Buddhist Ethics
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CHOOSING SIMPLICITY: A Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksha by Venerable Bhikshuni Master Wu Yin, trans. by Bhikshuni Jendy, ed. by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. 338 pp. #CHSI - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 Published by Snow Lion Choosing Simplicity discusses the precepts and lifestyle of fully ordained nuns within the Buddhist tradition. The ordination vows act as guidelines to promote harmony both within the individual and within the community by regulating and thereby simplifying one's relationships to other sangha members and laypeople, as well as to the needs of daily life. Observing these precepts and practicing the Buddhadharma brings incredible benefit to oneself and others. Since the nuns' precepts include those for monks and have additional rules for nuns, this book is useful for anyone interested in monastic life. More ... | |
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DESTROYING MARA FOREVER: Buddhist Ethics Essays in Honor of Damien Keown edited by John Powers and Charles S. Prebish 320 pp., paper. #DEMAFO - regular price $ 22.95 Our Price $16.06 Published by Snow Lion A thought-provoking collection of essays on Buddhist ethics by some of the leading thinkers in the field. The reader is provided with engaging explorations of central issues in Buddhist ethics, insightful analyses of the ways Buddhist ethical principles are being applied today in both Asian and Western countries, and groundbreaking proposals about how Buddhist perspectives might inform debates on some of the core ethical issues of the modern world, including consumerism, globalization, environmental problems, war, ethnic conflict, and inter-religious tensions. More ... | |
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THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE- Book Five: Buddhist Ethics by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, trans. by the Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group, under the direction of Ven. Bokar Rinpoche 564 pp. cloth edition. #TRKN5 - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $24.47 Published by Snow Lion Book Five, Buddhist Ethics, is considered by many scholars to be the heart of Jamgön Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge. Kongtrul explains here the complete code of personal liberation as it applies to both monastic and lay persons, the precepts for those aspiring to the life of a bodhisattva, and the exceptional pledges for practitioners on the tantric path of pure perception. More ... | |
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WORKING WITH ANGER by Thubten Chodron. 170 pp. #WOAN - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 Published by Snow Lion Anger plagues all of us on a personal, national, and international level. Yet, we see people, such as the Dalai Lama, who have faced circumstances far worse than many of us have faced--including exile, persecution, and the loss of many loved ones--but who do not burn with rage or seek revenge. How do they do it? More ... | |
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THE LEADER'S WAY: The Art of Making the Right Decisions in Our Careers, Our Companies, and the World at Large by HH the Dalai Lama and Laurens van den Muyzenberg Cloth. 224 pp. #LEWAAR - $ 25.00 Born out of a decade of probing conversations between the Dalai Lama and international management consultant Laurens van den Muyzenberg, The Leader's Way is the meeting of two worlds--Buddhism and business. At first these may seem to be an unlikely pairing, but when we take a closer look we discover that the best business practices in fact have much in common with Buddhist principles: both are concerned with making ethical decisions and taking responsible, effective action. More ... | |
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TANTRIC ETHICS: An Explanation of the Precepts for Buddhist Vajrayana Practice by Tsongkhapa, trans. by Gareth Sparham, fore. by Jeffrey Hopkins. 224 pp. #TAETEX - $ 16.95 Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), one of Tibet's greatest philosophers, here explains the highest sets of vows required for tantra to be successfully practiced. This is the first English translation of this valuable work. More ... | |