An overview of Korean Buddhism and its major figures in the modern period.

A wide-ranging, readable account of the Theravada Buddhist thought and practice in the Southeast Asian societies of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka.

Looks at how a spiritual tradition can be appropriated by those involved in ethno-nationalist conflict.

Looks at Buddhist influences in American literature and how literature has shaped the reception of Buddhism in North America.

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.

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.

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

A Buddhist perspective on classroom teaching.

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

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

Explores shamanic and Tibetan Buddhist attitudes toward dreams.

Takes the reader on a pilgrimage to Mount Kōya, the holy Buddhist mountain in Japan.

Examines the practice of relic veneration in a variety of forms of Buddhism.

Explores yoga and meditation in Eastern religions, incorporating psychological and social aspects of these practices.

Offers the most comprehensive collection of Basho's prose available, beautifully translated into English.

Looks at Buddhist women's activism for social change from the time of Buddha to the present day.

A wonderful new translation of the poetry of Basho—Zen monk, poet of nature, and master of the haiku form.

A collection of essays on the nature of love in religious tradition and theory, inspired by Raimundo Panikkar's ecumenical embrace of Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

Sets out a history of the famous Buddhist mantra, Om Manipadme Hum, and offers new insights on its meaning.

Two of Dōgen's most esteemed translators provide key chapters from his Zen masterpiece, the Shōbōgenzō, in English with annotations to guide the reader.

Drawing on textual and anthropological research, this book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and stories have shaped the religion and culture of the only surviving Mahayana Buddhist society, the Newars of Kathmandu.

Explores the potential significance of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Thought in the contemporary world, and provides a new model of interreligious dialogue as Buddhist thinkers engage with Christian theologians concerned with the present-day significance of their own tradition.