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Buddhist philosophy in theory and practice

Herbert V. Guenther

Penguin Books, Ltd.

In the history of Tibetan and Tantric Buddhism, the Indian pandit Naropa occupies an unusual position. The life and teachings of this eleventh-century mystic mark both the culmination of a long tradition and the beginning of a new and rich era of Buddhist thought. This fascinating biography of Naropa, translated by Herbert V. Guenther from hitherto unknown sources, describes with great psychological insight the spiritual development of this scholar-saint. It also contains the most authoritative analysis available of his teaching and a commentary that relates Buddhist concepts to Western analytic philosophy, psychiatry, and psychology, in order to illuminate the signicance of Tantra and Tantrism for our own time.

The Life and Teaching of Naropa

Oxford University Press

A Preface, Introduction, and eight chapters on the significance of Tantra in India and Tibet. Includes "Karmamudra and Jnanamudra in Art".

The Tantric view of life, (The Clear light series)

Religion & Spirituality

SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS,INC.

Westerners wanting to know about tantra-particularly the Buddhist tantra of Tibet-often find only speculation and fancy. Tibet has been shrouded in mystery, and "tantra" has been called upon to name every kind of esoteric fantasy. In The Dawn of Tantra the reader meets a Tibetan meditation master and a Western scholar, each of whose grasp of Buddhist tantra is real and unquestionable. This collaboration is both true to the intent of the ancient Tibetan teachings and relevant to contemporary Western life.

The dawn of tantra (The Clear light series)

A Western and a Tibetan specialist explain the origins, history, principles, practices, and applications of the Buddhist tantric tradition of Tibet

The Dawn of Tantra

Chögyam Trungpa

Buddhism

Shambhala

Philosophy and psychology in the Abhidharma

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Distributed by Random House

Tantric View of Life

Shambhala Publications Inc.,U.S.

The study of the Abhidharma is indispensable for understanding the history of Buddhist philosophy and practice. This book gives a synoptic view of the significance of the Abhidharma as presented by the Theravadins and brought to its climax by the Vaibhasikas and Yogacara-Vijnanavadins. It analyzes the concepts of Mind and its States with reference to healthy and unhealthy attitudes towards life and deals with the psychological factors and problems in Meditation which is geared to an individual's capacity and temperament. Theories of perception, a predominant feature of Indian and Buddhist philosophies, are discussed together with the interpretation of the world on the basis of these theories as well as their critiques. The discussion of the Path as conceived by the various schools concludes this survey of the Abhidharma. Of particular significance are the accompanying tables of the structure of mind in Buddhist philosophy.

Philosophy and Psychology in the Abhidharma

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Motilal Banarsidass

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