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The star spangled Buddhist : Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the quest for enlightenment in America / by Ourvan, Jeff.(CARDINAL)602842;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.Introduction: Nirvana unplugged : Buddhism in America today -- Part one. The first jewel : the Buddha. Under the Bodhi Tree : the drama of Shakyamuni Buddha -- Zen and the art of American-style maintenance -- Tibetan Buddhism : a crazy little thing called wisdom -- The lotus position : Nichiren, Daisaku Ikeda, and the Soka Gakkai -- Part two. The second jewel : the Dharma. Flower power : the special transmission of Zen -- Tantric sects : merit, meditation, and mentoring in Tibetan Buddhism -- Repeat after me : nam...myoho...renge...kyo -- Part three. The third jewel : the Sangha. Relatively speaking : logic, ethics, and Zen -- Tibetan checks and balances : lean in the direction of the Dharma -- Like fish in water : the Soka Gakkai and the mentor-disciple spirit -- Conclusion: In the next present moment : the future of Buddhism in America.Explore the full landscape of American Buddhism. Ourvan, a practicing lay Buddhist, reveals the history, practice, and specific community of believers of the three most popular Buddhist groups in America today.
Subjects: Buddhism and culture; Buddhism;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The Tibetan book of the dead for beginners : a guide to living and dying / by Lama Lhanang,Rinpoche,author.(CARDINAL)872614; Levine, Mordy,author.(CARDINAL)872608;
Introduction -- 1. Karma: How we live is how we die -- 2. What dies and what gets reborn -- 3. Our consciousness after death -- 4. Influencing our next rebirth -- 5. Start where we are now -- 6. Supporting loved ones as they approach death -- 7. Practices as death approaches -- 8. Supporting a dying loved one from a distance -- 9. Supporting ourselves at the end of life -- 10. The time immediately after death -- 11. Essential advice for joyful living and peaceful dying -- Appendix A: Practices to develop Compassion and Wisdom -- Appendix B: Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Summary -- Resources -- About the Authors."Through countless editions and across centuries, the Tibetan Book of the Dead has drawn readers intrigued by the Tibetan Buddhist view of the end of life. In a world that often ignores death or hides it from view, Tibetan Buddhists acknowledge it as thelast of a countless series of endings in this lifetime. And after each ending comes a new beginning. The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners draws on this timeless wisdom to help readers today live with more joy and approach the end of life with more ease. Lama Lhanang Rinpoche, born and raised in Tibet and now teaching in the United States and internationally, partners with student and meditation teacher Mordy Levine to share teachings inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead. They make clear that "how we live is how we will die." The book explores karma, the end of life, and what happens after death, and it shares accessible practices to cultivate wisdom and compassion along the way. With empathy and warmth, Lama Lhanang and Levine offer support forreaders grappling with their own mortality as well as care for loved ones at the end of life. The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners helps readers cultivate courage and embrace the unknown-not just at the end of life, but every day"--
Subjects: Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies.; Death; Intermediate state;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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Dixie dharma : inside a Buddhist temple in the American South / by Wilson, Jeff(Jeff Townsend)(CARDINAL)310034;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: encounters at a multidenominational temple in the South -- Bringing a regional perspective to American Buddhism -- The gift of light: Buddhist circuit riders and new religious developments in Richmond, Virginia -- The Buddhist confederacy: differentiation and identity in Buddhist spaces -- There's no such thing as "not my Buddhism": hybridity, boundary-crossing, and the practice of pluralistic Buddhism -- Buddhism with a Southern accent: American Buddhists in a Southern culture -- The reality of our collective karma: slave trade meditation vigil as Southern Buddhist ritual -- Conclusion: Buddhas on the backstretch.
Subjects: Buddhism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Myanmar's enemy within : Buddhist violence and the making of a Muslim 'other' / by Wade, Francis,author.(CARDINAL)817513;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Islam and state; Buddhism and state; Rohingya (Burmese people);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Tibetan book of the dead [sound recording] / by Karma-gliṅ-pa,14th cent.; Fremantle, Francesca.(CARDINAL)273227; Gere, Richard,1949-(CARDINAL)343266; Trungpa, Chögyam,1939-1987.(CARDINAL)135530;
Read by Richard Gere.
Subjects: Death; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist; Intermediate state;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Waking up : a week inside a Zen monastery / by Maguire, Jack,1945-(CARDINAL)182361;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172).
Subjects: Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The new Buddhism : the western transformation of an ancient tradition / by Coleman, James William,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253) and index.
Subjects: Buddhism; Religious life; Monastic and religious life (Buddhism);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America [videorecording]
Shi Guolin, Li Peng Zhang, Shi Xing Hao, Shi Deshan, Shi Xing Hong. The adrenaline-filled odyssey of five legendary kungfu monks in search of the American dream. The men in this movie are not only accomplished Zen masters but famous kungfu stars with huge followings.MPAA rating: Not rated.
Subjects: Documentary televisiion programs.; Feature films.; Martial arts films.; Actors.; Buddhist monks; Kung fu.; Zen Buddhism and martial arts.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Tibetan book of the dead ; or, the after-death experiences on the Bardo plane, according to Lāma Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English rendering / by Karma-gliṅ-pa,active 14th century.; Zla-ba-bsam-'grub,Kazi,1868-1922.; Evans-Wentz, W. Y.(Walter Yeeling),1878-1965.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Chikhai Bardo and the Chonyid Bardo -- The Bardo of the moments of death -- The Bardo of the experiencing of reality -- The Sidpa Bardo -- The after-death world -- The process of rebirth.
Subjects: Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies; Death; Intermediate state;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Tibetan book of the dead : the great liberation through hearing in the Bardo / by Rinpoche, Guru,author.; Karma-gliṅ-pa,active 14th century.(CARDINAL)149670; Trungpa, Chögyam,1939-1987,writer of commentary.(CARDINAL)135530; Fremantle, Francesca,writer of commentary.(CARDINAL)273227;
In this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhism-traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation-death and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Chögyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology.
Subjects: Intermediate state; Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies; Death;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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