The Way of Zen in Vietnam by Nguyen Giac
The Way of Zen in Vietnam. By the kind permission of the author of this book, Nguyen Giac, I post this just released book. The Way of Zen in Vietnam … Read more and download PDF
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Oriental Philosophies
Oriental Philosophies. Through the centuries a rich spiritual import has trickled into the West by word of mouth, through the writings of scholars, through translations and caravans. Philosophies older than … Read more and download PDF
First Things First -Essays on the Buddhist Path
First Things First -Essays on the Buddhist Path was published in 2018 by the Metta Forest Monastery and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported. The essays were collected … Read more and download PDF
The Karma of Questions
The Karma of Questions. The essays in this book are an attempt to follow the Buddha’s example in approaching questions, trying to trace back to the questions that molded his … Read more and download PDF
History of Mysticism – The Unchanging Testament
History of Mysticism – The Unchanging Testament by Swami Abhayananda is an authoritative history book on mystical experiences. Other books and articles by Swami Abhayananda may be read and freely … Read more and download PDF
Language, Thought, and Logical Paradoxes
Language, Thought, and Logical Paradoxes by Douglas M. Burns is an approach to the problem of paradoxes from within the reference of Theravada Buddhism. In 1970 Dr. Burns spent nine months in … Read more and download PDF
The Buddha-Carita or The Life of Buddha by Aevaghosa
The Buddha-Carita, or The Life of Buddha by Aevaghosa edited and translated by Edward B. Cowell is the original biography of the Buddha. The text is translated directly from Sanskrit … Read more and download PDF
Nibbana In Theravada Perspective
Nibbana In Theravada Perspective is analytical text and a critical study of the concept of Nibbana, maybe better known as the Buddhist concept of Nirvana. Nirvana literally means “blowing out” … Read more and download PDF
Buddhism as a religion
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 … Read more and download PDF