Religion & Philosophy
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King, Winston L; A Thousand Lives Away: Buddhism in Contemporary
Burma. See Burma
Maung Htin Aung, Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism. See Burma
Ray, Nihar-Rangan; Sanskrit Buddhism in Burma. See Burma
Munier, Christophe; Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand. See
Thailand General
Sparkes, Stephen; Spirits and Souls: Gender and Cosmology in an Isan Village
in Northeast Thailand. See Thailand General
Subhadradis Diskul, M. C.; Hindu Gods at Sukhodaya. See Thailand General
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IS BN 978-81-307-0103-5
WL Order Code 9 249
US$29.00
New Delhi 2005, 420 pp., 6 pp. illus., 145
x 245 mm
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Horner, I.B.; Women under Primitive Buddhism: Laywomen and Almswomen
This is probably the earliest and the most comprehensive account presenting the
position of the laywomen
and of the
alms
women in historical focus.
The author
painstakingly gathered the material for the book from a host of authoritativesources—it was, at the time it was published, highly commended by none other
than C.A.F. Rhys Davids.
The material for the study of the laywomen has been gathered from the
Canonical literature, and also from the Commentaries, the Jataka books and
the Milindapanha. Most of the material for the account of the alms women
was found in the Vinaya-Pitaka, one of the oldest Buddhist books in existence,
and particularly in those portions known as the Bhikkhuni-Khandaka and the
Bhikkhuni-Vibhanga that prescribe the rules and discipline for the outward life
of the members of the order.
Material has also extensively been drawn from the
collection of verses known as the Theragatha, and the Commentaries on them. |
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IS BN 978-974-8495-72-9
WL Order Code 21 465
US$18.00
Bangkok 1993, 216 pp., 150 x 220 mm,
pbk.
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Guide to the Tipitaka: An Introduction to the Buddhist Canon
This Guide to the Tipitaka offers both authoritative descriptions of Theravada
Buddhist doctrine and summaries of all texts of the Burmese version of the
Tipitaka, the three collections of Buddhist teachings venerated as canonical.
This Burmese version is unique in that it includes three texts not found in the
Thai or Sri Lankan editions of the canon.
These are the Nettipakarana, the
Petakopadesa, and the celebrated Milindapanha.
Thus, we have in this Guide a
text which will aid in the understanding of the Pali canon in its most extensive
form, thereby embracing, by implication, all the traditions of Theravada Buddhism.
This is an improved reprint from a Burmese version. |
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IS BN 978-974-605-707-3
WL Order Code 21 939
US$23.00
Pattani, 1996; 281 pp., 132 pp. illus., 2 pp.
maps, 160 x 240 mm, pbk.
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Khairsri Sri-Aroon,
Les Statues du Buddha de la Galerie de Phra Pathom
Chedi.
In 1983, eighty bronze Buddha statues were donated to the gallery of Phra
Pathom Chedi temple in the province of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Each statue
depicts one of sixty-six events from the life story of the Buddha.
This book
introduces the reader to these remarkable statues through photographs, line
drawings, and commentary on the iconography of each image.
The information
is presented in both French and Thai.
Useful for anyone interested in Thai
and/or Buddhist iconography. |
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IS BN 978-974-8434-08-7
WL Order Code 21 973
US$16.00
Bangkok 1997, 166 pp., 150 x 210 mm, pbk.
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Khemananda, K.; Know Not a Thing
The book provides insights and guidance into the practice of dynamic meditation,
which derives from the saying of the Buddha “Whenever you see things,
just see. Whenever you listen, just listen.
Whenever you know, just know.”
The book explains the difference between static and dynamic meditation,
and also traces the author’s own search for true awareness. He was a pupil of
Buddhadasa. |
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IS BN 978-974-8495-02-6
WL Order Code 20 258
US$53.00
Bangkok 1983, 570 pp., 6 pp. illus. in col.,
205 x 270 mm
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Mottin, Jean; Allons Faire le Tour du Ciel et de la Terre:
Le Chamanisme
des Hmong Vu Dans les Texts.
This work examines the practice of Hmong shamanism, particularly the texts
recited during shamanic rituals.
The Hmong do not have a written language of
their own and scholars have traditionally found it difficult to gain access to the
secretive world of Hmong shamans.
Through extensive fieldwork conducted
among White Hmong communities in Thailand, Mottin is able to present for the
first time a collection of complete shamanic texts.
Transcriptions of these texts
are provided in both White Hmong and French. Necessary reading for anyone
interested in Hmong religion and/or shamanic studies. |
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No IS BN
WL Order Code 5 099
US$113.00
Rangoon 1986, 172 pp., 140 x 200 mm,
pbk.
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Sao Htun Hmat Win,
The Initiation of Novicehood and the Ordination of
Monkhood in the Burmese Buddhist Culture
This book is based on a case study of an initiation ceremony which took place
in 1935 in the southern Shan States, today part of Burma.
The initiation ceremony for a novice in the Buddhist Monastic order, followed
by a longer or shorter period of residence in a monastery, is a traditional
requirement for all Burmese Buddhist boys.
The ceremony not only marks an
important stage in the life cycle of the young novice and constitutes a culminating
point in the life of the donors to the ceremony—usually, though not always,
the parents of the novice—but it also provides an occasion for the fulfillment of
an important community function.
Part 1 describes the initiation procedures to
enter the novicehood.
Part 2 presents the higher ordination ceremony of Buddhist
monks. |
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