Explores the development of the Chinese martial arts novel.

An engagement between Confucianism and the philosophy of Richard Rorty.

Translations of two works from Sri Lanka on Yasodharā, the wife of the Buddha—an allusive and intriguing figure in Buddhist lore and literature.

Explores the relationship between material prosperity and spirituality in contemporary Thai Buddhism.

Essays from the singular experience of Buddhist social critic and philosopher David R. Loy on classic and contemporary concerns.

Brings Confucianism and Daoism into conversation with contemporary philosophy and the contemporary world situation.

Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.

A comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhist thinker Mipam’s work on emptiness and Buddha-nature.

Examines the images, hopes, and fears that were evoked during China’s century-long subservience to external powers.

An interlinear edition of the spiritual classic that provides devanagari, transliterated Sanskrit, and English versions of the Gītā.

The oldest surviving anthology of lyric poems from India, the Sattasai presents the many aspects of love and provides a realistic counterpart to the Kāmasūtra.

Insights into the experience and philosophy of Buddhism from a Korean perspective.

An interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture.

Comparative study of contemporary nativist literary and cultural movements in China and Taiwan.

Discusses an essential Tibetan Buddhist work that shows how Noble Beings progress toward enlightenment.

Explores ideas on women and sexuality presented in the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata.

A meticulous study of various Taiwanese religions and their relationships with democratic values and behaviors.

A fresh look at Yoga philosophy.

A comprehensive overview of Ayurveda.

Explores the early Chinese press, which emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and its impact on China’s modernization.

The first English translation of work by Wang Xiaobo, one of the most important writers of twentieth-century China.

A study of the seminal Tibetan Buddhist work, Gateway to Learning.

A translation and analysis of Guru Nanak’s description of the Sikh path to spiritual liberation.

A multi-disciplinary exploration of China’s first great classical novel, Three Kingdoms, and its influence on Chinese culture.

Explores the narratives and dialogues of the Upanisads and shows that these literary elements are central to an understanding of Upanishadic philosophy.