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A Compendium of the Mahayana

Asanga's Mahayanasamgraha and Its Indian and Tibetan Commentaries

By: Asanga

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A Compendium of the Mahayana

Asanga's Mahayanasamgraha and Its Indian and Tibetan Commentaries

By: Asanga

The first complete English translation of Asanga's Mahayanasamgraha, the most important and comprehensive Indian Yogacara text, and all its available Indian commentaries. Winner of the Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding Translation. The Mahāyānasaṃgraha, published here with its Indian and Tibetan commentaries in three volumes, presents virtually everything anybody might want to know about the Yogācāra School of mahāyāna Buddhism. It discusses in detail the nature and operation of the eight kinds of consciousness, the often-misunderstood notion of “mind only” (cittamātra), dependent origination, the cultivation of the path and its fruition in terms of the four wisdoms, and the three bodies (kāyas) of a buddha. Volume 1 presents the translation of the Mahāyānasaṃgraha along with a commentary by Vasubandhu. The introduction gives an overview of the text and its Indian and Tibetan commentaries, and explains in detail two crucial elements of the Yogācāra view: the ālaya-consciousness and the afflicted mind (kliṣṭamanas). Volume 2 presents translations of the commentary by Asvabhāva and an anonymous Indian commentary on the first chapter of the text. These translations are supplemented in the endnotes by excerpts from Tibetan commentaries and related passages in other Indian and Chinese Yogācāra works. Volume 3 includes appendices with excerpts from other Indian and Chinese Yogācāra texts and supplementary materials on major Yogācāra topics in the Mahāyānasaṃgraha.

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Shambhala Publications

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083484172X

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9780834841727

Theravada Buddhism

The View of the Elders

By: Asanga Tilakaratne

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Theravada Buddhism

The View of the Elders

By: Asanga Tilakaratne

This book brings to life the age-old religious tradition of Theravada (literally, “view of the elders”) Buddhism as it is found in ancient texts and understood and practiced today in South and Southeast Asia. Following a brief introduction to the life of the historical Buddha and the beginning of his mission, the book examines the Triple Gem (the Buddha, his teachings, and the community of monastic followers) and the basic teachings of the Buddha in the earliest available Pali sources. Basic Buddhist concepts such as dependent co-origination, the four noble truths, the three trainings, and karma and its result are discussed in non-technical language, along with the Buddha’s message on social wellbeing. The author goes on to chronicle his own involvement as an observer-participant in “the Theravada world,” where he was born and raised. His is a rare first-hand account of living Theravada Buddhism not only in its traditional habitats, but also in the world at large at the dawn of the twenty-first century. He concludes with a discussion on what is happening to Theravada today across the globe, covering issues such as diaspora Buddhism, women’s Buddhism, and engaged Buddhism. The book’s accessible language and clear explication of Theravada doctrine and texts make this an ideal introduction for the student and general reader.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824837290

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9780824837297

Abhidharmasamuccaya

The Compendium of the Higher Teaching (Philosophy)

By: Asanga

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Abhidharmasamuccaya

The Compendium of the Higher Teaching (Philosophy)

By: Asanga

There are two systems of Abhidharma, according to Tibetan tradition, lower and higher. The lower system is taught in the Abhidharmakosa, while the higher system is taught in the Abhidharmasamuccaya. Thus the two books form a complementary pair. Asanga, author of the Abhidharmasamuccaya, is founder of the Yogacara school of Mahayana Buddhism. His younger brother Vasubandhu wrote the Abhidharmakosa before Asanga converted him to Mahayana Buddhism. Yet the Kosa is written in verse, usual for Mahayana treatises, while the Samuccaya follows the traditional prose question and answer style of the older Pali Abhidharma texts. Walpola Rahula, in preparing his 1971 French translation of this Mahayana text from the Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan, has brought to bear on its many technical terms his extensive background and great expertise in the Pali canon. J. W. de Jong says in his review of this work:"Rahula deserves our gratitude for his excellent translation of this difficult text." Sara Boin-Webb is well known for her accurate English translations of Buddhist books from the French. She has now made accessible in English Rahula's French translation, the first into a modern language, of this fundamental text. "...an important book for any serious library in Buddhist Studies..." --Choice

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Jain Publishing Company

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0875730205

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9780875730202

Teardrop Diplomacy

China's Sri Lanka Foray

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

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Teardrop Diplomacy

China's Sri Lanka Foray

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Sri Lanka, the teardrop-shaped island in the Indian Ocean, is facing its worst political–economic crisis since independence. This book is a compilation of essays on several themes which trace the nation's recent journey, from the rise of the Rajapaksa regime in 2019 to the present crisis in 2022. The essays explain how the nation moved from a democratic country to a full-scale autocratic, militarized nation. The US–India–China triangulation and its impact on Sri Lanka are also captured in this book, bringing a unique Sri Lankan perspective. Teardrop Diplomacy will give the reader a better understanding of the underlying political and social distress in everyday life in Sri Lanka and what brought the fragile state to this political and economic disaster within a short period of three years. This is a lesson for many developing nations, especially those under debt-distress in the post-pandemic environment.

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331

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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9356401187

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9789356401181

Conundrum Of An Island: Sri Lanka's Geopolitical Challenges

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

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Conundrum Of An Island: Sri Lanka's Geopolitical Challenges

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

This book is a compilation of essays on several themes intended to provoke thought on and promote understanding about everyday political and social life on an island facing constant geopolitical and domestic political challenges. The themes of this book are: 4/21 Terror Attack and National Security; China, Belt and Road Initiative and Sri Lankan Foreign Policy; Geopolitics; Sustaining Democracy and Facing a Pandemic; and Domestic Political Stability, Leadership and Economic Crime.Most essays have captured the domestic viewpoint from which to begin drawing a wider picture of the global geopolitical tapestry. The chapters enframe a variety of domestic political incidents, conflicts of various actors, and the conundrum of an island in the Indian Ocean, stuck in the triangular maritime power dynamics among the United States, China, and India. They also examine the influences from foreign nations towards Sri Lanka's foreign policy and the dynamics of security challenges in the larger geosphere and marine sphere of South Asia and the Indian Ocean respectively. The chapters offer the reader an Olympian viewpoint of the challenges Sri Lanka faces, attempting to find connections and patterns towards greater external geopolitical influence and how it impacts domestic politics.

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249

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World Scientific

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9811227861

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9789811227868

Sri Lanka At Crossroads: Geopolitical Challenges And National Interests

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

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Sri Lanka At Crossroads: Geopolitical Challenges And National Interests

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Having celebrated its 70th year of independence in 2018, Sri Lanka, a strategically-positioned island nation, now finds itself with the potential to be a super connector in fast-developing Asia. While carving out a place for itself in the international arena, Sri Lanka has simultaneously had to look inwards to recover and rebuild its potential, bruised by an era of colonial rule and nearly 30 years of a civil war, with two youth insurrections.This book examines these twin dimensions. First, how Sri Lanka is negotiating its international reach and the spheres of influence that extend from other Asian and world powers, and second, how the country is engaging in nation-building, from days of racial riots to ones of peace-building, reconciliation, more robust governance, and the development of cyber security.Written from the perspective of a Sri Lankan academic and the head of the national security think tank, this book offers insights into how the country has addressed its post-conflict as well as geopolitical challenges, navigated through domestic politics, and ramped up peace-building efforts, to now reach a junction where it can put its foot firmly on the road to prosperity in a new Asian world order.

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World Scientific

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9813276746

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9789813276741

Towards a Better World Order

Selected Writings and Speeches

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

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Towards a Better World Order

Selected Writings and Speeches

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

With reference to Sri Lanka.

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1976940818

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9781976940811

Towards a Better World Order

Selected Writings and Speeches

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

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Towards a Better World Order

Selected Writings and Speeches

By: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

With reference to Sri Lanka.

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9554234201

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9789554234208

Defiled Sacredness

A Collection of Poems About the Effects of Rape and Sexual Abuse on the Individual and Society

By: Prince Kwasi Mensah,Amy Lou Harold,Lila S. Mensah,Nana Fredua Agyeman

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Defiled Sacredness

A Collection of Poems About the Effects of Rape and Sexual Abuse on the Individual and Society

By: Prince Kwasi Mensah,Amy Lou Harold,Lila S. Mensah,Nana Fredua Agyeman

Put Nana Fredua-Agyeman, Batsirai Chigama, J.Sj, Foster Toppar, Mbizo Chirashe, Amy Lou Harold, Peter Branson, Nana Nyarko Boateng, Asanga Reginald Taluah, Tinashe Muchuri, SC Kavenga, Jacob Kobina Ayiah Mensah, Cosmas Mairosi and LS Mensah together in one anthology - what you get is Defiled Sacredness - A Collection of Poems About the Effects of Rape and Sexual Abuse on the Individual and Society. This anthology is a powerhouse of modern literature spanning from Africa to America. It contains some powerful and poignant poetry about rape in modern times. One of the intentions for this anthology is for it to be used as a tool for awareness and fundraising for shareholders against the scourge of sexual abuse around the world.

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1453760741

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Fiscal and Financial Arrangements in a Federal Sri Lanka

Some Issues for Discussion

By: Asanga Welikala

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Fiscal and Financial Arrangements in a Federal Sri Lanka

Some Issues for Discussion

By: Asanga Welikala

On intergovernmental fiscal relations in Sri Lanka; a study.

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9558037583

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