A Glimpse into The Supreme Science of the Buddha
Colombo: The Colombo Apothecaries' Co., 1959. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 70 pp. Rubbing to edges, sunning to rear cover, staining to spine. More
Buddhism
Mahayana Purification: The Confession Sutra with commentary by Arya Nagarjuna ; The practice of Vajrasattva, with sadhana, supplemented by verbally transmitted commentaries from Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, Geshe Rabten, Gegen Khyentse, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 126 pp. Sunning to spine and tail edges, light chafing to extremities. More
Teachings of the Buddha: The Wisdom of the Dharma, from the Pali Canon to the Sutras
New York: Shelter Harbor Press, 2016. John Cleare [Photographer]. Hardcover. 12mo. Orange cloth, 169pp, illustrated with rich photographs throughout. A Fine Copy.Includes an insight Card Laid in. More
The Amazing Secrets of the Masters of the Far East
Ramsey, NJ: Robert Collier Book Corporation, 1976. Hardcover. 12mo. Red cloth lettered in gilt, 223pp, bookplate on front free endpaper, spine faded with bruise at foot of spine, else near fine. Secrets and Practices of the Yogis, Buddhism, Kundalini Yoga and other practices of mindfulness from the far east. More
A Concise History of Indian Art
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1976. Hardcover. 12mo. Orig. brown cloth, 252pp. With 200 illustrations, 30 in colour. Eratta slip laid-in. Light bumping to spine o/w fine in near fine d/w, a small tear to foot of rear jacket corner. Offers insights into the early beginnings of the Indus Valley through..... More
Japanese Buddhism
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo. [xxxiv] 449 p.p. With a memoir of the author by Sir Harold Parlett. Printed fromt he Barnes & Noble sheets, with Routledge cancel to title page. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, dust jacket a little discoloured, with bumping to spine head and..... More
Tibet's Great Yogi Milarepa: A Biography from the Tibetan being Jetsun-Kahbum or Biographical History of Jetsun-Milarepa, According to the Late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering
New York: A Galaxy Book / Oxford University Press, 1976. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 8vo (crown). Later printing. Orange soft cover, illustration of yogi on upper front cover, xxviii, 315pp. Spine sunned, outer edges worn, creased, some scuffing on covers. Very Good. More
Great Religions of Modern Man: Buddhism; Christianity: Catholicism; Christianity: Protestantism; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism [6 vols]
New York: George Braziller, 1962. Hardcover. 12mo. Six volumes in black slipcase. Tan cloth boards. Top edges purple. 256; 256; 255; 255; 250; 256 pp. Spines sunned. Dust jackets tanned with offset panels. Interiors clean. A very good set overall. The six volumes in this series present the major religions..... More
Becoming Enllightened
New York: Atria, 2009. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter blue cloth, grey paper boards. x, 256 pp. Rear board bowed, else fine. In Becoming Englightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama powerfully explores the foundation of Buddhism, laying out an accessible and practical approach to age-old questions: How can we live free from..... More
The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. White paper boards. viii, 275 pp. Fine. One of the most acclaimed and perceptive observers of globalism and Buddhism now gives us the first serious consideration of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher..... More
The Sweet Dews of Ch'an: Lectures on Buddhist Meditation Given at Chuang Yen Monastery, N.Y.
Taipei: The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, 1995. Soft cover. 8vo. The Dharma Banners Series. Soft cover. 94 pp., [3]. B&W illustrations. Sunning to edges, light rubbing to extremities. More
Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides
Edinburgh: Canongate, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Paperback, 69 p.p. English and Scottish Gaelic. Light creasing to joints and scuff to foot of rear cover, else fine. This book marks the arrival of a major new talent in Scottish poetry. Kevin MacNeil's voice and vision, while rooted in the..... More
Buddhist Sutras: Origin, Development, Transmission
Tokyo: Kosei Publishing, 1982. 1st English Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Soft cover. 220 pp. B&W map. Spine sunned, else fine. This book offers an engrossing account both of the origin and development of Buddhist sutras from India and of the monks who braved perilous journeys and mastered unfamiliar languages in..... More
Simple Wealth, Invevitable Wealth
s.l. The Nick Murray Company Inc., 2008. Hardcover. 8vo. Revised Third Edition. Light green cloth, 185pp. About fine in d/w. More
Buddha
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. Hardcover. 8vo. Full contemporary red leather, gilt titles and borders. A.E.G. 382 pp. Spine sunned and cracked, some rubbing to extremities. Scuffing to rear board. Hinges starting, with subtle repair to front hinge. Bookplate of Charles Cobb Walker. Embossed ex libris stamp of New England..... More
Tantra Vision: An Invitation to Silence
New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books, 1991. Soft cover. 4.5" x 7" Soft cover. 167 pp. Some slight bumping and delamination starting to corners, else fine. More
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead [English Title]. The Great Liberation by Hearing in The Intermediate States [Tibetan Title]
London: Penguin Books, 2008. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. li, 535 pp. Some rubbing to edges and covers, a few creases to spine and covers. More
The Five Eyes
Taipei: Torch of Wisdom Publishing House, 1976. Soft cover. 18mo. English and Chinese. Soft cover. 54 pp. [1] fold-out colour illustration. Some rusting to staples. Stamp to fore edge and title page. A critical and revealing study of Buddhism from a scientific perspective. More
Guru Annyas (Face to Face with the Guru)
Trinidad: General Printers. Soft cover. 8vo. [n.d.] Yellow wrappers lettered and illustrated in red, xxxii, 135pp. Some soiling on wrappers with light dampstaining on top-edge and upper front cover, with some rubbing on wear on spine but still very good. More
Zen and Japanese Culture
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. Soft cover. 8vo. Bollingen Series LXIV. Soft cover. 478 pp., [40 ff. B&W illustrations, incl. 3 fold-out illustrations]. Slight creasing to spine, slight curling to covers. Embossed ex libris stamp to half-title. After briefly explaining what Zen is, Dr. Suzuki considers in detail various..... More
Sengai: The Zen Master
Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Orig. dark grey cloth, xviii, 189pp. Illustrated. Light weaar on spine and edges o/w near fine in d/w. Jacket rubbed, with some creasing to top-edge; front inner flap clipped. Examining the spiritual and Zen scrolls of Japanese Zen Master..... More
The History of Buddhist Thought
London: Routledge & Keegan Paul Limited, 1971. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (royal). Reprint. xvi, 316 pp. 5 illustrations throughout, including a frontis of a Buddha statue. Jacket is price clipped. Tears to hinge ends. Foxing to top front cover, one light stain to front cover. Staining to head. Overall, book..... More
Samantabhadra: Supreme Vows/Voeux Supremes
New York: Sutra Translation Committee of the U.S. & Canada, 1996. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bilingual edition, French and English. Soft cover. 114 pp. Light creasing and rubbing to rear cover, else fine. More
The Unborn. The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei 1622-1693
New York: North Point Press, 2000. Soft cover. 8vo. 196 p.p. Paperback. Slight curling to front cover. Light rubbing to corners. Otherwise, a fine copy of book. More