History

Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life....

New York Times best-selling author and nationally renowned minister Timothy Keller unlocks new insights into the life of Jesus Christ....

Some 25 centuries after the Buddha started teaching, his message continues to inspire people across the globe, including those living in predominantly secular societies....

This first volume provides a wealth of reflections on Buddhist history and fundamentals, contemporary issues, and the Dalai Lama’s own personal experiences....

Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration....

This very short introduction offers listeners a superb overview of the teachings of the Buddha, as well as a succinct guide to the integration of Buddhism into daily life....

This rich, timely, and highly original portrait of the Buddha explores both the archetypal religious icon and Buddha the man....

In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Damien Keown explores how Buddhism approaches a range of moral issues of our age, including our relationship with our environment, our treatment of animals, and our stance on abortion, on sexuality and gender, on violence and war....

Sangharakshita, the London-born Buddhist teacher, is one of the most influential figures in the development of Buddhism in the West....

The Eightfold Path is the most widely known formulation of the Buddha's teaching....

Many people hear the word "Buddhism", and they think it is a religion. However, a person of any religion can bring Buddhist principles into their life without giving up their religious beliefs....

Andrew Skilton - Senior Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies, Kings College, London - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism and its spread across the continents....

This book is a guide to help you understand Buddhism, how to practice Buddhism, and how to work your way toward true enlightenment....

Through this novelized history of the Soka Gakkai listeners will discover the organization's goals and achievements even as they find inspiring and practical Buddhist wisdom for living happily and compassionately in today's world....

Helen Tworkov explores the relationship between Buddhist wisdom and American values, presenting a wholly unique look at the developing landscape of Buddhism in the West....

While many accounts of the Buddha’s life mix legend and history, this compelling new biography discriminates between fact and fiction....

This book attempts to explore the military lives of Moses, the Buddha, and Muhammad, and the role their war experiences played in their religious lives....

It was the early 1960s. The place, a far-off corner of the Himalayas long fabled in Tibetan tradition to be hiding a valley of immortality among its peaks and glaciers - a real-life Shangri-La. They waited generations for the prophesied lama to come, the one with the secret knowledge....

A groundbreaking exploration of a practice tradition that was nearly lost to history....

There are many religions practiced by people today such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Taoism, and Hinduism, among others....

Have you been fascinated by the concept of growing your own psilocybin mushrooms, but don’t know where to start? No matter what your current experience level is, How to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home the FOOLPROOF Way will walk you through the process....

Surviving the Dragon is the remarkable life story of Arjia Rinpoche, who was ordained as a reincarnate lama at the age of two and fled Tibet 46 years later....

Through this novelized history of the Soka Gakkai listeners will discover the organization's goals and achievements even as they find inspiring and practical Buddhist wisdom for living happily and compassionately in today's world....

The Art of Listening gives an introduction to the Dīghanikāya and demonstrates the historical, cultural, and spiritual insights that emerge when we view the Buddhist suttas as oral literature....

A new, four-stage approach to the popular Buddhist practice known as loving-kindness meditation, with the aim of finding unconditional love in our own hearts....