Buddhism
Seeing Like the Buddha
Considers film as a form of Buddhist ritual and contemplative practice.
Thailand's Theory of Monarchy
Discusses the origins and cultural history of the Theravada Buddhist ideals behind the Thai institution of monarchy.
Fetishizing Tradition
Describes how religious tradition is established as available within a text, free from ritual and observance, in Buddhism and Christianity.
New World Dharma
Interviews and profiles of spiritual and cultural figures influenced by Buddhism.
Encounters of Mind
Discusses the journey of Buddhist ideas on awareness and personhood from India to China.
Buddhism beyond Borders
Explores facets of North American Buddhism while taking into account the impact of globalization and increasing interconnectivity.
Buddhism and American Cinema
Discusses both depictions of Buddhism in film and Buddhist takes on a variety of films.
Beyond Oneness and Difference
Continues the author’s inquiry into the development of the Chinese philosophical concept Li, concluding in Song and Ming dynasty Neo-Confucianism.
Family in Buddhism
A wide-ranging exploration of Buddhism and family in Asia--from biological families to families created in monasteries.
Valuing Diversity
Uses Buddhist philosophy to discuss diversity as a value, one that can contribute to equity in a globalizing world.
Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions
Discusses the notion of a spiritual master and looks at examples in a variety of world religions.
Love, Rōshi
Robert Baker Aitken’s correspondence with Buddhist sympathizers and solo practitioners reveals a significant, little-understood aspect of American Buddhism.
In the Company of Friends
Buddhist-Christian reflection that uses friendship as a model for interreligious understanding.
Ironies of Oneness and Difference
Explores the development of Chinese thought, highlighting its concern with questions of coherence.
The Ordination of a Tree
A firsthand look at the Thai Buddhist environmental movement and its activist monks.
The Kyoto School
An accessible discussion of the thought of key figures of the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy.
Cultivating Spirituality
Four Shin Buddhist thinkers reflect on their tradition’s encounter with modernity.
The Dharma Master Chǒngsan of Won Buddhism
The first English translations of the writings of Chŏngsan (1900-62), who codified the central doctrines of Won Buddhism.
Alan Watts–Here and Now
Considers the contributions and contemporary significance of Alan Watts.
Visions of Unity
Presents the thought of a controversial Tibetan Buddhist thinker on the Yogācāra and Madhyamaka systems.
This-Worldly Nibbāna
A Buddhist feminist social ethics for contemporary times.
Korean Buddhist Nuns and Laywomen
Explores the roles of Korean Buddhist nuns and laywomen from the Koryo period to the present.
Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies
An annotated translation of an essential work of twentieth-century Tibetan Buddhist thought, one that explicates teachings on the Middle Way.
Writing as Enlightenment
Explores the prevalence of Buddhist ideas in American literature since the 1970s.
Meditation and the Classroom
A ground-breaking book on using meditation in education and how it can enhance teaching and learning.