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The Buddha's nirvana marks one of the pivotal moments in the history of Buddhism. My book explores how this event was made into a powerful allegory ... More

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A comprehensive study of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism, long regarded as the Golden Age of this tradition, using many previously ignored texts ... More

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This book will open up a new window into early medieval religion by focusing on a special genre of textsBuddhist miracle tales--little studied in ... More

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Under the leadership of Mazu Daoyi (709-788) and his numerous disciples, the Hongzhou School emerged as the dominant tradition of Chan (Zen) Buddhism ... More

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Acclaimed author and translator Jonathan Clements tells the exciting and dramatic true story of China's only reigning Empress Wu Zetian, known as the ... More

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How did a society on the edge of collapse and dominated by wandering hands of armed men give way to a Buddhist culture, led by Yogins and scholars? ... More

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The creator of the world's greatest empire is one of history's immortals. He is also at the heart of one of the greatest mysteries -- how and where ... More

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Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals, alive in memory as a scourge, hero, military genius and demi-god. To Muslims, Russians and westerners, he ... More

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The Lotus Sutra has been the most widely read and most revered Buddhist scripture in East Asia since the third century. The miracles and parables in ... More

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First published in 1986 and now considered a classic, here is an eloquent, engrossing account of the Dalai Lama's life in exile from Tibet, as ... More

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In May 1995, a seven-year-old Tibetan boy was taken from his home with his parents and younger brother by Chinese security services. Neither the boy ... More

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A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer's escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop ... More

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Written by Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), an intellectual giant of the Song dynasty, "Historical Records of the Five Dynasties" offers a compelling ... More

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This engaging study by the eminent Sinologist Edward H. Schafer examines one of those kingdoms, the so-called Empire of Min, centered in the coast al ... More

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This is the story of a determined woman who overcame great obstacles in order to achieve religious freedom. Born in eastern Tibet, Jamyang Sakya ... More

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Part travelogue and part historical recreation of the legendary journey of the barbaric Mongol warrior Genghis Khan, Severin employs his trademark ... More

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Public awareness of the plight of Tibet is expanding with the release of two new films--SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, starring Brad Pitt and KUNDAN, directed ... More

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The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles-poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation--to become one of the most prominent monks ... More

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