Fiction - Buddhist

Author: Eliot PattisonISBN-10: 1250881331ISBN-13: 9781250881335Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2017Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

Author: Jishim NamISBN-10: 103918944XISBN-13: 9781039189447Publisher: FriesenPressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/23/2023Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d

Author: Jishim NamISBN-10: 1039189458ISBN-13: 9781039189454Publisher: FriesenPressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/23/2023Pages: 276Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d

THE CLASSIC NOVEL OF ONE MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING HAS DELIGHTED, INSPIRED, AND INFLUENCED GENERATIONSAuthor: Hermann HesseISBN-10: 1722503742ISBN-13: 9781722503741Publisher: G&D MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2023Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7.1Point Value: 6Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 8672 / Siddhartha (English)

A long, long time ago, in a magical version of ancient China, an island called Aolai stood in the sea like a king in his palace. In the center of the island was Flower Fruit Mountain, and at the very top of the mountain...

Xue Mo's novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia presents a rich tapestry of the history, religion, lore, and customs of a region in present-day northwestern China. During its heyday, the Sino-Tibetan kingdom of Xixia (pronounced see-sia; 1038-1227), also known as the Tanguts, rivaled...

Becoming Forest openswith Aishling--the young Irish woman at the heart of this story--as she visitsher grandmother in California following her grandfather's death. Aishling findsher grandfather's journal and reads about a trip he made to India years ago tovisit the original Bodhi Tree, the place...

The Dalai Lama regarded their flushed, animated faces, his forehead wrinkling. "The materialist approach," he nodded. "Seeking to change what you believe to be entirely outside you. It has many problems. For example, why must you constantly postpone your happiness?" India's Top Ten Social...

In her debut novel, Edie Meidav tells the tale of Henry Fyre Gould, a self-described anti-missionary who travels to Ceylon from the spiritualist salons of 1930s New York City. Driven by an arrogant faith in his ideals, Henry settles in the village of Rajottama,...

The Voyage of the Kazu Maru is an enlightening story of self-discovery about a young orphaned Japanese boy who becomes a reluctant monk at an isolated mountain monastery. An opportunity arises to follow the famed running monks to their temple along the seashore far...

Dessert with Buddha takes the eccentric monk, Volya Rinpoche, and his skeptical, brother-in-law, Otto, on another enlightening road trip filled with meals, humor, social commentary, and good times. The couple that traveled from New York to North Dakota in Breakfast with Buddha, Seattle to...

Dessert with Buddha takes the eccentric, sort-of-Buddhist monk, Volya Rinpoche, and his skeptical, middle-of-the-road brother-in-law, Otto Ringling, on another enlightening road trip filled with meals, humor, social commentary, and good times. On this journey, the couple that traveled from New York to North Dakota...

All fairy tales speak of a hero's journey and follow the same format - the main character meets challenges and overcomes them through might, magic, or marriage. The newly realized fairy tales and stories in Wake also tell stories of all creatures facing difficulties...

Follow Siddhartha on a journey toward peace and enlightenment in this gorgeous hardcover edition of Herman Hesse's lyrical masterwork. Herman Hesse's classic novel Siddhartha comes to you in this newly designed edition complete with full-color illustration and foil and debossed hardcover. In the journey,...

Hermann Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers.In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies - Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism...

"Deep inside the heart of all things is a spirit so wild it can never be tamed." Tibet, 1285 - Hidden away in her grandmother's monastery after her mother's tragic death, Nordun's life has been shrouded in secrets. Born into a family of royal...

"A heartfelt heroine's journey, sprinkled with nuggets of timeless Buddhist wisdom." Tibet, 1285 - Hidden away in her grandmother's monastery after her mother's tragic death, Nordun's life has been shrouded in secrets. Born into a family of royal horse masters, she was divined to...

All roads lead to the Celestial City and when schoolmaster Po Cheng drinks too much and falls into a dream, he finds himself on just such a road. Assisted by teaching colleague Miss Ling, Po Cheng reaches the imperial capital, rising up through the...

A lighthearted comedy about the way a spiritual teacher tries to empower his followers, but they invest him with all the power."...brilliant, wise, moving, and funny. Like, really funny. ... Spiritual writing like this is rare. " Shozen Jack Haubner, author of Zen Confidential...

Maya Marinovich has lost her husband and baby daughter in a freak car crash. To find a new start, Maya leaves Boston for San Francisco. She gets involved briefly, but passionately, with the leader of a Japanese-Jewish cult movement. Next, she lands a job...

Touching both heaven and earth, profound Buddhist thought unfolds in splendid epic stories in Six Months with Buddha. With the teachings of the Buddha and one of his foremost disciples, Sariputta, hovering gently in the background, tales of faith and devotion, betrayal and revenge,...

"Why doesn't everyone believe in karma?" Lama Tashi repeated the question with a mischievous twinkle. "The answer is very simple."He gazed at where his students relaxed on their meditation cushions in the candle-lit room. "It's because karma isn't instant. If cause was followed immediately...

"Why doesn't everyone believe in karma?" Lama Tashi repeated the question with a mischievous twinkle. "The answer is very simple."He gazed at where his students relaxed on their meditation cushions in the candle-lit room. "It's because karma isn't instant. If cause was followed immediately...

Hamish's chance encounter with a Buddhist monk has a profound effect on his life. He dreams of becoming a monk one day, but he loves his family deeply, and at work his compassionate leadership unexpectedly makes him CEO of a struggling nonprofit. Over the...

Hamish's chance encounter with a Buddhist monk has a profound effect on his life. He dreams of becoming a monk one day, but he loves his family deeply, and at work his compassionate leadership unexpectedly makes him CEO of a struggling nonprofit. Over the...

A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life.--Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past BeginsBarbara Graham is a literary alchemist. What Jonah Knew not only grabs you...

A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life.--Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past BeginsBarbara Graham is a literary alchemist. What Jonah Knew not only grabs you...

Deep in the heart of Tibet, Shan Tao Yun, an exiled Chinese national and a former Beijing government Inspector, is caught between the brutal Chinese army and a Western oil company. Shan has agreed to lead an expedition to return the eye of an...

As kittens we feel it often. All it takes is a wind-blown feather, an unexpected delicacy, or the alluring rush of water and instantly we are caught up in it: Wonderment. Enchantment. Being fully absorbed in the here and now.By the time we reach...

When novice monk Tenzin Dorje is told by his lama that the Red Army is invading Tibet, his country's darkest moment paradoxically gives him a sense of purpose like no other. He accepts a mission to carry two ancient, secret texts across the Himalayas...

Freddie's start in life is difficult, but he finds The Buddha and decides to become a Buddhist cat. When he's saved from the cat shelter, by John and Mary, his new life begins. That's when he meets Gemma. Gemma regards humans as Fascist oppressors...

"Amina Cain is a beautiful writer. Like the girl in the rearview mirror in your backseat, quiet, looking out the window half smiling, then not, then glancing at you, curious to her. That is how her thoughts and words make me feel, like clouds...

"A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life."--Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past Begins"Barbara Graham is a literary alchemist. What Jonah Knew not only grabs you...

The Dalai Lama's Cat is back: irreverent, vain--and as delightfully insightful as ever "If you're wondering how being in the presence of an enlightened person may be communicated on the pages of book written by a flawed and complex--if extremely beautiful--cat, let me confess...

In Water Touching Stone, the sequel to the internationally acclaimed The Skull Mantra, Shan Tao Yun is cloistered in a remote Tibetan sanctuary when he receives shattering news. A teacher revered by the oppressed has been found slain and, one by one, her orphaned...

In a remote, Himalayan monastery, Matt Lester has devoted five years of spiritual preparation for this moment: it is his destiny to open an ancient, sealed scroll containing prophetic wisdom the world urgently needs. But when his time comes, violent assailants steal the scroll....

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The Skull Mantra was a sensation when first published and received wide acclaim from critics and readers alike. The Skull Mantra is ranked as a novel about a people and a place--the Tibetans of the...

A timeless novel about the quest for knowledge and enlightenment Siddhartha is an insightful glimpse into the human soul, a classic novel of discovery, and a literary exploration of the true nature of purpose and spirituality. Set during the time of the Buddha, the...

When a fundraising event for Los Angeles' Buddhist temple goes awry, Ten Norbu finds himself mired in a web of crime that only a former monk turned private investigator can solve Be mindful, both making and keeping commitments, that they be springboards to liberation,...

In an earlier time, Shan Tao Yun was an Inspector stationed in Beijing. But he lost his position, his family and his freedom when he ran afoul of a powerful figure high in the Chinese government. Released unofficially from the work camp to which...

When former Buddhist monk and private investigator Ten Norbu follows a trail of murder, drugs, and organ trafficking, he finds a familiar foe awaiting him Keep current with the truth: we're only as weak as our secrets--especially the ones we keep from ourselves. --The...

In Eliot Pattison's Soul of the Fire, Shan Tao Yun and his old friend Lokesh are abruptly dragged away by Public Security; he is convinced that their secret, often illegal, support of struggling Tibetans has brought their final ruin. But his fear turns to...

Heavenly Ever After?When Rebecca Martin finds the love of her life, it's finally time to cross off one giant task from life's to-do list. But not so fast. The wedding is a minor disaster, the honeymoon doesn't get much better, and then the biggest...