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Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Life is a river. 2. Acts of destiny. 3. Depth of sorrow. 4. Reign of terror. Fragile Mountains A novel about life love death and rebellion in the Eastern hills of Nepal. It is said that all human activities seem futile and insignificant against the backdrop of the mighty Himalayas. Yet even here as everywhere else people have hopes dreams and aspirations. That's what keeps them going in this harsh and impoverished but enchantingly beautiful land. A fortunate few get to live their dreams most don't. But life goes on as it must like the river twisting and turning overcoming all obstacles but always on course to its final destination. Fragile Mountains is a story of three generations of a family who hope and dream and generally life as it comes until they find themselves trapped in the midst of a bloody Maoist rebellion. It's also about the tradition and culture of the Limbu people an ancient and proud race of Mongoloid stock who have made the Eastern Hills of Nepal their home for countless centuries. 536 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. Introduction: geographical, social and cultural background of the Sherpa people. 1. Reincarnation and the tradition of reincarnate Lamas (Tulkus). 2. The sacred, hidden Khumbu Valley. 3. The people of Khumbu: their history and culture. 4. The religion of the Sherpas. I. The life story of the first Lawudo Lama, Kunzang Yeshe: 5. Who was Kunzang Yeshe? 6. Kunzang Yeshe learns to combine religious practice and worldly matters. 7. Kunzang Yeshe's teachers. 8. Kunzang Yeshe's hermitage. 9. The consecration of Tengboche monastery. 10. Life in Khumbu. 11. Lessons in impermanence. 12. The last years of the Lawudo Lama. 13. How the Lawudo Lama Kunzang Yeshe dissolved the illusory appearance of his form body into the expanse of reality. II. The reincarnation of the Lawudo Lama, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche: 14. Continuity. 15. My family and early childhood. 16. I am the Lawudo Lama. 17. Rolwaling. 18. Tibet. 19. I become a Gelug Monk. 20. Life in India. 21. The young Lamas home school. 22. Lama Thubten Yeshe. 23. Return to Nepal. 24. Back in Khumbu. 25. Building the Lawudo Gompa. 26. I become a teacher. 27. Mount Everest center for Buddhist studies. 28. Lawudo retreat center. 29. Times of change. 30. My mother. Epilogue. Long life prayer for the Lawudo Lama. A visual journey. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Indexes. "In the land of Nepal's famous Sherpa guides, the Lawudo Lama, Kunzang Yeshe (1865-1946) was a beacon of inspiration due to his spiritual attainments. His life provides fascinating insights into the culture of the people who live in the shadow of the world's highest mountain. His reincarnation, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, is now well known as a Buddhist teacher in the west and as the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT)." (jacket).

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. I. Siddhartha 1. Lumbini. 2. An old man. 3. A dead man. 4. The turning point. 5. Renunciation. 6. Home is where the mountains lie. 7. Mysteries. 8. Food for thought. 9. Enlightenment. II. The Buddha 10. The light of Asia. 11. Buddha to a peasant. 12. The monk and the maid. 13. The Buddha and the beauty. 14. A lesson in music. 15. The Boomerang. 16. A handful of seeds. 17. Life is a sad song. 18. Story of the sacred relics. 19. The last word. 20. Kusinagar. 21. The pilgrim. III. In the name of the Buddha 22. A sermon in stone. 23. Compassion. 24. Good better best. 25. The word of the Buddha. 26. The Buddha with the broken leg. 27. The Buddha's namesake. 28. A Buddha in the making. 29. The monk on a mission. 30. Meditation. 31. Stopping by a Japanese Temple. 32. My lost retreat. 33. A tree to cherish. Notes. 50 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Message from Kyabje Trulzhig Rinpoche. Preface. 1. A concise history of the Thangme Gompa Dechen Chokhor Ling situated in Shar Khumbu one of Guru Rinpoche's Hidden Valleys (Tibetan text). 2. The founding of Thangme Gompa and the Lineage of Head Lamas. 3. Rituals and ceremonies at the Dharma Wheel of Great Bliss. 4. Description of the Thangme Gompa. Glossary. References. From the Preface The present volume contains the Tibetan text of a short history of the Thangme Gompa and its Lamas composed by the Thangme Rinpoche Ngawang Shedrub Tenpe Gyaltsen followed by the English translation complemented with additional information from the Lama Himself and from other respected local Lamas Monks and elders as well as from Tibetan scriptural sources. The author has also included a plan of the temple and a complete description of its religious objects. 56 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. 1. Kimdol Vihara. 2. Swayambhu Stupa. 3. Santipur. 4. Manjusri Hill. 5. Vipaswi's Stupa. 6. Nagarjuna Hill. 7. Kasyapa's Stupa. 8. Bidjeswori Bajra Jogini. 9. Karnadip Smasana. 10. Buranilkantha. 11. Thamel Bahal. 12. Katishimbhu. 13. Annapurna. 14. Jana Bahal. 15. Itum Bahul Tara. 16. Makhantole Arrow. 17. Kala Bhairab. 18. The Great Bell. 19. Kumari Palace. 20. Maru Sattal. 21. Tondhikhel Bajrabir. 22. Bagdwar. 23. Patan Golden Temple. 24. Patan Mahaboudha. 25. Patan Mina and Machhendra. 26. Lake Taudah. 27. Yanglesho. 28. Pharping Bajra Jogini. 29. Asura Cave. 30. Daksin Kali. 31. Katowa. 32. Boudhanath. 33. Chabahil Stupa. 34. Guhjeswori. 35. Pasupatti. 36. Tilo and Naro Caves. 37. Chobar Gorge. 38. Gokarna. 39. Chemchok Heruka. 40. Manicura Sthan. 41. Sankhu Bajra Jogini. 42. Cangu Narayan. 43. Bhaktapur Dipankara. 44. Bhaktapur Talking Tara. 45. Bhaktapur Sakyamuni. 46. Bhaktapur Lokeswara. 47. Nyishang Kurti. 48. Candiswori. 49. Namo Buddha. 50. Rishiswara. Appendix. 94 pp.

21 b/w photos (illustrator). This book is the significantly updated translating from the Dutch In de Schaduw van de Boeddha the written account of several longer visits to Spiti Valley between 2003 and 2008 By interviewing and observing as many different people in the valley as possible the author have tried to outline a more or less representative picture of the society how its people live celebrate and struggle with modern times its culture and its identity 256 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Contents: 1. The historical setting: early Tibet. 2. What bon is. 3. What treasures are. 4. International Buddha. 5. Gshen-chen Klu-dga': the earliest historical sources. 6. Gshen-chen's own narrative. 7. The biography of the Bla-ma Gshen. 8. The biography of his disciple Zhu-yas legs-po. 9. Poisoned dialogue: Gshen-chen Klu-dga's final hour. 10. The polemical tradition against Gshen-chen and Bon. 11. References to Bon in early Chos biographical literature. 12. Anti-bon polemic since the thirteenth century. 13. The single intention. 14. A polemic and its object. 15. Conclusions. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. "The subject of this volume, the Tibetan (treasure revealer) Gshen-chen Kludga', is a crucial figure in the development of Bon as an organised religion after the eleventh century. Here for the first time he is situated in the context of what was happening in Buddhism during this period. By scruitining his life and gter-ma (treasures), that were to be of much controversy in later ages, the author sheds light on the mechanism of Tibetan polemical tradition and the ways in which sectarianism accords itself legitimacy by resurrecting ancient arguments in a subtly distorted manner.

Contents Preface Introduction Finding comfort and ease in enchantment 1 Dream The first analogy 2 Magic show The second analogy 3 Optical illusion The third analogy 4 Mirage The fourth analogy 5 Reflection of the moon in water The fifth analogy 6 Echo The sixth analogy 7 The city of the Gandharvas the seventh analogy 8 Apparition the eighth analogy Appendixes 1 Analogies for the twenty first century ii Cave culture Selected glossary of Dzogchen terms Selected bibliography Maya Yoga is the title of Keith Dowmans translation of finding Comfort and Ease in Enchantment written by the inimitable Longchen Rabjampa In the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism this text is considered second to none in its power to evoke the nature of the nondual reality of the Dzogchen view With poetic mastery Longchenpa provides the precepts that can instantly illuminate the Buddha reality that is our ordinary everyday experience He asserts that we are presently under the spell of magical illusion and that by recognizing it we are instantaneously released from a conceptual cage into enchanting reality which is pure pleasure itself That reality is Maya apparent yet absent and the recognition of it in that state of natural relaxation is Maya yoga In this renowned Atiyoga manual we find the key to the natural mystical state that Dzogchen the Great Perfection constantly evokes 112 pp.

Contents I The Bongsar Estates 1 Building Projects 2 Karma Tharjay Chokhor Ling Monastery II My Life in Nangchen 3 My Sister 4 Games Flowers and Festivities 5 Early Schooling 6 Pilgrimage to Central Tibet III Leaving Nangchen IV Nepal V India 7 Mainpat Re 94 pp.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Elections and the Question of Representation 3 Electoral Politics and Election System 4 Electoral Malpractices and Violence 5 People Perspectives Duality of Perception 6 Elections and State Building References Appendices 252 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Message. Acknowledgements. Reader's guide. Preface. 1. In search of Beyul. 2. Sherpa homes. 3. The family. 4. Household items. 5. Ritual objects. 6. Herding livestock. 7. Crops and wild food. 8. Trade and crafts. 9. Festivals and dress. 10. Cultural structures. 11. Natural world. 12. Beliefs and values. Selected references. Index. "The Sherpa are Tibeto-Burman people from the Nepal Himalaya. They are best known for their mountaineering skills as guides and porters on Himalayan expeditions. The Himalayan heights also known as death zones are stressful and difficult environments. Despite these difficulties, Sherpa guides have managed to earn a reputation as reliable, loyal, and honest workers. The culture of the Sherpa people is recognized for its conservation ethics and sense of environmental responsibility. Although, the traditional homes of the Sherpa people are located at forbidding altitudes, they have managed to make these highlands relatively safe and prosperous places to live. These successful adaptations are not purely because of luck or hard work. There are Sherpa values, ethics, and way of thinking that have an influence. This illustrated book introduces the readers to the history, material culture, spirituality and environment that shape Sherpa culture. Although, this book is written from a Sherpa perspective to increase cultural appreciation among younger Sherpa, other members of the Tibeto-Burman communities across the Nepal Himalaya will find surprising similarities and differences that are equally interesting. It will also be of interest to other readers who are interested in the indigenous culture and traditions of the Himalaya.".

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. Introduction. Notes on pronunciation and Tibetan names. Note on cartography. Glossary of geographical terms. 1. The holy city of Lhasa. 2. The caves of Drak Yerpa. 3. North of Lhasa to Reteng. 4. To Ganden and beyond. 5. The Drigung Mandala. 6. Tolung The Karmapa's Domain. 7. The highway from Lhasa to Chaksam Bridge. 8. Below Lhasa to Simpo Ri. 9. The South Bank of the Tsangpo. 10. The Upper Dranang and Drachi Valleys. 11. Yarlung The Heart of Tibet. 12. Chongye and the Royal Tombs. 13. Dorje Drak and the Caves of Drakyul. 14. Samye Chokor. 15. The Valley of Yon. 16. Sangri and the Woka Valley. 17. Dakpo and Lhamo Latso. 18. Across Tsang to the Nepal Border. Appendices. Tibet is now open to anyone wishing to explore its ancient culture. This book based on a nineteenth century guide for Tibetan pilgrims by the renowned Lama Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo describes the location site relics and background to places of major religious and historic significance. To compile the guide the author followed in Jamyang Kyentse's footsteps visiting 150 temples monasteries sacred caves lakes and mountains. Some of these are easily accessible to tourist groups others have to be reached on foot certain valleys written about here had never previously been visited by a foreigner. There is full information about Lhasa and the route west from Lhasa to the Nepal border both popular destinations for the tourist and descriptions of seventeen pilgrimages within a 150 km radius of Lhasa. Photographs maps and drawings help the visitor to locate and identify what is to be seen. The Pilgrim's Guide will inform the tourist in his organized perambulation of major monasteries provide geographical and historical information for the specialist supply the trekker with route maps and destinations and also give the armchair traveller and student of Tibetan Buddhism the first detailed guide to Central Tibet ever published. It will be an invaluable companion to the package tourist and pilgrim trekker alike. 346 pp.

Contents Foreword 1 Why Buddha heart parenting 2 Understanding behaviour 3 Building a strong base for Buddha heart parenting 4 Parenting approaches - what works what doesnt 5 Compassionate communication - the skilful way to communicate 6 Encouraging self-discipline 7 Supporting self-realisation for your child and for yourselfThis book represents one of the finest guides for bringing Buddhism into our life at a practical levelBuddha Heart Parenting offers the reader deep insights into how the integrate Buddhist philosophy with contemporary psychology to arrive at a method of parenting that is both effective and enables family members to realise their true Buddha natureThe emphasis is on skills and strategies that combine compassion and wisdom to make all our interactions with our children supportive and joyous 230 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Reprint. Contents Preliminaries. Venerable Khenchen Appey Rinpoche. Foreword/Khenchen Appey Rinpoche. Sakya Pandita. 1. Buddha nature. 2. Producing the aspiration to engage in Buddha's teachings. 3. Generating the great enlightenment thought. 4. The perfection of generosity. 5. The perfection of morality. 6. The perfection of patience. 7. The perfection of enthusiasm or joyous effort. 8. The perfection of meditative concentration. 9. The perfection of wisdom. 10. The four means of gathering followers. 11. The five paths to enlightenment. 12. The ten Bhumis. 13. The ultimate result. Clarifying the Sage's Intent describes the stages of the bodhisattva path from the very beginning right up to full and perfect enlightenment following the teaching tradition of the great early Kadampas expounding the ten stages of practice. The first stage is spiritual propensity the second is faith the third is generating the enlightenment thought the fourth is accomplishing the perfections of generosity and the remaining perfections the fifth is maturing sentient beings the sixth is entering upon the stainless paths the seventh is thoroughly purifying the realms the eighth is nonabiding nirvana the ninth is the highest awakening and the tenth is demonstration. 176 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Living sanctuaries. 2. Shamanic Harpoonings. 3. Tightening the threads. 4. Iconographic section. 5. Selected bibliography. The Shaman who entertains the Gods by dancing and music is the same man who entertains the audience through the more performative aspects of the seance. Here it is ordinary people who exploit the situation coming to attend a performance that in primis has been organized for the Gods. A singular performance to which besides the chance of direct witness of the epiphany of Gods spirits and demons is added the no less stimulating possibility of witnessing human destinies suspended over an uncertain fate. 140 pp.

Pbk. Contents Preface Introduction 1 Theoretical Context 2 Historical Context 3 Mamangkhe Village 4 Cardamom 5 Migration 6 Ecological and Socioeconomic Change Conclusions BibliographyCardamom and Class investigates the history of economic differentiation in a Limbu Village in East Nepal By examining three historically overlapping productive processes subsistence agriculture cardamom cultivation and international migration this book shows how each productive process has contributed in different ways to the acceleration of economic differentiation and rural class formation In particular it focuses on cardamom introduced to the village in 1968 which as a high value cash-crop has provided a means to transform significantly the lives of a large section of Limbu societyDespite the increased integration of the village with a  national and global market the continued existence of Limbu language and cultural practices emphasizes the active role villagers have played in shaping their current condition 322 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Contents: Foreword/Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. Preface. Acknowledgements. I. The setting: 1. A hidden valley surrounded by Snow Mountains. 2. The Dharma wheel of great bliss. II. Mani Rimdu: The Mandala of the union of all the blissful ones: 3. The ritual and its history. 4. The Thangme Mani Rimdu: organization and preparations. 5. Tibetan religious dances. 6. The rituals and the rehearsal of the dances. 7. Tenth day of the month: empowerment. 8. Eleventh day of the fourth month: the dances. 9. The Togden and concluding dances. 10. Concluding rituals. III. Dumche: a religious and social gathering for dispelling disturbing energies and remembering Lama Sangwa Dorje: 11. History and organization. 12. The Dumche in the Thangme-Thangteng Area. 13. The Dumche in Pangboche an Phortse. 14. The Dumche of Khumjung and Khumde. 15. The Nagboche Dumche. 16. The Dumche in Rimejung and Lukla. 17. The Tsogchen Festival of Kyarog Gompa. Appendices: Glossary. References. Index. "The Mani Rimdu or ritual of consecrating pills with the Mani Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum was introduced in Khumbu in the nineteen twenties. Because of the elaborate dances performed at the conclusion of the ritual as a thanksgiving 'party' and a gift to the local population, the Mani Rimdu has become an important feature of Sherpa Religion and Culture. Due to the social changes taking place in Khumbu, however, there is a danger that in the future the Mani Rimdu rituals and dances could deviate from the original tradition established by the Dza Rongphu Lama Ngawang Tenzin Norbu. It is extremely important to record all details of the history, organization, rituals and dances of the Mani Rimdu festivals before they totally disappear. The Dumche festival, which is a religious and social gathering in remembrance of the first great Sherpa Lama Sangwa Dorje, has its origins in the seventeenth century. As with the Mani Rimdu, changes are creeping gradually into the festival. The present book Dancing in the Clouds contains accurate information about the history, organization, and rituals of the Mani Rimdu, Dumche, and Kyarog Tsogchen festivals, as well as a short history of the Thangme Gompa and its head Lamas. It will be of great benefit not only for westerners but also for the new generation of well educated Sherpas to learn the background and meaning of the celebrations they habitually attend.".

Pbk. Contents Foreword Introduction 1 The two truths from Indian Buddhism to Tibetan Buddhism and bon 2 The two truths of Me ston 1058-1132 or 1118-1192 3 The two truths of the Theg grel Fifth Rab byung 11th cen 4 The two truths of Tre ston 14th cen 5 The two truths of the Sa lam rang grel by mNyam med 1356-1415 6 The two truths of the bDen gnyis grel ba by mNyam med 1356-1415 Conclusions Appendix Bibliography IndexThe Two Truths in Bon is an innovative survey of Madhyamikas two truths theory of the Bon religion in comparison with Indian and Tibetan Madhyamika Since 1960s Bonpo study has developed rapidly in western countries Concerning its doctrine they seem to have focused on Vajrayana and Dzogchen On the other hand the study on Sutrayana has been left behind Madhyamika philosophy is the fundamental basis of Vajrayana and Dzogchen and the two truths is the basic theory gzhi of Madhyamika The Two Truths in Bon is the first comprehensive study published in western language on Bonpo Madhyamika philosophyIn the introduction of The Two Truths in Bon Seiji Kumagai provides an overview of the general history of the two truths in Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism This is also helpful to understand how Bonpo thinkers were influenced by Buddhist doctrine and how they have created their own theoryBon might indeed claim to be the true religion of Tibet accepting everything refusing nothing through the centuries it is the one all-embracing form of Tibetan religion This is what Dr David Snellgrove who has accelerated the modern Bon studies wrote in his Nine Ways of Bon 1967 12In recent years enormous effort has been made to clarify what Bon religion is Although the research basis was successfully established to some extent precise analyses of Bonpo doctrines still are far behind those in Buddhism In this context Dr Seiji Kumagais careful analysis of Bonpo Two Truths theory that is the basis of Madhyamika philosophy makes a great contribution along Snellgroves claimThis volume the first comprehensive study on that topic written in English will give a strong impetus to further study of Bon religion jacket 342 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Tamang history social system and concept of space. 2. The Five Tamang ancestors and the sacred mountain Thulo Sailung. 3. Kalingchok and Thulo Sailung A Female and a Male Mountain in Tamang Tradition. 4. Tamang offering at the White Lake of Gosainkund Tsho Kar Choppa. Epilogue. Nepal is renowned for the snow capped Himalayas and their sacred status as the abode of the Gods. These sacred seats are considered inaccessible and remain forbidden to human beings. Despite this mountain image the largest part of Nepal consists of the lower densely populated regions known as the Middle Hills an area of intensively cultivated valleys and skillfully terraced hillsides. Here too in spaces long inhabited and cultivated by humans certain natural features peaks rock outcrops caves and lakes are considered sacred. The villagers see them as the seats of their divine protectors and as the custodians of their land. In contrast to the forbidden Himalayan peaks these sacred sites above all those on centrally located mountains and mountain lakes are the scenes of spectacular festivals with Shamanic Buddhist and Hindu cults. On the full moon nights of July August the rugged peak of Kalingchok the flat grassy mountaintop of Thulo Sailung and the shores of Icy Gosainkund Lake become the scenes of large popular festivals. On such occasions these sites vibrate to the sounds of Shaman drums and the night becomes a great feast for all. The present book is an anthropological study on the history and formation of these communal feasts and rituals on Sailung Kalingchok and Gosainkund. Not only are they the home of unique Himalayan Shamanic practices and Buddhist/Hindu rituals they also provide tangible evidence regarding the history of these regions that lie so near the Kathmandu Valley yet have barely been studied. These festivals and rituals too outline the complex interrelation between the Shamanic beliefs of a local Himalayan society and the powers of Buddhist Tibet and the Hindu Kingdom in the Kathmandu Valley. 204 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. I. The Practice Manual for the Zhang-Zhung Nyan-gyud. 1. Introduction. 2. Outlines of the contents of the texts. 3. Translation of the principal practices text. 4. Translation of the explanation of the view. 5. Translation of the explanation of the meditation practice. 6. Translation of the explanation of the conduct. 7. Translation of the explanation of the fruit. II. Translation of the Seven-fold Cycle of the clear Light. 1. Introduction and outline of the text. 2. Translation of the Text. 3. Commentary One: Beginning the Dark Retreat. 4. Commentary Two: The practices for the seven weeks. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. The Practice Of Dzogchen In The Zhang-Zhung Tradition Of Tibet, containing translations from the Bonpo Dzogchen practice manual for the Zhang-zhung Nyan-gyud known as the Gyalwa Chaktri of Druchen Yungdrung and from the Odsal Dunkor The Seven fold Cycle of the Clear Light being the Dark Retreat practice from the same tradition translated with commentaries and notes by John Myrdhin Reynolds. The translations presented here all relate to the actual practice of Dzogchen according to the ancient Bon, pre-Buddhist tradition of Tibet known as the Zhang Zhung Nyangyud the Oral Transmission from Zhang Zhung. The country of Zhang Zhung was once a powerful kingdom that lay in what is now Western and Northern Tibet centering around the famous Mount Kailash. As a written tradition these teachings and practices are said to go back at least to the eighth century of our era coming from the great Bonpo master Tapihritsa and transmitted to his disciple Gyerpung Nangzher Lodpo. The master Tapihritsa gave his disciple permission to set down in writing these precepts of Dzogchen in the Zhang Zhung language for the first time. Then in the tenth century these same precepts were translated into the Tibetan language by Ponchen Tsanpo for the benefit of his Tibetan disciples. In the eleventh century, these precepts were collected from various sources in Western Tibet and in Nepal and put into their present form by Orgom Kundul and Yangton Sherab Gyaltsan. Thus, never having been concealed due to persecution this transmission represents a continuous and uninterrupted lineage from the early times until present. In the thirteenth century the illustrious Bonpo master Druchen Gyalwa Yungdrung composed a practice manual for this tradition. Book One deals with the preliminary practices of this Dzogchen system and the translation of this text was published earlier. Included in the present volume are the translations from Book Two that principally deal with the practices of contemplation and vision otherwise known as Trekchod and Thodgal as well as translations from Book Three of the four supplementary texts dealing with the view meditation conduct and fruit of Dzogchen. Also included in this volume is a translation of the instructions for making the 49 day dark retreat according to the Zhang Zhung tradition the text known as the Sevenfold Cycle of the Clear Light. These translations were done over a period of time under the guidance of Yongdzin Rinpoche Lopon Tenzin Namdak. While detailed explanations of the various practices must be had from a qualified lama belonging to this tradition this volume provides a useful overview of the practices on the path of Dzogchen for those who are sincerely interested in these matters.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Editor's preface. History 1. Bon dang brel bar bod kyi lo rgyus kyi dus tshigs dang don dngos gar zhib mor dpyad pa/Bon Brgya Dge Legs Lhun Grub Rgya Mtsho. 2. The royal residence Pho brang byams pa mi gyur gling and the story of Srong btsan sgam 496 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Reprint. Contents New Nepal new ethnicities changes since the mid 1990s. Preface. Introduction ethnicity and nationalism in the world's only Hindu state/David N. Gellner. I. Dominant and diaspora identities 1. Political identity in Nepal state nation and community 624 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Seeking Nibbana in Sri Lanka is a finely crafted novel that succeeds both as a work of literature and as a profound reflection on the nature of Buddhist spiritual experience. In following the young Western Monk Sumana into the Sri Lankan jungle to meet his teacher Aggachitta we are drawn into a world of conflicting perceptions in which sincerity and self doubt the mundane and the transcendent are woven together into a poignant and moving tapestry of intersecting human lives. 364 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents 1. Preface. 2. Foreword. 3. Introduction. 4. The 139 Mandalas of rGyud sde kun btus. Scholars of the Ngor Monastery belonging to the Sa skya School of Tibetan Buddhism started to compose a systematic work of theories and practices of Indian and Tibetan mandalas in 1870 and finished its publication by 1894. The title of this work is the rgyud sde kun btus (collection of the Tantras) which consists of thirty two volumes. The work was reprinted in India during 1971 and 1972. Probably shortly after the completion of the compilation of texts at the Ngor Monastery Tibetan artists began to draw mandala pictures according to the description given in those texts. Rev. Bsod nams rgya mtsho a former abbot of the Ngor Monastery told once that three sets of the mandala pictures of the rGyud sde kun btus were painted. One of the three sets was reprinted by Rev. bSod nams rgya mtsho from Kobansha in 1983. Dr. Lokesh Chandra published a set of line drawings of the Ngor Mandala Collection in 1967. The set of mandala collection used for the line drawings has been reproduced in this volume. This set seems to be the second set out of the three sets. As for the third set nothing clear is known. No one can deny that the Ngor Mandala Collection is one of the most authoritative Tibetan mandala collections. 134 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Overview. 1. Introduction i. The Sherpa people and the Sherpa speaking area. ii. The Sherpa language. iii. Sherpa Romanization. iv. Sherpa script in the dictionary. v. Guide for the user of this dictionary. 2. List of abbreviations. 3. Sherpa English Tibetan Nepali dictionary. 4. English Sherpa dictionary. 5. Nepali Sherpa dictionary. 6. Appendices i. Transliteration. ii. Choosing a script for Sherpa. iii. The main phonological and morphological characteristics of the Sherpa language. Bibliography. 296 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. The rules of interpretation of sacred scriptures. 2. The two truths. 3. The west and the east the Mahamudra of the two truths. 4. The seven fold reasoning Part A the introduction. 5. Essay on the many and the one (From Jnanagarbha's commentary on the two truths). 6. The refutation of partless particles. 7. The seven fold reasoning Part B the probandium. 8. Dependent origination. 9. The diamond slivers. 10. The non production from other. 11. The four extremes. 12. The four alternatives and refuting a self of persons. 13. The seven cornered reason. 14. The Pudgala doctrine. 15. Enquiry into the nature of Self. 16. The soul concept and the Tathagatagarbha doctrine. 17. Negating the Self. 18. The river Simile. 19. On the evolution of consciousness. 20. Signposts of consciousness. 21. Commentary on Alayavijnana as seed. 22. The nature of light. 23. The examination of time in the Mulamadhyamakakarika. 24. Sunyata consciousness and Parinirvana. 25. Voidness and abundance. 26. The great Gates of Diamond Liberation Part I Mara Secret Mantra and Dependent Origination. 27. The Great Gates of Diamond Liberation Part II considerations of the heart center. 28. The Great Gates of Diamond Liberation Part III The Centres below the Diaphragm and Voidness. 29. A concluding note on emptiness. 30. The Buddha and the soul concept. 31. The Vijnanavadins on the existence of Self. 32. The Sambhogakaya flower. 33. The Uttaratantra of Maitreya and the Sambhogakaya flower. 34. The Vijnanavadins on the evolution of consciousness. Bibliography. Index. At last the theory of relativity for Buddhism. This scintillating work the second of a series titled Unveiling the Esoteric in Buddhism seriously challenges the thinking concerning many conventionally accepted ideas about the nature of the content of Buddhist scriptures. The opinions of what Buddhists believe concerning the great majority of their sutras and Tantras will change in the light of the many revelations presented in this series of works the central pillar of which are the syllogisms presented in The I Concept. Scholars will find that there are strata of thought in the literature they have not even conceived of as existing. This will allow them to better understand the nature of that which has always been considered ear whispered orally transmitted from the enlightened guru to the worthy student because as well as the secret doctrines relating to their particular ideological stream the context of the material differs from that which is normally (conventionally) accepted as correct. This ground breaking seminal work is set to become a milestone in the history of the evolution of the Buddha Dharma. It is intended as a panacea for those who perceive Buddhism to be in a period of malaise despite the vast number of new publications because of the lack of genuinely enlightened preceptors of the dharma that exist today. The information in The I concept will reveal why Buddhism lacks the enlightened that the present fallacies taught and accepted as dharma today actually prevents enlightenment from occurring. The dharma therefore needs rectifying for to present the truth of what actually is. Veridical ascertaining of truth is really what the Buddha Dharma ought to be about and such dharma will be positively ascertained by the readers of The I Concept and this series of works. 1162 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Editor's preface. I. Buddhism General 1. Buddhism and the state in eighth century Tibet/Geoffrey Samuel. 2. The rituals and their origins in the visionary accounts of the Fifth Dalai Lama/Samten G. Karmay. 3. Fourfold meditation outer inner secre 470 pp.

Reprint. Contents Preface Introduction to Bon 1 Introduction to the practice of Dzogchen 2 The attaining of Buddhahood according to Sutra Tantra and Dzogchen 3 Four essential points for understanding Dzogchen 4 The view of Shunyata found in Madhyamaka Chittamatra 268 pp.