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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 58 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Brilliant moon chronicles the life of the writer, poet, and meditation master Khyentse Rinpoche, one of Tibet's most revered 20th-century Buddhist teachers. Spiritual guide to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Royal Family of Bhutan, his life and teachings were an inspiration to all who encountered him. Richard Gere and Lou Reed provide the narration for his dangerous journey out of China, the subsequent spread of his influence and the search for...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 34 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This documentary tells the story of women fighting to gain their place as female monks, or Bhikkhunis, in male dominated Buddhist traditions around the world. “It’s like a revolution has happened for women in Buddhism across the globe, yet if you’re not connected with the Buddhist community you probably wouldn’t know about it,” says the film’s director, Wiriya Sati. Sati was raised a Buddhist in Australia, but when she sought the path...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
258 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The psychologist author shares her journey in pursuit of a meditative life, describing her non-traditional childhood as the daughter of parents who were frequently absent, her struggles with success as an author, and her haphazard entry into the spiritual arena.
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Author
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
c2003-<c2007>
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
v. <1-8> : chiefly ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning fictional graphic novel biography of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha.
Author
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories span the authors life and they are used to enrich and teach the Dharma. There are stories from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam, stories from his years as a teenaged novice and as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam. He also shares from his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites, and influence world leaders.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 CDs (9 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A modern day fairy tale about a man who finds his true calling in a foreign land. Featuring rich descriptions and a cast of eccentric characters, this is a contemporary fable about a Japanese Buddhist priest who ends up finding himself in the unlikeliest of places.
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
400 pages cm
Language
English
Description
"The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese-American Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American."--
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