‎Gard Richard A.‎
‎Buddhism‎

‎Recherches sur Buddou ou Bouddou instituteur religieux de l'Asie orientale Précédées de considérations générales sur les premiers hommages rendus au Créteur" sur la corruption de la religion, l'établissement des cultes du solieil, de la lune, des p... - [THE FIRST WESTERN BOOK ON BUDDHISM]‎

‎Paris, Brunot-Labbe, 1817. 8vo. Completely uncut in later, simple paper-wrappers. Light dusting to first and last leaf and only light occasional brownspotting. Overall a magnificent anf fresh copy, on good paper, and completely uncut.‎

‎Scarce first edition of the first Western book about Buddhism and Buddha. ""Although the Western encounter with Asia's largest religion may be the vastest and most consequential spiritual encounter in human history, its protagonists and historical development are still barely known. Thus it comes as no surprise that even specialists have hitherto failed to appreciate the earliest Western book about Buddhism: Michel-Jean-François Ozeray's Recherches ""Sur Buddou ou Bouddou, Instituteur religieux de l'Asie Orientale"" (Paris, 1817)."" (from the review of Urs App's edition of the work from 1917).To commemorate Ozeray's groundbreaking work, an edition of it was published for its 200th anniversary, in 2017, with French-English parallel-text (the translation by Urs App). It is this edition that has made the book famous and re-introduced it as the pioneering classic that it is. ""In his 73-page introduction App presents and analyzes Ozeray's view of Buddhism and its founder. Tracing the author's main sources, he explains why his book deserves to be recognized as a pioneering contribution to Western knowledge about Buddhism and to global-scale comparative religion. Published just before the onset of academic research on Buddhism in Europe, Ozeray's work relied not on Christian missionary literature or romantic speculation but rather on figurative representations and reports furnished by ambassadors, travelers, and long-time residents in Asian countries. Due to its focus on living Buddhism as practised in numerous Asian countries, Ozeray's pioneering study is-in spite of its inevitable flaws-in many respects more congruent with modern field work than the majority of popular books on Buddhism that bend the spiritualism and esotericism shelves in today's bookstores.""‎

‎Buddhism & Science. Translated from the German by the Bhikkhu Silacara.‎

‎London, Macmillan, 1913, gr. in-8°, XII + 256 p., untrimmed, cloth binding.‎

‎Out of eleven chapters: Faith and a world theory / Buddhism and the problem of physics / Buddhism and the problem of biology / Buddhism and the cosmological problem. ‎

‎Truth and Tradition in Chinese Buddhism. A Study of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism‎

‎Shangai (China), The Commercial Press 1934 xii + [10] + 415pp. + frontispiece & some illustrations out of text, a revised and enlarged edition, 23cm., publisher's hardcover in red cloth (some traces of use at edges), ex-library copy (few stamps, trace of removed label at spine), text is clean and bright, X115216‎

‎Buddhism and Lamaism of Tibet, with its mystic cults, symbolism and mythology, and in its relations to Indian buddhism‎

‎New Delhi, Gaurav Publishing House 1993 xix + 598pp. + frontispiece, with bl/w illustrations in text, 23cm., publisher's hardcover in orange cloth, dustwrapper, good condition, X114114‎

‎RIGPA JOURNAL, JAN. 2000 (Contents: The Future of Buddhism. Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje (1932-1999). Setting the Stage for the New Millenium. Homage to Catalunya. Three Monts in Paradise. Two Summers in Lerab Ling. Tibetan Medicine...)‎

‎Rigpa. 2000. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 72 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎

‎Contents: The Future of Buddhism, Sogyal Rinpoche's keynote address to the second 'Buddhism in America’ conference, held in San Diego, California. Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje (1932-1999), The life of one of the great masters of our time, who passed way in August last year. Setting the Stage for the New Millenium, The Dalai Lama touched the hearts of thousands of people during his visit to London in May last year. As well as giving public teachings, he spoke of his vision of a non-violent approach to conflict in the new millennium. A Year to Remember, Sogyal Rinpoche's travels and teachings, visiting teachers, and changes and developments in Rigpa and for the Sangha over the last year. Homage from Catalunya, His Holiness Sakya Trizin visits Buddhist and Benedictine monasteries in Spain. Three Months in Paradise, A summer retreat at Lerab Ling. Two Summers in Lerab Ling. The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine, Sogyal Rinpoche's address to the International Congress on Tibetan Medicine in Washington, DC. Tsewang Paljor (1909-1999), A tribute to the life of the father of both Sogyal Rinpoche and HE Dzogchen Rinpoche. Dzogchen Monastery, The 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche reflects on important issues and progress at the Dzogchen monastery. On an Island of Wish-fulfilling Jewels, Sherab Òzer Rinpoche, head of Tertòn Sogyal's monastery in East Tibet, visits Lerab Ling and makes an extraordinary reconnection... Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎