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Free Download Richard Causton, "Buddha in Daily Life, The: Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin"
English | 2011 | ASIN: B01K17JSMC | EPUB | pages: 304 | 0.8 mb
Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism encourages the belief that, through its faith and practices, spiritual and material blessings and benefits can be available to everyone in this life. Needs can be met, and success achieved, not merely for oneself but for others (and the world) through dedication to the Lotus Sutra, a central teaching of Buddhism. It combines these personal objectives with the commitment to world peace, ecology and the easing of suffering, especially, AIDS. Attracting such well known followers as Jeff Banks, Sandie Shaw, Tina Turner and Roberto Baggio, Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism is rooted in a Buddhist tradition going back to the teachings of Nichiren in the 13th century, and is part of an international movement based in Japan.

Free Download Renuka Singh, "Becoming Buddha: Wisdom Culture for A Meaningful Life"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0670085375 | EPUB | pages: 208 | 1.2 mb
Becoming Buddha compiles the invaluable teachings of contemporary Buddhist teachers who have sought to illuminate the ways of the Buddha in a manner that is comprehensible to a wide audience. These lectures comprise easy to follow dialogues, with anecdotes from the Buddha s own life as well as the lives of ordinary people, to explain how everyone can attain Buddhahood. The message underlying these teachings is that becoming Buddha is not an unattainable ideal. Each person can be a Buddha by becoming the perfect spiritual practitioner, one who wants enlightenment for all fellow creatures. This is not achieved simply through prayers or offerings but through the practical application of Buddha s wisdom to our own lives. The book reaffirms the significance of taking responsibility for our actions and instructs us to cherish all sentient beings in this life. The friendly, empathetic tone puts the reader at ease, reducing the distance between teacher and disciple. Becoming Buddha includes a previously unrecorded lecture by the Dalai Lama, rare photographs of the other educators who speak through this book and an article by eminent Buddhist scholar Professor Robert Thurman, which locates enlightenment in a socio-historical context, establishing that it is not merely a spiritual desire but an essential tool for survival today.

Free Download Paul F. Knitter, "Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian"
English | 2013 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 185168963X | EPUB | 0,6 mb
An honest, unflinching tale of re-finding one’s faith, from one of the world’s most famous theologians

Free Download The Buddha Taught Nonviolence, Not Pacifism By Paul R. Fleischman
2002 | 62 Pages | ISBN: 1928706223 | PDF | 1 MB
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, this thought-provoking essay explores the Buddha’s teaching to find one prescription: not war, not pacifism but nonviolence.

Free Download Don Winslow, "The Trail to Buddha’s Mirror"
English | 1997 | pages: 384 | ISBN: 0312963092 | EPUB | 1,7 mb
Traveling to San Francisco, Hong Kong, and, finally, China to retrieve a biologist and bring him home so that he can finish his important research, Neal Carey discovers a hypnotic painting and a mesmerizing artist

Free Download Thich Nhat Nhat Hanh;Hanh, "Living Buddha, Living Christ 20th Anniversary Edition"
English | 2010 | pages: 218 | ISBN: 0712672818, 1573220183 | EPUB | 0,6 mb
The 20th anniversary edition of the classic text, updated, revised, and featuring a Mindful Living Journal.

Free Download Jennifer Cowe, "Killing the Buddha: Henry Miller’s Long Journey to Satori"
English | ISBN: 168393041X | 2020 | 116 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Incorporating the novels, pamphlets and letters of Henry Miller, Killing the Buddha argues for Miller’s written work to be considered as a whole in relation to the theme of Zen Buddhism, specifically the concept of Satori (awakening). By reading Miller’s literary output and letters as a spiritual journey to awakening, it is possible to chart his development as a writer, and offer insight into his repetitive use of biographical material. Reflecting upon the influence of Otto Rank and Henri Bergson on Miller’s conceptualization of the role of the writer, and then by examining his complex rejection of Surrealism, it is possible to show Miller’s burgeoning Zen Buddhism as a life-long quest for acceptance and authenticity explicitly explored within his work. With close readings of the ‘Obelisk Trilogy’ of the 1930s (Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Black Spring) and The Rosy Crucifixion Trilogy (1949-1960), Miller’s complex journey to Satori is shown as a continuous progression from his early notorious novels through to the essays and pamphlets of his later career.

Free Download Conjuring the Buddha: Ritual Manuals in Early Tantric Buddhism by Jacob P. Dalton
English | November 7th, 2023 | ISBN: 023120583X, 0231205821 | 344 pages | True EPUB | 31.51 MB
Ritual manuals are among the most common and most personal forms of Buddhist literature. Since at least the late fifth century, individual practitioners-including monks, nuns, teachers, disciples, and laypeople-have kept texts describing how to perform the daily rites. These manuals represent an intimate counterpart to the canonical sutras and the tantras, speaking to the lived experience of Buddhist practice.

Free Download The Buddha: A Storied Life (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CQF46KX4 | 2023 | 9 hours and 12 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 265 MB
Author: Vanessa R. Sasson, Kristin Scheible
Narrator: Leslie Howard
To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of the Buddha’s biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the model that exemplary Buddhists follow. Often, there is a moment of insight akin to the Buddha’s experience with the Four Sights, followed by a great departure from home, and a period of searching that it is hoped will lead to final awakening. The Buddha’s story is not just the Buddha’s story; it is the story of Buddhism. In this book, twelve leading scholars of South Asian texts and traditions articulate the Buddha-life blueprint-the underlying and foundational pattern that holds the life story of a buddha together.

Free Download Jan-Ulrich Sobisch, "The Buddha’s Single Intention: Drigung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön’s Vajra Statements of the Early Kagyü Tradition "
English | ISBN: 1614296391 | 2020 | 864 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The definitive presentation of one of the most unique and compelling works of classical Tibetan literature.