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Heart sutra : a novel / by Yan, Lianke,1958-author.(CARDINAL)683268; Rojas, Carlos,1970-translator.(CARDINAL)480573;
"From "China's foremost literary satirist" (Financial Times) comes a captivating new novel set at a religious training center in Beijing, focusing on the love story of a Buddhist nun and a Daoist priest. At the Religious Training Center on the campus of Beijing's National Politics University, disciples of China's five main religions-Buddhism, Daoism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Islam-gather for a year of intensive study and training. In this hallowed yet jovial atmosphere, the institute's two youngest disciples-Yahui, a Buddhist jade nun, and Gu Mingzheng, a Daoist master-fall into a friendship that might bloom into something more. This year, however, the worldly Director Gong has a new plan: he has organized tug-of-war competitions between the religions. These matches offer excitement for the disciples, as well as a lucrative source of fundraising, but Yahui looks on them with distrust: her beloved mentor collapsed after witnessing one of these games. Soon it becomes clear that corruption is seeping ever more deeply into the foundation of the center, and Yahui and Gu Mingzheng will be forced to ask themselves whether it is better to stay committed to an increasingly fraught faith or to return to secular life forever-and nothing less than the fate of the gods is at stake. Illustrated throughout with beautiful original papercuts, animated by Yan Lianke's characteristically incisive sense of humor, Heart Sutra is a stunning and timely novel that highlights the best and worst in mankind and interrogates the costs of division."--
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Novels.; Fiction.; Buddhist nuns; Taoist priests; Religious education;
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Road to heaven : encounters with Chinese hermits / by Porter, Bill,1943-(CARDINAL)683159; Johnson, Steven R.(CARDINAL)750460;
Subjects: Buddhist priests; Recluses; Taoists;
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Don't kill the messenger / by Rendahl, Eileen.;
Melina Markowitz is a Messenger, a go-between for paranormal forces and supernatural creatures. Problem is, when a girl's a go-between, it's hard not to get caught in the middle... When ninjas steal an envelope from Melina, her search leads her to a Taoist temple in Old Sacramento, where the priests seem to practice Zen and the art of mayhem. Melina learns from the handsome ER doctor (and vampire) who gave her the envelope that it contained talismans created by the priests to control Chinese vampires, who are attacking gang members to spark a street war. Although he may look more like a surfer than a cop, Ted Goodnight is dead serious about investigating the surge in gang violence. At every turn he runs into Melina, a very attractive-and very mysterious-young woman. Can Melina enlist his help to battle something he doesn't even believe in without blowing her cover?
Subjects: Paranormal romance.; Paranormal fiction.; Romance fiction.; Vampires;
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The Kemetic tree of life : ancient Egyptian metaphysics & cosmology for higher consciousness / by Ashby, Muata,author.;
The mythical and metaphysical origins of the Anunian company of gods and goddesses --Introduction to the philosophy of Neteru and the tree of life of Anunian theurgy -- How to understand the cosmiconomythograph of the tree of life and the philosophy of the theurgy of the tree of life -- The psycho-spiritual journey through the principles of creation -- The number order of the divinities and the mysteries of number for understanding the levels of creation and the path for the journey of the tree of life -- The principle of Heru the child and how to start to practice the theurgy of the tree of life as a beginning aspirant -- The principle of Set and how to overcome egoism on the journey of the tree of life -- The principle of Nebthet and how to overcome the seductiveness of worldly desires on the journey to the tree of life -- The principle of Aset and how to discover and adopt the cosmic wisdom that leads to enlightenment on the journey of the tree of life -- The principle of Asar, the secret wisdom of the soul and the key to transitioning from the Ta region to the Pet region on the journey of the tree of life -- The principle of Geb and freedom from the Earth realm -- Goddess Nut and the mysteries of expansion -- Shu, Tefnut and Ra and the mystic wisdom and meditation teaching for transcending the tree of life -- The substratum of creation, transcendental plane, the supreme being and the number infinity -- The disciplines for the Anunian theurgy Neterian tree of life spiritual evolution system."In the early period of Ancient Egyptian history, earlier than in any other culture, before the Hindus, Buddhists, Kabbalists and Taoists, there was a teaching of the TREE OF LIFE. This was a special teaching describing the secret wisdom about the nature of the universe and of the soul as well as a path to make the journey, through varied phases of spiritual evolution, from mortal to immortal and from earth to heaven and beyond. The goal is to regain one's divine stature and transcendental place. In its earliest form, originated in Ancient Egypt, it was related to theurgical religious system developed in the priests and priestesses of the Ancient Egyptian city of Anu and the Tree was seen as the source of life. This book explains that teaching, which has been available to all, but missed by those who did not possess the keys to unlock its mystic formula. In this volume the Creation teaching of Anu, the TREE OF LIFE metaphysical teachings, disciplines and techniques, from the hieroglyphic texts, are given"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Mysticism.; Metaphysics.; Cosmology.; Theurgy.; Tree of life.; Religions.;
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Four testaments : Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita : sacred scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism / by Brown, Brian A.,1942-editor.(CARDINAL)475747; Clooney, Francis X.(Francis Xavier),1950-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)475748; Laozi.Dao de jing.English.(CARDINAL)524610; Confucius.Lun yu.English.(CARDINAL)726270;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religionsthe Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gitainviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian Arthur Browns award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel, Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, as well as the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious world. -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Sacred works.; Religions;
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