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  • Xunzi

    Basic Writings

    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Xunzi asserted that the original nature of man is evil, differing on this point from Mencius, his famous predecessor in the Confucian school. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical system of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession, and observance of ritual in life. Readers familiar with Xunzi's ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • The Tales of the Heike

    by Burton Watson, Haruo Shirane ...
    Translated by Burton Watson ...
    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike and changed the course of Japanese ... Read more

    $30.39 CAD

  • The Analects of Confucius

    by Burton Watson ...
    Translated by Burton Watson ...
    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Compiled by disciples of Confucius in the centuries following his death in 479 B.C.E., The Analects of Confucius is a collection of aphorisms and historical anecdotes embodying the basic values of the Confucian tradition: learning, morality, ritual decorum, and filial piety. Reflecting the model eras of Chinese antiquity, the Analects offers valuable insights into successful governance and the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Complete Works of Zhuangzi

    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Only by inhabiting Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is Daoist philosophy's central tenet, espoused by the person—or group of people—known as Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.E.) in a text by the same name. To be free, individuals must discard rigid distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong, and follow a ... Read more

    $78.39 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Vimalakirti Sutra

    by Burton Watson, Anonymous ...
    Narrated by Taradasa ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 23 min

    The Vimalakirti Sutra is one of the most popular of all Mahayana sutras, being especially loved and revered in the Far East. One of the reasons for the sutra’s popularity is that its principal character, Vimalakirti, is not a Buddha or a Bodhisattva or even a monk, but a layman with a family living in Vaishali in India, leading - apparently - a secular life.This does not hinder his ability, the ... Read more

    $21.51 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Han Feizi

    Basic Writings

    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Trenchant, sophisticated, and cynical, Han Feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power. Han Feizi (280?-233 B.C.), a prince of Han, was a representative of the Fa-chia, or Legalist, school of philosophy and produced the final and most readable exposition of its theories. His handbook for the ruler deals ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD

  • The Clouds Should Know Me By Now

    Buddhist Poet Monks of China

    Edited by Red Pine, Mike O'Connor ...
    This unique collection presents the verse, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks. Featuring the original Chinese as well as english translations and historical introductions by Burton Watson, J.P. Seaton, Paul Hansen, James Sanford, and the editors, this book provides an appreciation and understanding of this elegant and traditional expression of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Records of the Grand Historian

    by Qian Sima ...
    Translated by Burton Watson ...
    This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD

  • Selected Poems of Du Fu

    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Du Fu (712–777) has been called China's greatest poet, and some call him the greatest nonepic, nondramatic poet whose writings survive in any language. Du Fu excelled in a great variety of poetic forms, showing a richness of language ranging from elegant to colloquial, from allusive to direct. His impressive breadth of subject matter includes intimate personal detail as well as a great deal of ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

  • Chinese Rhyme-Prose

    Translated by Burton Watson ...
    by Lucas Klein ...
    Selected as one of the sixty-five masterpieces for the UNESCO Collection of Representative WorksThe fu, or rhyme-prose, is a major poetic form in Chinese literature, most popular between the 2nd century b.c. and 6th century a.d. Unlike what is usually considered Chinese poetry, it is a hybrid of prose and rhymed verse, more expansive than the condensed lyrics, verging on what might be called ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Zhuangzi: Basic Writings

    by Zhuangzi ...
    Translated by Burton Watson ...
    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Only by inhabiting Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is Daoist philosophy's central tenet, espoused by the person—or group of people—known as Zhuangzi (369?–286? BCE) in a text by the same name. To be free, individuals must discard rigid distinctions between right and wrong, and follow a course of action ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • Turning Points

    Responsive Pedagogies in Studio Art Education

    Edited by Richard Jochum, Judith M. Burton, Jason Watson ...
    Turning Points invites readers to join in a dialogue about creating more responsive studio art pedagogies for all, following a global pandemic that forced art educators to do what many believed to be impossible: teach studio art online. Amidst this sudden shift, long-simmering social and political challenges pushed to the forefront, such as racial injustice, access to educational resources, ... Read more

    $47.29 CAD