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Book Listing Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 540 ABE Abehsera, Michel Zen macrobiotic cooking : Oriental and traditional recipes 1970 810 ABH Abhinando, Bhikku Tomorrow's moon an anthology of poems 2005 130 NAN Acariya Nanasampanno Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera A spiritual biography 2003 760 ADA Adam, Keith Journey into Thailand 060 ADA Adams, E & Hughes, P Buddhists in Australia 910 AKI Akiya, Einosuke Guide to Buddhism 1971 (1st pub. 1968) 270 DHA Allan Hunt Badiner ed. Dharma Gaia : a harvest of essays in Buddhism and ecology 1990 540 ALL Allica, Greer Meditation is easy 1998 280 WAT Amaravati Wat Freeing the heart : dhamma teachings from the Nuns' 2001 Community at Amaravati & Cittaviveka 280 WAT Amaravati Wat Peace and kindness Buddhist Monasteries 280 WAT Amaravati Wat Seeing the way, Buddhist reflections on the an anthology of teachings by English- 1989 spiritual life : speaking disciples of Ajahn Chah 280 WAT Amaravati Wat Spirit of commitment 1992 290 WAT Amaravati Wat State Funeral of Luang Por Chah : This is a special commemorative issue in 1993 honour of the passing away of Luang Por 290 AMA Amaro, Bhikkhu Silent rain TalksChah and& travels featuring reflections and reports 1996 080.3 AMA Amaro, Bhikkhu Tudong : the long road north 720 AME Amendra, Charlotte Where the Buddha sleeps 2004 July 2015 1 Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 600 AMO Amore, Roy C. Two masters, one message : the lives and teachings of Gautama and Jesus 1978 910 AMP Amphoux, Nancy (ed. trans.) Questions to a Zen master. Taisen Deshimaru practical and spiritual answers from the great 1985 : Japanese master 320 ANA Analayo Satipatthana : the direct path to Realization 2003 280 ANA Anan Akincano, Ajahn Seeking Buddho teaching and reflections 2006 280 ANA Anan Akincano, Ajahn Simple teaching on higher truths 2009 280 ANA Anan Akincano, Ajahn Sotapattmagga the path of the Sotapanna 2008 280 ANA Anan Akincano, Ajahn World and the heart 2011 290 ANA Ananda, Ven Dr Wellawatte Buddha Nayake Thera 280 ANA Anandamaitreya, Ven Balangoda Buddhism : lectures and essays 1993 290 ANA Anandamaitreya, Ven Balangoda Introducing Buddhism 800.1 ANA Anatta Because I care 800.1 ANA Anatta Behind the mask 730 ANE Anesaki, Masaharu History of Japanese religion : with special reference to the social and moral 1963 life of the nation 13O API Apichato, Bhikkhu Somdet Pra Buddhachahn. Head of Vipassana 1993 Studies. 210 API Apichato, Bhikkhu Vipassana for beginners 1990 280 API Apichato, Bhikkhu Vipassana, the art of non-attachment 1986 July 2015 2 Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 210 ARI Ariyadhamma, Ven Nauyane Thera Anapana Sathi bhavana : mindful breathing, first step in Buddhist 1982 meditation 260 ARI Ariyasena, Ven Pundit Introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of the 1985 Kamburupitiye state 300.3 ARI Ariyesako, Ajahn Bhikkhu Bhikkhus' rules : a guide for laypeople, compiled and explained 1998 by... 810 ARN Arnold, Edwin Sir (trans) Light of Asia the great renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana) 1998 being the life and teaching of Gautama 690 ARN Arnold, Edwin Sir (trans) Song celestial : or Bhagavad-Gita (from the Mahabharata) 1930 100 AUS Austin, Bennett W. Life of the Buddha 1999 690 AYR Ayres, Lew Altars of the East 1958 (uncorrected proof) 140 BAG Bagoien, Mali Truth heals : issues through the moss 1998 080.3 BAG Bagri, S.C. Buddhist pilgrimages in India 1992 260 BAH Bahm, Professor A.J. Philosophy of the Buddha 1958 790 BAN Banerjee, Anukul Chandra Buddhism in India and abroad 1973 270.5 BAN Banks-Findlay, E Women's Buddhism, Buddhism's women 290 BAP Baptist, Egerton C Buddha, His birth, life and teachings 1979 360 BAP Baptist, Egerton C. Abhidhamma for the beginner. vol. II 1974 610 BAP Baptist, Egerton C. Cosmos man and the Buddha's silence 1982 910 BAR Barnett, L.D. Path of light a manual of Mahayana Buddhism 1947 (1st pub. 1909) July 2015 3 Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 210 BAR Barua, Phra Sona Kanti Buddhist thought and meditation in the nuclear 1994 (1st pub. 1987) age 690 WIS Basham, Arthur et al Wisdom of the East 1979 270.5 WAL Batchelor, Martine (compiler) Walking on lotus flowers : Buddhist women living, loving and meditating 1996 780 BAT Batchelor, Stephen Awakening of the West : the encounter of Buddhism and Western 1992 culture 290 BAT Batchelor, Stephen Buddhism without beliefs a contemporary guide to awakening 1997 900 BAT Batchelor, Stephen Verses from the centre a Buddhist vision of the sublime 2000 270 BUD Batchelor,Martin and Brown, Kerry Buddhism and ecology 1992 eds. 290 BAY Baynes, Herbert Way of the Buddha 1906 910 BEA Beal, Rev. S. Buddhism in China : non-Christian religious systems 1884 350.2 BEA Beal, Samuel Dhammapada : with accompanying narratives 910 BEC Beck, Charlotte Joko Nothing special : living Zen 1993 100 BEC Beck, L. Adams Life of the Buddha 1959 (1st pub. 1926) 910 BED Bedard, Jim Lotus in the fire : the healing power of Zen 1999 060 BEL Bell, Elizabeth Recollections of the Buddhist Society of Victoria 910 BEN Benoit, Hubert Supreme doctrine : psychological studies in Zen thought 1955 290 ENT Bercholz, Samuel ed. Entering the stream : an introduction to The Buddha and His 1993 Teachings July 2015 4 Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 290 BES Besant, Annie Buddhist popular lectures 1907 : delivered in Ceylon in 1907 1908 290 BHU Bhuridatta, Venerable Acariy Mun Khandhavimutti & Samangidhamma 2004 Thera 140 BLO Blofeld, John Wheel of life : the autobiography of a Western Buddhist 1959, 1972 900 BLO Blofeld, John Tantric mysticism of Tibet : a practical guide 1974 910 ZEN Blofeld, John (trans.) Zen Teaching of Huang Po : on the transmission of mind 1971 (1st pub. 1947) 910 HUA Blofeld, John (trans.) Zen teaching of Huang Po : on the transmission of mind 1958 910 BLY Blyth, R.H. Zen and Zen classics. vol. IV 1972 (1st pub. 1966) 910 BLY Blyth, R.H. Zen in English literature and Oriental classics 1942 200 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Noble eightfold path the way to the end of suffering 1984, 1994 330 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Connected discourses of the Buddha Samyutta Nikaya 2000 390 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu In the Buddha’s words an anthology of discourses from the Pali 2005 Canon 290 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Buddha and His message : past, present and future 2003 360 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Comprehensive manual of Abhidhamma : 1993, 1999 330 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Connected discourses of the Buddha. vol. I 2000 330 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Connected discourses of the Buddha. vol. II 2000 310 BRA Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Discourse on the all-embracing net of views : Brahmajala Sutta and its commentaries 1992 (1st pub 1978) 310 SAM Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Discourse on the fruits of recluseship : Samannaphala Sutta and its vommentaries 1989 July 2015 5 Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 320 MUL Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Discourse on the root of existence : Mulapariyaya Sutta and its Commentaries 1992 (1st pub. 1980) 310 NID Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Great discourse on causation : Mahanidana Sutta and its commentaries 1984 780 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Necessity for promoting Buddhism in Europe 2000 130 NYA Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu Nyanaponika, a farewell tribute : life sketch, bibilography, appreciations and 1995 selections from the writings of Venerable 140 BOO Bodhi, Ven Bhikkhu That's funny, you don"t look Buddhist : on being a faithful Jew and a passionate 1997 Buddhist 270.5 BOD Bodhi, Ven Bhikku Revival of Bhikkhuni ordination in the 2009 Theravada tradition 290 WAT Bodhinyanarama Wat Community & responsibility : Buddhist reflections on right living 1993 270 BOK Bokanoruwe Devananda, Thera Social aspects of early Buddhism 2000 750 BON Bond, George D. Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka : religious tradition, reinterpretation and 1992 response 290 BOO Boorstein, Sylvia It's easier than you think : the Buddhist way to happiness 1995 210 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Wisdom develops Samadhi a guide to the practice of Buddha's meditation 2005 methods 210 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Patipada or the mode of practice of Venerable 1997 Acharn Mu. 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Amata Dhamma 1980 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Dhamma teaching of Acariya Maha Boowa in Trans. from the Thai by Bhikkhu 1980 London - June 1974 Pannavaddho 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Forest dhamma : a selection of talks on Buddhist practice 210 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Kammatthana, the basis of practice 1995 (1st pub. 1994) 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Life of inner quality : a comprehensive guide to Buddhist practice 1998 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Straight from the heart : thirteen talks on the practice of meditation 1987 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha Things as they are : a collection of talks on the training of the mind 1988 July 2015 6 Buddhist Society of Victoria Library Catalogue by Author Call Author Title Sub Title Publication date Number 280 BOO Boowa, Ven Phra Acharn Maha To the last breath : dhamma talks on living and dying 1992 (1st pub. 1980) 270.5 BOU Boucher, Sandy Turning the wheel : American women creating the new Buddhism 1988 620 BOU Bouquet, A.C. Comparative religion : a short outline 1971 (1st pub. 1941) 760 SCU Bowie, Theodore (ed.) Sculpture of Thailand : exhition by the Visual Arts Board, Australia 1976/77 Council 210 BRA Brahmavamso, Ajahn Basic method of meditation 1999 March (1st pub.
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