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Akshara Bookshop Product List 14 08 2020 AKSHARA BOOKSHOP BOOKS & RITUAL ITEMS Orders & Enquiries: [email protected] or phone (03) 9387 0422 Sales Title Author / Description Price AUD$ A Buddhist Doctrine of Experience Thomas A Kochmuttom 20 A Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Reader Franklin Edgerton 8.80 A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes - Essential Differentiations among the Individual Liberat Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen 44 A Concise History of Buddhism Andrew Skilton 29 A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism John Powers 27 A Direct Path to the Buddha Within Klaus-Dieter Mathes 54 A Dose of Emptiness Jose Cabezon 18 A Few Good Men - The Bodhisattva Path According to the Inquiry of Ugra Jan Nattier 43 A Garland of Jewels Jamgon Mipham 44 A Garland of Jewels (hardback) Jamgon Mipham 44 A Gathering of Cranes Solala Towler 26.40 A Glossary of Himalayan Buddhism Jagadish Chandra Regmi 15.40 A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life Shantideva 23 A Handbook of Tibetan Culture Graham Coleman 30 A History of Indian Buddhism H. Akira 62 A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages Tsongkhapa, Gavin Kilty 95 A Millennium of Buddhist Logic Alex Wayman 25 A Pali-English Glossary of Buddhist Technical Terms Bhikku Nanamoli (compiled) 10 A Plea for the Animals Matthiew Ricard 43 A Policy of Kindness His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama 24.20 A Presentation of Instructions for the Development Stage Deity-A Stairway leading to Akanishta Lotsawa Duff Tony 36 A Roll of Thunder from the Void Rigzin Dorje 80 A Shrine for Tibet Robert Thurman et al 78 A Spacious Path to Freedom Karma Chagme - Alan Wallace 28 A Study of Svatantrika Lopez, Donald, S. Jr 34 A Tibetan Eye-View of Indian Philosophy Mittal, Kuwal Krishan 15 A Treasury of Mahayana Sutras - Selections from the Maharatnakuta Sutra Garma C.C. Chang 69.95 A Yearbook of Buddhist Wisdom Norma Levine 10 Abhidhamma Studies Nyanoponika Thera 28 Abhidharma Sangaha. A Comprehensive Manual of Abidharma Bhikku Bodhi 39 About the Three Lines That Strike Key Points Tony Duff 38 Absolute Delusion, Perfect Buddhahood Jamie Hubbard 10 Christopher Queen, Charles S. Prebish, Action Dharma Damien Keown (Editors) 90 Adorning Maitreya's Intent Rongton Sheja Junrig 40 Adornment of the Middle way (Hardback) Shantarakshita 45 Adornment of the Middle Way (paperback) Shantarakshita 35 Advice from a Yogi Padampa Sangye 29.95 Ajanta & Ellora Rangana Sengupta 11 Alms and Vagabonds Janet R Goodwin 36 Always Present Jigme Phuntsok and Phuntsok Sodargye 26.95 Amrita of Eloquence Lama Karma Drodul 33 An Asian Theology of Liberation S. J. Aloysius Pieris 24 An Encyclopedic Tibetan - English Dictionary Gyurme Dorje & Tudeng Nima (Translated) 160 An Introduction to Buddhism Peter Harvey 45 An Ocean of Blessings - Heart Teachings of Drubwang Penor Rinpoche Penor Rinpoche 37 Anger Thich Nhat Hanh 27 Angkor - Heart of Asian Empire Bruno Dagens 19 Animals Have RightsToo Michael W. Fox 12 Apparitions of the Self Janet Gyatso 50 Appearance & Reality Guy Newland 34 Appreciate Your Life Roshi, Mozumi. Taizan 30 Approaching the Great Perfection Sam Van Schaik 48 Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche Marie Louise Von-Franz 50 Art & Religion in the 21st Century Aaron Rosen 65 Art of Vinyasa Richard Freeman 37 Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on Middle Way Geshe Sonam Rinchen (Commentary) 42 As Long as Space Endures Edward A Arnold 55 Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion Stephen Eskildsen 44 Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 37.40 Atisa and Tibet Alaka Chattopadhyaya 26 Aural Stein on the Silk Road Susan Whitfield 55 Authorized Lives Elijah S. Ary 52 Available Truth Bhikku Nyanasobhano 28 Awakening The Heart John Welwood (Editor) 22 Awakening to Zen Roshi Phillip Kapleau 22 Ayurveda Minerals Prof P. H. Kulkarni 18 Ayurveda Upchar Prof P. H. Kulkarni 16 Balancing the Mind Alan B. Wallace 30 Bardo - Interval of Possibility Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche 22 Becoming a Child of the Buddhas Tulku Gomo 30 Becoming Buddha - The Story of Siddhartha Whitney Stewart, Sally Rippin 19.95 Beginner's Guide to Tibetan Buddhism Bruce Newman 24 Being as Consciousness Fernando Tola 24 Being Bodies - Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon 34.95 Being Dharma- The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings Ajahn Chah 30 Being Nobody, Going Nowhere - Meditations on the Buddhist Path Ayya Khema 29.95 Benevolent Mind Traleg Kyabgon 32 Beyond Dogma His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama 28 Beyond the Ordinary Mind Adam Percey 37.95 Bhikkhuni Patimokka of the Six Schools Chatsumarn Kabilsingh 28.60 Blazing Splendor Tulku Urgyen 49.95 Blessing Power of the Buddhas Norma Levine 30 Blue Dragon, White Tiger Michael Saso 20 Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhism L. Kawamura 30 Bodhisattva of Compassion John Blofeld 24 Bodyless Dakini Dharma Lotsawa Tony Duff 40 Bokken - Art of the Japanese Sword David Lowry 5 Bones, Stones and Buddhist Monks Gregory Schopen 66 Book of Kadam Jinpa Thupten 78 Book of Serenity Cleary Thomas 38 Born for Love - Why Empathiy is Essential - and Endangered Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz 27 Boundless Heart B.Alan Wallace 30 Buddha Nature Sallie B. King 30 Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Maitreya- Buddha Nature - the mahayana uttaratantra shastra with commentary nātha 39.95 Buddha of Infinite Light D.T. Suzuki 30 Buddha of the Future Denise Patry Leidy & Nandana Chutiwongs 35 Buddha-Nature, Mind & the Problem of Gradualism in a Comparative Perspective David Seyfort Ruegg 70 Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad - A Comparative Study Paul Gwynne 40 Buddha. The Intelligent Heart Alistair Shearer 32 Buddha's Doctrine & the Nine Vehicles Jose Ignacio Cabezon (Translator) 52 Buddhadhamma Phra Payutto 44 Buddhahood Without Meditation Dudjom Lingpa and Alan Wallace 28 Buddhism and Bioethics Damien Keown 53 Buddhism between Tibet and China Matthew Kapstein 60 Buddhism Flammarion Iconographic Guide Louis Frederic 45 Buddhism for Busy People David Michie 25 Buddhism in Afghanistan and Central Asia L.E. Brill 38 Melvyn C. Goldstein & Matthew Kapstein Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet (Editor) 18 Buddhism in Translations Henry Clarke Warren 19 Buddhism its Essence and Development Edward Conze 30 Buddhism through American Womens Eyes Karma Lekshe Tsomo 19.95 Buddhism Transformed Richard Francis Gombrich & Obeyeschen 30 Buddhism With an Attitude B Alan Wallace 26 Buddhism. A Very Short Introduction Damien Keown 25 Buddhist and Freudian Psychology Padmasiri de Silva 29.95 Buddhist and Taoist Studies 1 Michael Saso & David W. Chappell 20 Buddhist Ethics -A Very Short Introduction Damien Keown 19 Buddhist Ethics (Saddhatissa) Hammalawa Saddhatissa 22 Buddhist Existentialism Robert Miller 29.95 Buddhist Fasting Practice Wangchen Rinpoche 35 Buddhist Hermeneutics Donald Lopez 42 Buddhist Hermeneutics (hardback) Kuroda Institute 58 Buddhist Nuns Mohan Wijayaratna 16 Buddhist Phenomenology Chandra Varma 20 Buddhist Philosophy Daniel Cozort & Craig Preston 32 Buddhist Precepts and Practice Richard Francis Gombrich 28 Buddhist Reflections Govinda Lama Angarika 20 Buddhist Saints in India Reginald Ray 90 Buddhist Sects in India Nalinaksha Dutt 19.80 Buddhist Studies - Ancient and Modern Denwood & Piatigorsky 22 Buddhist Sutras Kogen Mizuno 25 Buddhist Teaching in India Johannes Bronkhorst 44 Buddhist Theology Jackson & Makransjy 70 Buddhist Thought Paul Williams and Anthony Tribe 42 Buddhist Thought and Ritual David J. Kalupahana 26 Buddhist Thought in India Edward Conze 25 Buddhist-Christian Studies David W. Chappell 5 Buton's History of Buddhism Lisa Stein & Nawang Zangpo 44 Calm Abiding and Special Insight Geshe Gedun Lodro 46.96 Calm and Clear Lama Mipham 19 Calm and Insight Bhikku Khantipalo 40 Calming the Mind Gen Lamrimpa 30 Calming the Mind and Discerning the Real Alex Wayman (Translator) 25 Can You Hear the Trees Talking? - Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest Peter Wohlleben 29 Cascading Waterfall of Nectar Thinley Norbu 44 Cave of Tigers John Daido Loori 28 Center of the Sunlit Sky - Madhyamaka in the Kagyü tradition (a Nitartha Institute series book) Karl Brunnholzl 85 Chan Buddhism Peter D. Herschock 26 Chan Heart, Chan Mind Master Guojun 25.95 Change of Heart-Bodhisattva training Lama Shenpen Drolma 32 Chariot of the Fortunate - The Life of the First Yongey Mingyur Dorje Yeshe Gyamtso (Translator) 36 Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha Robert E. Buswell (Editor) 48 Chod - The Sacred Teachings on Severance Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye 62.95 Chod practice in the Bon tradition Alejandro Chaoul 35 Chod Practice manual & commentary The Fourteenth Karmapa Thekcok Dorje 19.95 Bhikshuni Wu Yin; Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron Choosing Simplicity -a Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksa (EDT); Bhikshuni Jendy Shih (TRN) 19.95 Civilised Shamans Geoffrey Samuel 76 Commentaries on the Practice of Vajrasattva (Dorje Sempa) Gyatrul Rinpoche & Thinley Norbu Rinpoche 46 Commentary on the Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva H.H. Dalai Lama 14 Comparative Ethics Roderick Hindery 10 Compassion Through Understanding Frank Whaling & Kenneth Holmes (eds.) 18 Compassionate Action Chatral Rinpoche 34.95 Compendium of the Mahayana - Asanga's Mahayanasamgraha and its Indian and Tibetan commentaries Asanga - Karl Brunholz 130 Complete Enlightenment Cha'an Master Sheng-yen 30 Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen 35 Concise Introduction to the Four Noble Truths, Explained in Ordinary Language Sangye Nyenpa 19.50 Condensed Chronicle by Orgyan Padma Tony Duff 18 Connected Discourses Buddha Bhikku Bodhi 190 Consecration of Images & Stupas Yael Bentor 300 Contemplative Science
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