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1	The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History & Teachings more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. add to wishlist Leading Buddhist scholar Donald Lopez offers an engaging introduction to the essential elements of Buddhism while revealing the differences between the major traditions. Combining scholarship with fascinating stories, this absorbing book offers a fresh perspective to the history and life of Buddha. see all copies from $3.57! new only from $6.68! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist The acclaimed volumes of "Princeton Readings in Religions" present the remarkable range of all that is encompassed in the practice of religions, across the centuries and across the world. "Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology" brings together into a single volume the most important and fascinating selections from the volumes on Buddhism, ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $45.19! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Religions of India in Practice more books like this by Donald S Lopez (Editor) add to wishlist The inaugural volume of "Princeton Readings in Religions" brings together the work of thirty scholars of the religions of India in a new anthology designed to reshape the ways in which the religious traditions of India are understood. The book contains translations of forty-five works, most of which have never before been available in a Western ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $41.34! \| SVS
4	Religions of China in Practice more books like this by Donald S Lopez (Editor) add to wishlist This third volume of "Princeton Readings in Religions" demonstrates that the "three religions" of China - Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added) - are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $41.30! \| SVS
5	Fighter Pilot's Heaven: Flight Testing the Early Jets more books like this by Donald S Lopez add to wishlist Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotes about fellow pilots as well as precise technical information, Donald S. Lopez describes how it was to be "behind the stick" as a test pilot from 1945 to ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $10.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Flight more books like this by Nature Company, Donald S Lopez (Editor) add to wishlist Flight is part of The Nature company Discoveries Library, a dynamic new reference series for children. Atmospheric illustrations, strong photographs and lively text engage and encourage readers to discover for themselves the world around them. Titles from Natural History, Our World, Science and Technology and Our Past cover an exciting span of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $47.10! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Donald S Lopez Jr add to wishlist An examination of Tibetan Buddhism that sets out to reveal a country and a spirituality more complex and less ideal than many Westerners are inclined to believe. Lopez argues that, in the West, Tibetan Buddhism is often so colored by Western preconceptions and misunderstandings that little of its true meaning shines through the fog of myth. see all copies from $4.70! new only from $12.07! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Into Teeth Tiger PB more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Ds Lopez, Von Hardesty (Editor) add to wishlist Flying a shark-mouthed P-40 in the skies over China in 1943 and 1944, Donald S. Lopez participated in one of the most remarkable air campaigns of World War II. His INTO THE TEETH OF THE TIGER provides a vivid, pilot's-eye view of one of the most extended projections of American air power in WW II Asia. This edition of Lopez's acclaimed account ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $7.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart: Coe Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism more books like this by Dalai Lama, Bstan-, Donald S Lopez, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist A practical Buddhist instruction book to develop compassion in our daily lives. The Dalai Lama provides contemporary commentary on a classic 14th-century Tibetan poem entitled "Rays of the Sun, Training of the Mind" which is known for awakening compassion in the heart. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.19! \| first editions
10	The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace: Core Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism more books like this by Dalai Lama, Bstan-'Dzin-Rgy, Donald S Lopez (Editor) add to wishlist In this presentation of Buddhist wisdom on death and dying, the Dalai Lama offers both his own thoughts on the end of life and the matchless insights of the Buddhist tradition regarding death. He combines straightforward lessons on living a good life through compassion, patience, wisdom, and effort with Buddhist teachings on the impermanence of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.79! \| first editions
11 view cover	Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of the Heart Sutra more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. add to wishlist "The Heart Sutra" is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This brief, seemingly simple work was the subject of more commentaries in Asia than any other sutra. In "Elaborations on Emptiness", Donald Lopez explores for the first time the elaborate ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $29.55! \| SVS
12	Flight: 2great Planes of the Century (Pop-Up Book) more books like this by Donald S Lopez add to wishlist see all copies from $2.20! first editions
13 view cover	Aviation: A Smithsonian Guide more books like this by Donald S Lopez add to wishlist This volume recounts the vision of early theorists and first attempts at piloted flight, traces the fierce international competition to dominate the skies, and profiles people like Orville and Wilbur Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager and Amelia Earhart. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Buddhism in Practice more books like this by Donald S Lopez (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present, by presenting a selection of forty-eight translated texts including hagiographies, monastic rules, pilgrimage songs, apocryphal sutras, and didactic tales from India, China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Burma. Most of these pieces have ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.42! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Modern Buddhist Bible: Essential Readings from East and West more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. add to wishlist Lopez explores the dialog between the Buddhist and the scholar, tracing his own experiences since discovering Buddhism as an undergraduate. This is his selection of 20th-century texts that have shaped Western Buddhist thought and practice. see all copies from $4.35! new only from $11.41! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Religions of Tibet in Practice more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist "Religions of Tibet in Practice" is a landmark work, the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. It presents a stunning array of works (hagiographies, pilgrimage guides, prayers, accounts of visits to hell, epics, consecration manuals, sermons, and exorcism texts) that together offer an unparalleled view of the realities of those who ... see all copies from $3.74! new only from $27.20! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Asian Religions in Practice: An Introduction more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist "Princeton Readings in Religions" is a new series of anthologies on the religions of the world, representing the significant advances that have been made in the study of religions in the last thirty years. This volume brings together the introductions to the first five volumes of this acclaimed series: "Religions of India in Practice" (1995), ... see all copies from $4.68! new only from $30.20! \| first editions \| SVS
18	The Christ and the Bodhisattva more books like this by Donald S Lopez (Editor), Steven C Rockefeller (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $27.00!
19 view cover	The Heart Sutra Explained: Indian and Tibetan Commentaries more books like this by Donald S. Lopez add to wishlist see all copies from $17.44! new only from $30.47! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Opening the Eye of New Awareness more books like this by Dalai Lama, Donald S Lopez, Jr. (Introduction by), Ken McLeod (Read by) add to wishlist Opening the Eye of New Awareness is a succinct, thorough overview of the doctrines of Buddhism as they have been practiced for a thousand years in Tibet. The Dalai Lama here discusses the need for religious practice and the importance of kindness and compassion. Originally written for Tibetan lay people, this was the Dalai Lama's first book on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Combat Flying Equipment: U. S. Aviators' Personal Equipment, 1917-1945 more books like this by C. G. Sweeting, Donald S. Lopez (Foreword by) add to wishlist The book draws upon original source material, including formerly classified documents and many photographs published here for the first time. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $19.50!
22 view cover	A Study of Svantantrika more books like this by Donald S Lopez add to wishlist An analysis of issues and positions central to Indian philosophy during the final development of Buddhist thought in India. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $5.98! \| SVS
23 view cover	Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism Under Colonialism more books like this by Donald S Lopez, Jr. (Editor), Donald S Lopez Jr (Editor) add to wishlist This is a critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, bringing the insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies to bear on this field. After an overview of the origins of Buddhist studies in the early 19th century, the essays focus on important "curators of the Buddha," such as Aurel Stein, D.T. Suzuki and Carl Jung. The ... see all copies from $13.74! new only from $25.93!
24 view cover	The Madman's Middle Way: Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel more books like this by Donald S Lopez Jr, Donald S Lopez, Jr. add to wishlist Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. His life spanned the two defining moments in modern Tibetan history: the entries into Lhasa by British troops in 1904 and by Chinese troops in 1951. Chopel excelled in the traditional monastic curriculum in his youth and went on to become an expert in ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $29.50! \| SVS
25	Into/Teeth/The Tiger more books like this by Donald S Lopez add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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