path to Liberation by Sera Je Lharam Geshe Tsulga is a practical explanation of how to put the Buddha’s teachings into practice, with emphasis on the early stages of the path, guru devotion and the importance of dharma in light of reincarnation. The book gives excellent and throughout instructions […]
Mahanirvana Tantra – Tantra of the Great Liberation
Mahanirvana Tantra – Tantra of the Great Liberation Translated by Arthur Avalon. This is one of the best known of the Tantric scriptures. It was translated by Sir John Woodroffe (under the pseudonym ‘Arthur Avalon‘), one of the few Indologists to gain direct access to this obscure and secretive branch of Hinduism. Framed as a […]
Two new translations of parts of Songs of Milarepa
Here are two new free translations of parts of Songs of Milarepa from the Tibetan Padma Karpo Translation Commitee. The first is A Song of Milarepa – Milarepa and the Geshe In Drin, a song about the approach of the Kadampa geshe who is stuck at the level of words and the approach of the yogi […]
Transmission and Enlightenment in Chan (Zen) Buddhism Seen Through the Platform Sūtra (Liuzu tanjing 六祖壇經)
Transmission and Enlightenment in Chan (Zen) Buddhism Seen Through the Platform Sūtra. Transmission of the Dharma is at the center of Chan (also known as Zen) Buddhist identity and self-understanding. In the mature Chan school, the basis for Dharma transmission is seen as the moment when a Chan master recognizes that a student has attained […]
The Surangama Sutra
The Surangama Sutra is one of the most important texts in the Chinese Mahayana Buddhism tradition. It deals with the worthlessness of the Dharma when unaccompanied by samadhi power, and the importance of moral precepts as a foundation for the Buddhist practice. Also stressed is the theme of how one effectively combats delusions that may arise during […]
Transforming Problems Into the Dharma Path by Thubten Gyatso
Transforming Problems Into the Dharma Path by Thubten Gyatso is a set of lessons about the transformation of both adverse and happy situations into the Dharma Path with skill, to make them worthwhile and beneficial to ourselves and others. The whole Path, all of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, leads towards the understanding of our situation […]
Kadampa Teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Kadampa Teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to practice Dharma the way Kadampa geshes did. These lamas were exemplary practitioners of Buddhism in Tibet, renowned for their extreme asceticism and uncompromising practice of thought transformation in order to develop bodhicitta. Rinpoche, an exemplar of these practices himself, bases his teachings on Lama Atisha’s wonderful […]
Rainbow Painting – A Collection of Miscellaneous Aspects of Development and Completion
Rainbow Painting – A Collection of Miscellaneous Aspects of Development and Completion – contains instruction given by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Among the books contents you will find, in general, the story of how Buddha Shakyamuni appeared in our world and out of boundless compassion imparted the precious Dharma of Statement and Realization to flourish here. The book has chapters on Buddhist […]
Buddhism as a religion
Is Buddhism a religion? This ebook, Buddhism as a Religion, seeks to explain the religious foundations of Buddhism in comparison with other main religions. Buddhism is often interpreted as a lifestyle or a God-less religion, but a closer investigation into the concepts of the Buddhist concepts of Dharma, Karma, Nirvana, Moksha, Niraya, Samsara and Atma […]
Dharma Mind, Worldly Mind – A Buddhist Handbook on Complete Meditation
Dharma Mind, Worldly Mind – A Buddhist Handbook on Complete Meditation is written by David Smith and published by Aloka Publications. It guides the reader through general concepts of Buddhism such as: The Eight fold path, the meaning of concepts as The Bodhisattva, Sila, Samadhi and Prajna along with practices and meditations for the layman. […]
Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha
Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha. Highly recommended: This book is for those who really want to master the core teachings of the Buddha and who are willing to put in the time and effort required to be enlightened. It is also for those who are tired of having to decipher the code of modern […]