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This book is based on two historic seminars given by the author in the 1970s. In them the author introduced the tantric teachings of Tibetan Buddhism to his Western students for the first time. Each seminar bore the title "The Nine Yanas." Yana, a Sanskrit word meaning "vehicle, " refers to a body of doctrine and practical instruction that enables students to advance spiritually. Nine vehicles, arranged as successive levels, make up the whole path of Buddhist practice. Teaching all nine means giving a total picture of the spiritual journey. The author's nontheoretical, experiential approach opens up a world of fundamental psychological insights and subtleties. He speaks directly to a contemporary Western audience, using earthy analogies that establish the ancient teachings of the Buddha firmly in the midst of ordinary everyday life.

Upon reaching Japan, Buddhism, which was founded in India two thousand years ago, collided with an island civilization with its own firmly entrenched cultural and even religious infrastructure. The result, as the Japanese embraced this new, foreign-born religion, was a centuries long "chemical reaction" between religion and culture. This book, written by one of Japan's most outstanding scholars on Buddhism, traces that journey from the beginning through our own time. Japanese Buddhism examines how the religion shaped the people -- with their own rich history -- even as the people shaped the religion, with the result that Japanese Buddhism is unique in the world today. Delving deeply into the interplay between Buddhism and Japanese poetry, literature and even politics, this book is an invaluable addition to our understanding of Japan, Buddhism and the complex relationship between the two.

Vegetarianism and religion - According to the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians, the majority of the world's vegetarians follow the practice for religious reasons. Many religions, including Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, and especially Jainism, teach that ideally life should always be valued and not willfully destroyed for unnecessary human gratification.

One World Religion - One World Religion (OWR) is the view taken by many New Age theorists that eventually all of the world's religions, or at least portions of them, will combine to form the one "true" religion. It is believed by some that there are both truths and inaccuracies in all of the major world religions.

Buddhism and the Roman world - Several instances of interaction between Buddhism and the Roman world are documented by Classical and early Christian writers.

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