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Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans Eastern Studies
John Daido Loori; Kazuaki Tanahashi (Translated by)
Shambhala 2006 472 pages
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Hardback 1590302427
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The Kong-an Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn Eastern Studies
Zen Master Dae Kwang (Edited by)
Shambhala 2007 160 pages
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Paperback 1590304179
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The Zen kong-an (koan in Japanese) is a simple and effective tool for connecting with the freedom of our 'before thinking' mind. This book shows kong-an practice in action, through interactions between Korean Zen master Seung Sahn and his students.
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In the British Library Printed Before 1700 Eastern Studies
Kenneth B Gardner
British Library 1993 754 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0712302433 260x180mm
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Seven Things You Should Know Eastern Studies
Melissa Chiu
Art Issue 2009 116 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0978576438 234x175mm
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A Guide to Japanese Erotic Art Eastern Studies
Majella Munro
Erotic Review 2008 160 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1904989543 182x255mm
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In the 'floating world' of geishas and courtesans of Edo-period Japan, erotic prints, or shunga, circulated freely. These depictions of the sexual act in all its forms shocked European contemporaries, yet their frankness is balanced by an extraordinary elegance and refinement; among their creators were the great Japanese artists Utamaro and Hokusai. This informative illustrated book explains shunga culture, contrasting it with the sex industry of today's Japan, and examines the work of modern artists inspired by the tradition. Sexually explicit.
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Beijing in the History of China Eastern Studies
Jasper Becker
Oxford University Press 2008 372 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0195309979
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In the rush to modernization and in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, the winding alleys, secret gardens, temples and shrines of Old Peking have been swept away and replaced by bland postmodernist offices. Three million people have been evicted in the process. The author, a long-time resident of the city, recaptures its lost glories, and meets the courageous conservationists who have struggled to preserve the vestiges of China's past in the face of ruthless officialdom.
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Buddhist Pith Instructions Eastern Studies
Karl Brunnholzl (Translated by)
Snow Lion 2007 460 pages
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Paperback 1559392797
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This sizeable anthology includes poems, songs of realization, meditation instructions and philosophical treatises by 40 authors from the schools of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. These 'unknown precious gems' have been selected by a dharma tutor as worthy of a wider audience, and many are here available in English translation for the first time. Each text is accompanied by a short introduction and a biography of the author.
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Xinran; Trans. Julia Lovell; Esther Tyldesley
Chatto & Windus 2004 164 pages
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Hardback 0701176229
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It was 1963, and Xinran was five years old, when she first heard the rumour - one of China's soldiers had been brutally dissected and fed to the vultures. Thirty years would pass before Xinran learned the truth about the ritual of sky burial through the shocking life story of Shu Wen, a woman who had spent most of her life on the Tibetan plateau in search of her lost husband. Translated by Julia Lovell and Esther Tyldesley.
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Stephen Mitchell (Compiled by)
Penguin 2009 204 pages
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Hardback 1594202036
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Following the phenomenal success of his own version of the Tao Te Ching, renowned scholar Stephen Mitchell presents a new manual of Taoism for the 21st century, drawn from the teachings of Lao Tzu's disciple Chuang Tzu and Confucius' grandson Tzu Ssu. Mitchell's fresh and innovative interpretations of original texts are accompanied by a witty and incisive commentary which makes ancient teachings at once modern, relevant and timeless, and provides all the psychological and moral acuity of the Tao Te Ching itself.
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Eastern Studies
Darrell Max Craig
Shambhala 2003 256 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 1590300149
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Kendo - the Japanese art of the sword - aims 'to train the mind and body and to cultivate one's character through one-on-one striking practice'. After describing kendo equipment and its care, martial arts master Darrell Craig explains the foundations of the practice of kendo; he also records conversations with his instructor, the samurai swordsman Hautane Chiba, which demonstrate the respect, discipline and philosophy of life which are essential to the art.
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Catherine Noppe; Jean-Francois Hubert
Parkstone 2003 272 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1859958605 320x240mm
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Beginning with the geography and social and religious life of the country, this book is an illustrated survey of Vietnamese art history, from the 2nd century BCE to the 20th century.
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Jean-Francois Hubert
Parkstone 2005 232 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 185995975X 315x260mm
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Described and discussed here by a specialist in Vietnamese art, these sandstone sculptures and gold and silver wares date from the 5th to the 12th century and belong to a vanished civilization - the Champa kingdom that ruled over most of present-day Vietnam.
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A Social History 1849-1949 Eastern Studies
Christian Henriot
Cambridge University Press 2001 468 pages
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Hardback 0521571650
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Describing the worlds of both courtesans and common prostitutes between the mid-19th century and the Communist victory in 1949, Henriot examines the extent to which those worlds were integral to Chinese social and business life, mores and sexuality. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge.
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Lihui Yang; Deming An
Oxford University Press 2005 298 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 0195332636
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Written by two Chinese scholars, the Handbook offers a comprehensive account of China's folklore and mythology, focusing on the Han people but ranging across the full spectrum of ancient and modern China and showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. The introduction and a 'timeline' of the Chinese mythological universe are followed by encyclopedia-style entries on deities, themes and concepts, each with a list of references and further reading. Plus an annotated list of resources, glossary and index.
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Erotic Secrets from Ancient China Eastern Studies
Lin Liao Yi
Abrams 2007 176 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0810994437 346x240mm
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Lin Liao Yi presents translations of three ancient texts - The Ten Questions, The Harmonization of Yin and Yang and The Supreme Path - concerning the fundamentals of Taoist sexual alchemy. Written on bamboo and buried during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han around 2,200 years ago, the treatises were discovered by archaeologists in 1973; they are accompanied here by reproductions of Chinese erotic paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Sexually explicit.
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