Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. History    3. Religion    4. Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Buddhism - General    3. Buddhism - History    4. China    5. Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies    6. Military - General    7. Religion - World Religions    8. Religion, Politics & State    9. Religious aspects    10. Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945    11. Social Science    12. Social aspects    13. Sociology    14. War    15. History    16. Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Buddhism - General    3. Buddhism - History    4. General    5. History - General History    6. Religion    7. Religion - Socialissues    8. ASIA    9. Buddhism    10. Oriental & Indian philosophy    11. Religion / Buddhism / History   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Buddhism - General    3. Buddhism - History    4. Buddhist precepts    5. Discipline    6. Monasticism and religious orde    7. Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist    8. Religion    9. Religion - World Religions    10. Rules   

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A tour of Javanese mysticism.
I gave this book three stars although overall it deserved four stars because of it's interesting topic, but I found some of the material poorly organized or hard to pull together, so I decided to give it three stars.In spite of this mild criticism, the author, Tara, did fulfill her spiritual obligation to her guru in presenting a textual background to Indonesian mysticism and the special tantric form of Buddhism existing in Indonesia.I really enjoyed the chapter on Borobudur and I hope one day the author does a book solely on that topic, which is incredibly fascinating.I think this is a book that anyone interested in Indonesia or in Buddhism should purchase and would certainly enjoy reading.

A fascinating source book of esoteric Javanese Buddhism.
I found this book to be a fascinating source book in esoteric Javanese Buddhism. It quotes extensively from European esoteric scholars, theosophical thinkers, Buddhist scholars, as well as from Javanese sources. It attempts to undercover the underlying Buddhist culture of the country now called Indonesia, showing that the Islam overlay is a recent phenomena which has not eradicated the taproot of classical tantric Buddhism imported from India. It is also a personal spiritual voyage by the author, with great sincerity and humility. The central focus of the book is the great monument of Borobudur, which was visited and blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the 1980's. I think readers interested in South East Asian culture, in Java and Bali, and in Buddhism will find the book very interesting.

AN INNER WORLD OF REALITY REVEALED.
In this new book by Olivia de Haulliville, daughter of Baron de Haulliville, a new landscape has been uncovered & disclosed to the eye of the beholder.You will not believe some of the spiritual "facts" disclosed in this book, especially concerning the mysterious umbilicus of a spiritual nexus called Boroburdur, which is one of the greatest archaelogical sites in the world, rivalling the Gizeh pyramids and Machu Picchu in both beauty and spiritual importance.Beneath the surface of current manifestations of Islam in Indonesia, in Java and in Bali is a melange of Hinduism and Buddhism which is ancient, being a direct transfer from classical Buddhism of India at the time of Emperor Asoka. This book is about that hidden vein in the body of Java, that tradition of occult Buddhism and the mysterious aspects of it as it shows itself in Javanese life.It is a book that every library should have, whether institutional or private, giving a general guide through the fundamentals of Javanese Buddhism, a rarely examined topic.Here are shamans, mystics, landscapes from dreams, with copious quotations from the Europeans who first investigated Java as well as the scholars and mystics of Java themselves. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Buddhism - History    3. General    4. History - General History    5. New Age    6. Spiritualism - General    7. World history   

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Note the subtitle
This book, first published in 1912, isn't just another telling of the Buddha's story. It's a scholarly sorting-out of the earliest tellings of the story, making it invaluable for serious research. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. Religion    3. Religious    4. ASIA    5. Asian / Middle Eastern history    6. Buddhism    7. Gautama Buddha    8. Legends   

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I am one of the co-editors and am describing the volume.
PALI BUDDHISM:This work is co-edited by an American professor of philosophy and religion and by a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who received academic training in the history of religions in the United States. Thethree sections of the book are:PHILOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS, INSIDER'SUNDERSTANDINGS, and PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS.The focus in on earlyIndian Theravada Buddhism in the Pali tradition.Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Buddhism - History    3. Buddhist Philosophy    4. Eastern - General    5. Philosophy    6. Religion - World Religions    7. Theravada Buddhism    8. Philosophy of religion    9. Social Science / Ethnic Studies   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography / Religious    2. Religion-Buddhism - History   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - General    2. Buddhism - History    3. Religion    4. Religion - World Religions    5. Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Asian    4. Buddhism - History    5. Subjects & Themes - Religious    6. Painting & paintings    7. Religious subjects depicted in art    8. Thailand   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Buddhism - General    3. Buddhism - History    4. Buddhism and the social sciences    5. Eastern - Buddhism    6. Globalization    7. Religion    8. Religion - World Religions    9. Religious aspects    10. Philosophy / Eastern / Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. General    3. Religion    4. Religious    5. Buddhaghosa    6. Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - General    2. Buddhism - History    3. Religion    4. Religion - World Religions    5. Spirituality - General    6. Women's Studies - General    7. Buddhism    8. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Buddhism - History    3. Essays & Travelogues    4. Travel    5. Travel - General   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. Religion    3. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. Buddhism - Rituals & Practice    3. General    4. Religion    5. Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Central Asia    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Buddhism - History    5. Historical - General    6. Biography: general    7. Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. Ethnic Studies - General    3. Religion - World Religions    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. Buddhism    7. History of religion    8. Social Science / Ethnic Studies    9. Theology   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Asian    4. Buddhism - History    5. Sculpture    6. Subjects & Themes - Religious   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - History    2. Religion