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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “dominique townsend”
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  • Shantideva

    How to Wake Up a Hero

    by Dominique Townsend ...
    Illustrated by Tenzin Norbu ...
    Readers of all ages will enjoy this retelling of a beloved spiritual classic. Playfully illustrated in traditional Tibetan style, the story of the monk Shantideva frames his inspiring lessons on the way of the bodhisattva superhero.Shantideva: How to Wake Up a Hero is the retelling of Shantideva’s teachings before a surprised audience, who had thought he was useless and could only eat, sleep, and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • A Buddhist Sensibility

    Aesthetic Education at Tibet's Mindröling Monastery

    by Dominique Townsend ...
    Series series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
    Founded in 1676 during a cosmopolitan early modern period, Mindröling monastery became a key site for Buddhist education and a Tibetan civilizational center. Its founders sought to systematize and institutionalize a worldview rooted in Buddhist philosophy, engaging with contemporaries from across Tibetan Buddhist schools while crystallizing what it meant to be part of their own Nyingma school. At ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • A Buddhist Sensibility

    Aesthetic Education at Tibet's Mindröling Monastery

    by Dominique Townsend ...
    Series series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
    Founded in 1676 during a cosmopolitan early modern period, Mindröling monastery became a key site for Buddhist education and a Tibetan civilizational center. Its founders sought to systematize and institutionalize a worldview rooted in Buddhist philosophy, engaging with contemporaries from across Tibetan Buddhist schools while crystallizing what it meant to be part of their own Nyingma school. At ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Longing to Awaken

    Buddhist Devotion in Tibetan Poetry and Song

    by Professor Jamie Monson, PhD, Willa Blythe Baker, Lara Braitstein ...
    Series series Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism
    An indispensable collection of Buddhist devotional poems and songsLonging to Awaken features twenty-five translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs composed by revered Tibetan masters from diverse traditions and time periods. The anthology invites readers to experience a variety of poetic forms that embody a range of emotions, from grief and longing to skepticism and humor, demonstrating ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Equality

    More or Less

    by Robert E. Tully, Bruce Chilton, Brandon Jason Archuleta, Richard H. Davis, Morten G. Ender, David S. Frey, George W. Gawrych, Robert J. Goldstein, Christopher W. Jacobs0, Hugh Liebert1, Betsy Lucal2, Courtney Morris3, Graham Parsons4, Darya Pushkina5, Shai Secunda6, Tehseen Thaver7, Dominique Townsend8 ...
    Series series Dialogues on Social Issues: Bard College and West Point
    The essays in this volume on the subject of equality are the work of scholars at Bard College and West Point. Their research falls within the areas of history, religion, legal theory, social science, ethics and philosophy. The regions covered include the Middle and Far East, Europe, and America; the time periods studied are both contemporary and historical. Each essay is a well-detailed ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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    by Mary Pope Osborne ...
    Illustrated by Sal Murdocca ...
    Series Book 19 - Magic Tree House
    The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!Tigers in trouble? That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, to a forest in India. The rare tigers are being trapped by greedy poachers! Can Jack and Annie find a way to help? Or will a fierce tiger eat them instead ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Sisters of the Sword: Journey Through Fire

    by Maya Snow ...
    Series Book 3 - Sisters of the Sword
    Sometimes a samurai's most dangerous opponent is herself.Ever since their father's murder, Kimi and Hana have honed their fighting skills and prepared for vengeance against their vicious uncle Hidehira. They have become true warriors with the hearts of samurai.Now their fight has become more than just a personal vendetta. As Hidehira's quest for power continues, he is destroying the province and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cat Who Went To Heaven

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Elizabeth Coatsworth ...
    In this lyrical Japanese folktale, a poor young artist and his elderly housekeeper scrape by in a tiny house where hunger is constant and hope is scarce. When she returns from the market with a three-colored kitten instead of food, his comic outrage gives way to wonder as the gentle cat, soon named Good Fortune, brings unexpected warmth, dignity, and luck to the lonely home. Though the artist's ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Hungry Ghosts

    by Sally Heinrich ...
    Sarah hadn’t wanted to come to Australia. She’s been perfectly happy with things how they were in Singapore where school was for learning, and ‘being cool’ was a non-issue. Now Dad was trying his best to make her into a ‘fair dinkum’ Aussie while Mum was determined to hang on to all the old Asian traditions. During the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts Sarah meets the ghost of Pei, a Chinese girl who ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Ganesha's Sweet Tooth

    by Sanjay Patel, Emily Haynes ...
    The bold, bright colors of India leap off the page in this picture book retelling of how Ganesha helped write the epic Hindu poem, the Mahabharata.Ganesha is just like any other kid, except that he has the head of an elephant and rides around on a magical mouse. And he loves sweets, but when Ganesha insists on biting into a super jumbo jawbreaker laddoo, his tusk breaks off! With the help of the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Listen, Slowly

    by Thanhhà Lai ...
    This remarkable and bestselling novel from Thanhha Lai, author of the National Book Award–winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again, follows a young girl as she learns the true meaning of family.Listen, Slowly is a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year!A California girl born and raised, Mai can’t wait to spend her vacation at the beach. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Legends of the Martial Arts Masters

    by Susan Lynn Peterson ...
    Whether you're an inspiring black belt or just a fan of martial arts action, you'll enjoy this collection of twenty exciting stories about the great heroes of the martial arts.The stories include dramatic victories, wily strategies, and triumphs over long odds—from the great Tsukahara Bokuden's cunning defeat of a troublemaking samurai to Wing Chun's brave self-defense against a brutish warlord. ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD