Donald S. Lopez Knihy

Poutavý úvod do buddhismu od předního buddhologa Donalda S. Lopeze nabízí odborný a zároveň jasný pohled na buddhismus, jeho praktikování, učení a školy. Mísí se v něm pronikavá analýza s poutavým vyprávěním příběhů. Lopez objasňuje společné rysy a rozdíly mezi hlavními tradicemi buddhismu, a zpřístupňuje je tak zajímavým způsobem čtenáři. Příběh buddhismu se zaměřuje na praktikování buddhismu v současnosti a ukazuje, proč byl a zůstává tak přitažlivý po mnoho století a v tolika kulturách včetně té naší. Lopez začíná své vyprávění popisem stvoření a uspořádání buddhistického vesmíru a vypráví příběh Buddhova života, utkaný z vláken historie, legend a dogmat (což je také tradiční postup v buddhistické literatuře). Vysvětluje důležité poj­my jako dharma – zahrnující náboženskou praxi a meditační techniky – a sangha – společenství mnichů, mnišek a laiků, kteří následují Buddhovo učení. Na závěr se autor noří do smyslu osvícení jako cesty k realizaci našeho pravého já a osvo­bození se od utrpení. Kniha Příběh buddhismu je doplněna doslovem, bohatým glosářem, rejstříkem a rozsáhlou biblio­grafií (včetně knih vydaných v ČR a SR) a je jako celek důkladným zprostředkováním pohledu na buddhistickou tradici. Ať už jste praktikující buddhista, student religionistiky nebo obojí dohromady, tento výstižný úvod do učení, praxe a historie buddhismu bude vaším neocenitelným průvodcem.

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Rare paintings set aside life stories of each of the eighty-four wild Buddhist saints of ancient India.This exquisite full-color presentation of the lives of the eighty-four mahāsiddhas, or “great accomplished ones,” offers a fresh glimpse into the world of the famous tantric yogis of medieval India. The stories of these tantric saints have captured the imagination of Buddhists across Asia for nearly a millennium. Unlike monks and nuns who renounce the world, these saints sought the sacred in the midst of samsara. Some were simple peasants who meditated while doing manual labor. Others were kings and queens who traded the comfort and riches of the palace for the danger and transgression of the charnel ground. Still others were sinners—pimps, drunkards, gamblers, and hunters—who transformed their sins into sanctity.This book includes striking depictions of each of the mahāsiddhas by a master Tibetan painter, whose work has been preserved in pristine condition. Published here for the first time in its entirety, this collection includes details of the painting elements along with the life stories of the tantric saints, making this one of the most comprehensive works available on the eighty-four mahāsiddhas.

Renowned for its terse declaration of the perfection of wisdom, the Heart Sutra is the most famous of Buddhist scriptures. The author draws on previously unexamined commentaries, preserved only in Tibetan, to investigate the meanings derived from and invested into the sutra during the later period of Indian Buddhism. The Heart Sutra Explained offers new insights on "form is emptiness, emptiness is form," on the mantra "gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha," and on the synthesis of Madhyamika, Yogacara, and tantric thought that characterized the final period of Buddhism in India. It also includes complete translations of two nineteenth century Tibetan commentaries demonstrating the selective appropriation of Indian sources.

Full color illustrations throughout book. So much better that the title suggests, this is a great pop-up book of aircraft, with a superb 3-D model that explodes from every center-spread - the 8 pop-ups themselves are of the Wright Flyer, the Bleriot XI, Fokker Triplane, Lindbergh's Ryan monoplane 'Spirit of St Louis', a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, a Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109, a TWA Constellation, and Concorde. As well as the pop-ups, each spread has images of contemporary aircraft, with accompanying text. Pop-ups engineered by David Rosendale and Rodger Smith.

More than 120 photographs document the National Air and Space Museum.

The Lotus Sutra is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist scriptures. Composed in India in the first centuries of the Common Era, it is renowned for its inspiring message that all beings are destined for supreme enlightenment. Here, Donald Lopez provides an engaging and accessible biography of this enduring classic

The book chronicles the remarkable evolution of Buddhism over 2,500 years, detailing its spread across the globe. It highlights the transformative impact of cultural exchanges and historical events on the faith, showcasing how Buddhism adapted and thrived in diverse societies. Through the lens of a leading scholar, readers gain insights into the religion's core teachings and its relevance in contemporary times, emphasizing its enduring legacy and the dynamic nature of spiritual traditions.

Lopez finds that even as Tibet's romance is invoked by exiled lamas, it ultimately imprisons those who seek the goal of Tibetan independence from Chinese occupation.

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 between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as "minorities." Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual selections, from ancient oracle bones to stirring accounts of mystic visions, is preceded by a substantial introduction. As with the other volumes, most of the selections here have never been translated before.Stephen Teiser provides a general introduction in which the major themes and categories of the religions of China are analyzed. The book represents an attempt to move from one conception of the "Chinese spirit" to a picture of many spirits, including a Laozi who acquires magical powers and eventually ascends to heaven in broad daylight; the white-robed Guanyin, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in China; and the burning-mouth hungry ghost. The book concludes with a section on "earthly conduct."