Buddhist Saints in India:
A Study in Buddhist Values & Orientations
A scholarly work, Buddhist Saints in India provides information and insight accessible to a broader audience. The book surveys the conventions and traditions of Buddhist saints and the role of saints in Indian Buddhist history, focusing on the earliest days of Buddhism and the formation of the Mahayana. A more extensive discussion of the book's approach and scholarly importance can be found at the publisher's page for Buddhist Saints in India.
Table of Contents
Sample section, "A Condemned Saint: Devadatta"
Book description (at publisher's site)
Indestructible Truth:
The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism
Indestructible Truth is an introduction to exoteric aspects of Tibetan Buddhism - including aspects of cosmology and culture, doctrine, and ritual - as an expression of human spirituality. Throughout, emphasis is on spiritual life in the Tibetan Buddhist context, with particular attention to the "Practice Lineage" of the Kagyü and Nyingma schools.
Table of Contents
Sample chapter, "Living in the Sacred Cosmos"
Book description at publisher's site
Secret of the Vajra World:
The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet
Secret of the Vajra World is a companion volume to Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism, described above. This work focuses on the esoteric and tantric aspects of Tibetan Buddhism in the context of the Vajrayana. Topics (more comprehensively presented in the Table of Contents, linked below) include history, philosophy, meditation, ritual and social institutions such as the Tülku tradition.
Table of Contents
Sample chapter, "The View of Vajrayana"
Book description at publisher's site
In the Presence of Masters :
Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
Thirty of the most creative, eloquent, and energetic Tibetan Buddhist teachers of Westerners in recent decades are featured in this collection of teachings. The book highlights the teachings of the practice lineages, the branch of Tibetan Buddhism that emphasizes meditation practice, personal experience, and spiritual realization. Selections are thematically organized, including topics such as the major approaches to the spiritual path, meditation and other practices, Buddhist ethics, tantric practice, and the role of the teacher. (Description from Shambhala Publications site.)
Book description at publisher's site
The Pocket Tibetan Buddhism Reader
This pocket-sized reader will be cherished by students of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the many readers of such popular books as The Art of Happiness, When Things Fall Apart, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, and Awakening the Buddha Within. This unique collection features short inspirational selections and pithy quotations from the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism, past and present, including Milarepa, the Dalai Lama, Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrul Rinpoche, Chögyam Trungpa, and others. Topics include cultivating compassion, letting go of ego, and developing a clear perception of our own true nature. (Description from Shambhala Publications site.)
Book description at publisher's site