Buddhism: An Introduction · General Buddhism · Theravada · Mahayana · Tibetan · Zen or Ch'an · Other Traditions of Asian Origin · Krishnamurti
Other Traditions of Asian Origin
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General Works
Hindu or Vedic
Robert Ernest Hume (translator), The UpanishadsAn abridgement of the work The Thirteen Principal Upanishads first published in 1921. This edition contains five of them: Isa, Katha, Mundaka, Prasna, and Mandukya Upanishads, and are enhanced by old illustrations. The Upanishads are part of the Vedas which are the core of Hindu philosophy. “Essentially they are about the relationship of our being to the being of the universe, focusing on Brahma, God as Spirit, transcendent and immanent, and one with the self in man.”
This edition features heavier-than-usual quality paper and is a sturdily bound.
Continuum Publishing, Ways of Mysticism series, 2000. 96 pages, illus., about 5½ inches wide x 8 inches tall, hardcover. New, bargain book.
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Jainism
We have nothing in stock for this tradition, which began at about the same time as Buddhism.
Taoism
Stephen Mitchell, Tao te Ching: A New English VersionA New English Version, with Foreword and Notes, by Stephen Mitchell
Mitchell based his version not on a fluent knowledge of Chinese, but on a combination of other translations interpreted through the lens of his own 14 years of Zen training, which helped enable him to discern the intent of the original. The result is a version which according to the highly respected scholar of religion, Huston Smith, "Embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom."
HarperPerennial, 1991, 2006 edition. 113 pages + 18 page supplement, about 5¼ x 8 inches, paperback. New.
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Confucianism
Shigeki Kaizuka, Confucius: His Life and Thought“Born in China about 551 B.C., Confucius formulated an extremely influential and far-reaching ethical system emphasizing devotion to parents, family, and friends; cultivation of the mind; self-control; and social justice. This excellent biography, based on meticulous examination of early original sources by a distinguished Japanese scholar, offers an insightful portrait of Confucius against the social and political background of his day.
“Following an extensive introduction devoted to the state of China in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., the author offers succinct, perceptive discussions of Confucius’ birth, education, and upbringing; his attitudes toward his predecessors and his views on humans as social beings; Confucius as a statesman and the concept of ‘government by virtue’; the failure of the Confucian revolution and the years of wandering; and more.”
Translated from the Japanese original by Geoffrey Bownas, this is an unabridged republication of the work published in 1956.
Dover Publications, 2002. 191 pages, about 5½ inches wide x 8½ inches tall, paperback. New.
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Jennifer Oldstone-Moore, Confucianism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred PlacesA handsome well-illustrated volume which “provides an accessible introduction to the key themes of Confucianism—the life of Confucius and his teachings, ritual and ceremony, art and architecture, sacred writings, death and the afterlife, the state, the family, and the individual. Providing a unique distillation of this ancient and compelling tradition, the book traces the course of Confucianism, from its origins in ancient China to its place in society today.”
Oxford University Press, 2002. 112 pages, illus., about 5½ inches wide x 8 inches tall, hardcover. New.
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