Snow Lion Publications

Buddhist Fiction


Click to enlarge	SHE STILL LIVES: A Novel of Tibet by Bill Magee 168 pp. #SHSTLI - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $7.47 Published by Snow Lion She Still Lives: A Novel of Tibet is an action-love story set in a fictional Tibet of the future. The beginning of the next century is a pivotal time for the Land of Snows. A nascent freedom movement has been crushed by the Communists. Tara Gyatso, beloved Dalai Lama, and her advisor Mila Lakpa, have been imprisoned. More ...
Click to enlarge	THE BUDDHA SMILES: A Collection of Dharmatoons by Mari Gayatri Stein 256 pp. #BUSM - $ 15.95 Witty, sophisticated cartoons on the foibles, struggles and victories on the Buddhist path. Truly delightful--and gently teaches the nature of Buddhist thought. With contributions by Sylvia Boorstein, Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. Highly recommended. More ...
Click to enlarge	CINEMA NIRVANA: Enlightenment Lessons from the Movies by Dean Sluyter 310 pp. #CINI - $ 14.00 Meditation teacher and award-winning film critic Sluyter illuminates the hidden enlightenment teachings of movies from Casablanca to The Graduate to Memento and many more. You'll never watch movies the same way again! Funny and wise. More ...
Click to enlarge	NIXON UNDER THE BODHI TREE and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction ed. by Kate Wheeler #NIUNBO - $ 16.95 This first collection of Buddhist fiction includes 30 well-written and entertaining pieces from famous authors (Pico Iyer, Lama Surya Das) and award-winning newcomers. A fun, varied, and moving read of interest to the general reader--and of course, to Buddhists. More ...
Click to enlarge	SIDDHARTHA by Hermann Hesse, trans. by Sherab Chodzin Kohn 4 x 6.75, 192 pp. #SI2 - $ 5.99 A fresh rendition of this masterpiece of spiritual awakening, newly translated by a gifted Buddhist translator. Kohn beautifully conveys Hesse's subtle understanding of the texture of meditative experience in this wonderful tale. This edition includes an introduction exploring Hesse's own spiritual journey, as evidenced in his journals and letters.
Click to enlarge	TALES OF THE GOLDEN CORPSE: Tibetan Folk Tales by Sandra Benson 230 pp., 16 line drawings. #TAGOCO - $ 15.00 This first complete English version of these 25 famous Tibetan folk tales of intrigue and magic provides the reader with a window through which to view ancient Tibetan culture. Within them you will encounter heroes and villains, fearsome witches, murderous demons and clever tricksters with a uniquely Tibetan humor. Songs, riddles, jokes, and sayings make the stories come alive as they unfold against the background of everyday Tibet--its farmers and nomads, kings and magical beings. More ...
Click to enlarge	THE THREE BOYS and Other Buddhist Folktales from Tibet told and illus. by Yeshi Dorjee, ed. by John Major 225 pp. #THTHBO - $ 17.95 A virtuous young woman journeys to the Land of the Dead to retrieve the still-beating heart of a king; a wily corpse-monster tricks his young captor into setting him free; a king falls under a curse that turns him into a cannibal; a shepherd who understands the speech of animals saves a princess from certain death. These are just a few of the wonderous tales that await readers of this collection of Tibetan Buddhist folktales. Fifteen stories are told for modern readers in a vivid, accessible style that reflects a centuries-old tradition of storytelling in the monasteries and marketplaces of Tibet. More ...
Click to enlarge	YOU ARE NOT HERE And Other Works of Buddhist Fiction ed. by Keith Kachtick, fore. by Lama Surya Das 256 pp. #YOARNO - $ 16.95 With wit and verve, these stories dramatize the spirit of Buddhism, from the jungles of Indonesia to the parks of San Francisco. These entertaining stories come from Pico Iyer, Michele Martin, Anne Klein, Mark Salzman and many other wonderful writers. More ...