検索キーワード： 歴史

その山のふもとに生まれ育ち、少年のころから、あらゆる小路を幾度となく歩いては、様々な風景を目にしてきた、著者にとっての母なる山・比叡山。歴史を学んだのち、再び同じ路をたずね、峠を越え、川を渡りながら、仏教美術学者はあることに気づく。

Kamba Ramayanam, originally titled Ramavataram, is a monumental 12th-century Tamil epic composed by the legendary poet Kambar. It is a masterful adaptation of Sage Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana, deeply infused with the cultural nuances, poetic styles, and devotional fervor of the Tamil Bhakti...

Lviv, Lwów, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history. City of Lions presents two essays, written more than half a century apart -...

What Makes a Prince Abandon Everything?The Path That Transformed Siddhartha into the Buddha, Now Told Like Never BeforeWhat would drive a prince to abandon his palace, his power, his very identity? What would compel a man to walk away from everything in search of something he cannot yet name?In...

Best-seller internacional que mobilizou a opinião pública Uma impressionante história de Jesus, de sua época conturbada e do nascimento do cristianismo. Em uma narrativa de tirar o fôlego, Zelota oferece uma nova perspectiva sobre aquela que talvez seja a história mais extraordinária da...

Through this novelized history of the Soka Gakkai—one of the most dynamic, diverse, and empowering movements in the world today—readers will discover the organization's goals and achievements even as they find inspiring and practical Buddhist wisdom for living happily and compassionately in...

An enthralling portrait of one of the most famous buildings in the world—the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam—and its four-hundred years of history. Millions have passed through its doors, but few know the full story of the house in Amsterdam’s Canal District that hid Anne Frank and her...

生と死の境界を越えて魂が旅を続ける輪廻転生の哲学は、現代の私たちが抱える苦悩を解き放ち、深い自己理解へと導く静かな光となります。夜の静寂の中で自己と向き合い、人生の真の意味を探求したいと願うとき、こ...

かつての超大国はいかにしてゆっくりと崩壊し、新たな中世ヨーロッパの夜明けへと姿を変えたのか、その壮大な歴史の転換点を鮮やかに描き出す思索の旅。静かな朝の通勤電車の中や、一日を終える夜のリラックスタイ...

一五二五年，宗教改革の渦中，幼児洗礼を拒むキリスト教の一派が誕生した．異端として迫害されながらも聖書の教えを守り，非暴力を貫いた彼らの信仰は，戦争の止まない現代に生きる私たちに何を語りかけるのか．

古代エジプトの神秘的な叡智とヘルメス思想を紐解き、目に見える「現実」と内なる「意識」がどう結びついていたのかを浮き彫りにする、知覚の境界を広げる哲学的な探求。通勤の喧騒から離れた夜や深く自己と向き合...

仏教といえば、「悟りをめざす清らかな教え」というイメージを持っている人が多いと思います。ところが、仏教のはじまりは、そんなイメージとは正反対。あまりに人間臭く危険なドラマに満ちていました。

This very short introduction offers listeners a superb overview of the teachings of the Buddha, as well as a succinct guide to the integration of Buddhism into daily life.  

特定の教祖や聖典を持たずとも数千年にわたり息づく古代インドの宗教哲学を通じて、多様性と輪廻の思想が現代を生きる私たちの心に深い平穏と人生の意味をもたらす、心揺さぶる魂の探求へと誘います。静かな夜のリ...

The growth of Christianity in the early centuries of the Common Era is one of the most extraordinary stories in world history. What began with a preaching day laborer and his dozen or so disciples soon grew to be the largest religion in the world, eventually taking over the entire Roman Empire. How did that happen? How was such a movement possible?

熱帯の密林に消えた古代文明の繁栄と崩壊の軌跡をたどり、水と闘い知恵を絞った人々の壮大な歴史ドラマに深く没入する、エキサイティングで知的な通勤時間をあなたにお届けします。単なる巨大な石の建造物という枠...

When human rights lawyer Philippe Sands received an invitation to deliver a lecture in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, he began to uncover a series of extraordinary historical coincidences. It set him on a quest that would take him halfway around the world in an exploration of the origins of international law and the pursuit of his own secret family history, beginning and ending with the last day of the Nuremberg Trials.

This book will help you appreciate the timeless wisdom of the oldest form of Buddhism in existence, understand what it means to be a Buddhist, recognize the key practices and traditions of Theravada Buddhism, and avoid faux pas in conversation - both in traveling and personal relationships. Access the world's religions through this entry in this series of simple guides that provide concise, accessible introductions to the world's major religions. 

From the first centuries CE to the present, the question of who wrote the Bible has fascinated readers, theologians, and scholars. While countless viewpoints have circulated, the matter of who wrote the Bible remains a compelling issue. In these 24 eye-opening lectures, Professor Baden takes you deeply into the history of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.