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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A ZEN MONK
by Taisen Deshimaru
A story of bravery and false starts, Autobiography of a Zen Monk candidly recounts the author’s development from a highly mischievous Japanese boy into a world-renowned Sensei (Teacher) of Zen. While countless memoirs exist written by Zen students and teachers, few are as engaging and as tantalizing as Taisen Deshimaru’s. Looking back at his early life, growing up in Japan, from the viewpoint of his status as a Zen teacher in Paris, the author reflects on his earliest misadventures—from defacing a valuable painting of Bodhidharma as a child, to turning the “Zen stick” on a young monk during a retreat. Adventures abound with stories about alcohol and women, during his student years, and his activities during World War II in working for the arms industry in Malaysia, where he was sympathetic to the underground freedom movement. This first English-language translation of Taisen Deshimaru’s autobiography will be prized for its clear and honest documentation of this great master’s life. Many people all over the world have been influenced by Deshimaru’s Zen teachings, especially his book on Zen and the martial arts. This memoir fills an important gap in our knowledge of his teacher, Kodo Sawaki’s influence on the world of Zen. The story of how Deshimaru met Sawaki as a boy, even slept in the same room with him, and later received monastic ordination is the story of a lifelong friendship of two extraordinary characters in the history of modern Zen. Deshimaru’s influence extends beyond Zen practitioners, though, especially in those interested in the martial arts, as he touches on his martial arts experience as a young man and offers a look into the master’s early training. Additional interest extends to historians who recount the supposed “scandals” of Zen masters’ participation in the war effort. Although Deshimaru’s viewpoint is decidedly subjective, he was intimately acquainted with priests and generals alike, and approaches the difficult subject with a refreshing lack of judgmental disdain which counterbalances many other more lopsided works. Translator, Richard Collins, a longtime Zen practitioner, and currently the Abbot of the New Orleans Zen Temple, is a literature scholar and author of several books including No Fear Zen, Hohm Press, 2014. His knowledge of the subject matter and his finesse with language combine to make this book a delightful read for those who appreciate wellwritten memoir.
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October 2018River of Gold
by Donald Willerton
Two teens, one huge monk, and a stash of stolen gold―that's all that stand in the way of a powerful corporation getting its hands on a peaceful river valley in rural New Mexico. Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer, uncover clues to a century-old mystery, but unraveling a botched robbery isn't enough when a whole river, and a way of life, are at stake. Can fourteen-year-old Mogi expose the truth―and save the valley before it's too late?
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Three Monks
One Story a Week
by Chen Jiafei
The story begins with a monk dutifully bringing water from a stream to his temple at the top of a mountain. A tall monk arrives, and when water is needed, he volunteers to fetch water to the delight of the first monk who doesn’t need to do anything. At the next water run, the second monk calls on the first to help. Reluctantly, he does, but the two bicker over how to balance the water bucket on the yoke given their height difference. A third, portly monk arrives at the temple. He selfishly guzzles all the water, but when the water is all gone, nobody is willing to head down the mountain to get water. Each would rather suffer than to do something that would benefit everybody. In the end, a murine arsonist creates a need for water so great that three petty monks are forced to work together.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2016The annals of Lampert of Hersfeld
by I. Robinson
This is a translation of the eleventh-century Latin Annals of Lampert, monk of Hersfeld, with detailed commentary and introduction. No translation has hitherto been published in English, despite the fact that it is one of the best known of all the narrative sources of the Middle Ages, constantly mentioned in the English secondary literature. Lampert produced the most detailed account of the events of 1056-77 (the minority of Henry IV of Germany and the first decade of his personal rule), a period of crisis and rebellion culminating in the conflict between the king and Pope Gregory VII. He is widely regarded as 'the unrivalled master among medieval historians' and 'a superb story-teller', noted for his vivid characterisation and narrative. An English translation of this work is of the greatest value to teachers and students of medieval history and also of interest to the general reader of European literature.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2024Hariulf’s History of St Riquier
by Kathleen Thompson
A new and accessible translation of Hariulf's History of St Riquier, this book examines the history of a monastic community from the seventh to the eleventh century. It covers the ascetic life of the founding saint and the development of the community under the Carolingians in the late eighth and ninth centuries. There were setbacks when the house was sacked by the Vikings and the founder's relics were stolen for political ends, but it recovered in the tenth and eleventh centuries and developed the links with both the Norman and English courts that enable Hariulf to make interesting observations about the Norman Conquest of England. Hariulf's description of the monastic site with its three churches and the liturgical arrangements practised there, as well as the relics, treasures, books and endowments of a great monastic foundation, make his history an important source for monastic history.
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September 2020Das Think Like a Monk-Prinzip
Finde innere Ruhe und Kraft für ein erfülltes und sinnvolles Leben
by Shetty, Jay
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November 2020Three Amulets
by Wang Yimei, Woo Minhye
Once upon a time, there was a small temple in which lived an old monk and a little monk. Behind the small temple was a forest full of chestnut trees, but also of terrible goblin. Not being persuaded, the little monk insisted on going into the forest to collect chestnuts. The old monk gave the little monk three amulets. Can these three amulets help the little monk in the dangerous forest?
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2020Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany
by Alison I. Beach, Shannong Li, Samuel Sutherland
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2022Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany
by Alison I. Beach, Shannon M. T. Li, Samuel Sutherland
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FictionTranscendence
by Shi Shuqing
This novel tells two stories of an ancient Chinese monk and a modern young lady. With elegant narration, the author discusses love, lust, and Buddhism. Crossing the time of 1500 years, the fate of protagonists interweaved in Nanjing, the city of Buddhism.
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The Painting Series of Chinese Folk Tales: Three Monks
by The Editorial Board
This series contains 31 titles of picture books. It is a collection of traditional Chinese classic tales, including fables, myths, idioms and folk legends. It’s playful and readable with attractive illustrations and concise text.
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Children's & YASeawalkers (2). Rescuing Shari
by Katja Brandis/ Claudia Carls
For the attention of all Seawalker fans: the marine shapeshifters are back, with Volume 2 of this bestselling, shapeshifter series about Tiago, the young tiger shark, and his friends! Tiago is happy because he’s not only been admitted to Blue Reef High School, but also because at last he’s found a friend in Shari, a dolphin shapeshifter. The young tiger shark really needs a friend, because not everyone is happy to have him around. He is constantly clashing with the shady lawyer Lydia Lennox, and he has made himself unpopular by trying to track down the rubbish gangsters who are poisoning the nature reserve near the school. The situation reaches a climax during an anthropological research trip to Miami. When Shari gets into serious difficulties, Tiago as both human and shark takes a huge gamble in order to save her and her dolphin friends. The Seawalker books are published every six months. Previous publication: Seawalkers (1). Dangerous Shapes.
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August 2016Journey to the West（Digital Edition)
by Wu Cheng En
Journey to the West is a Chinese classic fantastic novel. It mainly describes a long journey to the Western Heaven to fetch the Buddhist sutras. The main characters of this novel are a monk, named Xuanzang, and his four disciples, named Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing and Yulong Santaizi. Throughout the journey, the four brave disciples have to protect their master from various monsters and calamities. After encountering eighty-one disasters, they finally reaches their destination. The most definitive version of this novel was written by Wu Chengen in his old age and published in 1592.
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The escape of a man
by Yang Wei
The book tells the legendary story of Hsieh Teh-ching, a famous Taiwanese artist who fled to the United States from Taiwan in the last century to explore and persist his experimental art in the United States. The author recorded Xie Deqing's life and artistic path after he fled to the United States in the third person and similar novel writing. The most important stage and the most representative performance art of Xie Deqing's life will be recorded, and the artist's own artistic concepts, artistic thoughts and artistic philosophy will be transmitted. The tenacity of life, the edge of self and the exploration of performance art like "ascetic monk" are all shocking spiritual power. This book not only provides a window for us to understand Xie Deqing and his works of art, but also has a high literature value and literature.
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August 2021Traveling Notes of the Western Regions in Great Tang
by Zhou Guolin
Traveling Notes of the Western Regions in Great Tang Dynasty is not only a historical and geographical work about the western regions, but also an important historical work of Buddhism. The author is Xuan Zang, a famous monk, Buddhist theorist and translator in the Tang Dynasty.According to Xuan Zang's travel route, the twelve volumes of the book give a detailed description of the geographical situation, land and water transportation, climate, products, ethnic groups, language, history, politics, economy, religion, culture, customs and habits of the city-state, region and country along the way, especially the situation of local religious temples and Buddhist stories and legends. The content is very rich, which is a rare work for the Chinese people at that time to understand the external world. This book is also a precious historical material for studying the ancient history of India and the history of Indian Buddhism. It is an indispensable and important document for Archaeology in Central and South Asia and has great historical value.
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Children's & YATerra (4). Afterglow
by Jennifer Alice Jager
Humankind’s battle against Nature is entering its decisive stage. Once more the explosive showdown of the apocalyptic TERRA series keeps the reader in breathless suspense. Humanity appears to be on the brink of destruction. Vast areas of land have been wiped off the face of the Earth, vegetation has reconquered its living space, but Terra Mater has by no means finished with the human bacillus. The hate-filled spirit of Nature that is claiming Younes’ body for itself, and wants to see all humans destroyed, gives him undreamt-of powers, but it also threatens to set him, his little sister and Chloe against one another. But there is even more at stake: if Younes and the other children from his visions (he had dreams about the other kids) do not stop Terra Mater soon from fulfilling her plans, every single human being will disappear from the planet. In order to prevent that from happening, they must come face to face with raging Mother Earth, and must not only conquer their fear but must also look Death in the eye.
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Children's & YAThe Little Lady (1). Limited Anniversary Edition with Audio Book
by Stefanie Taschinski/ Nina Dulleck
The Little Lady makes all hearts sing! When Lilly and her family move into the old house with the golden pretzel, she has no idea that a magic neighbour lives in the mysterious backyard. The Little Lady keeps a chameleon that is 1000 years old; she can make herself invisible and masters all kinds of magic tricks – but most of all she loves to play pranks on others! So a summer filled with wonderful adventures begins for Lilly. Poetic, full of imagination and humour, the Little Lady is delighted by her ever-growing community of fans and enjoys huge success with young and old alike. A fantastically beautiful story to read aloud or alone, exquisitely illustrated by Nina Dulleck.
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November 1997alles was Brecht ist ...
Fakten - Kommentare - Meinungen - Bilder. Begleitbuch zu den gleichnamigen Sendereihen von 3sat und S2 Kultur
by Werner Hecht
Texte von Bertolt Brecht Originalbeiträge von Heinz Adameck, Wolfgang Gersch, Egon Monk und Dieter Wöhrle Zeitgenössische und aktuelle Kritiken Zahlreiche Abbildungen Eine Radiographie. Bertolt Brecht im deutschsprachigen Hörspiel Eine Videographie. Bertolt Brecht in Film und Fernsehen
