Fiction - Buddhist

A spiritual fantasy told in the atmosphere of a medieval world that feels like today.It took James Ishmael Ford many decades of spiritual teaching and leadership in two communities (Buddhist and Unitarian Universalism) before he was ready to write his first novel. This is...

"Go to the Himalayas. There, seek the Great Buddha."With these words, a young boy sets out on a journey that will reshape not only his own life, but the lives of those he meets. Drawn by a call he doesn't fully understand, he leaves...

Author: V. VinicchayakulISBN-10: 6164511097ISBN-13: 9786164511095Publisher: River BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2026Pages: 244Format: Paperback

What is left when we let go of everything? When all the stories we tell ourselves run out?Three brothers, their lives traced in thirteen linked short stories as they grow up, fight, fall in love and try to let go. Mick is over it...

The inner circle of the philosophers of Pavi Bujdam are a close group of friends who include a renowned artist, a mathematician, musicians, dancers, theologians and an astrologer, who all live with the great philosophical question of what lies beyond the mere surrounding their...

Haunted by nightmares she can't explain and a past she can't escape, Becky Torres returns to Puerto Rico after her father's death-only to find herself drawn into a web of ancient secrets, her own spiritual awakening, and invisible danger. As Becky unravels the truth...

The Kingdom of the Red Sun's global tendrils have been exposed, but the war smolders on.Vincent Bogatyr, the Retainer known as Colt, seeks to shoot down the renegade Fire Angel Renata from the sky and discover her true identity, torn between enrapturement and revulsion....

*Winner of the 2021 Taiwan Literature Award* A captivating fusion of travelogue, fiction, and cultural meditation that journeys deep into the heart of Tibet. Chen-Fu Hsu's debut novel begins with a young Taiwanese naturalist on an arduous quest for the elusive snow leopard, weaving...

Author: Kartikeya VajpaiISBN-10: 014347815XISBN-13: 9780143478157Publisher: Ebury PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 256Format: Paperback

Before its demise in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the Chanpa, or Lotus Moon, Buddhist order taught the peoples of the East for centuries. Warriors placed under their tutelage became the Taishis, who in turn became heroes of legend throughout South and East Asia. In...

Impermanence. Suffering. No-Self.The Three Marks characterise all existence. Change, dissatisfaction and questions of identity lie at the core of this collection. Each story, born of an obsession with a moment, nudges us toward the liminal space where literature and spirituality converge. Passarelli's fiction engages...

Author: Zachary HeltonISBN-13: 9798992864946Publisher: Spark & ScrollLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

When Rob Forbes returns to his childhood home of Zimbabwe, Africa after decades away, he doesn't plan to stay long. A big job back in London awaits.But he finds himself questioning his priorities amid the open-hearted exuberance of people who have so little compared...

What if Jesus left religion behind?Jesus was brought up in a world of rules, control, and shame. Quick-witted and rebellious, he's always been the one asking dangerous questions. But when his pursuit of justice sparks a confrontation with a rabbi no one dares question,...

When Rob Forbes returns to his childhood home of Zimbabwe, Africa after decades away, he doesn't plan to stay long. A big job back in London awaits.But he finds himself questioning his priorities amid the open-hearted exuberance of people who have so little compared...

What one life could not reveal, Another returns to break the seal.Author: Maximilien CadeISBN-13: 9798230740810Publisher: Maximilien CadeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2025Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d

The story of Siddhartha and Yashodhara, their romantic marriage, marital life, the birth of the son Rahula, and the eventual transformation in their relationship when Siddhartha left home are depicted here. They were mortals of flesh and emotions in an immortal partnership of love,...

Wu Lou, penned by Lu Xinhua, a legendary Chinese author who launched China's Scar Literature genre, begins with a haunting scene in a secluded temple deep within the Cambodian jungle during the early 1970s. Tutu, a young woman, discovers her fianc?, a Khmer Rouge...

With The Garden, centuries of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom are broughtto life for readers by one of its greatest Western teachers, Michael Roach.Through a parable in which a young man is brought into a mystical gardenby a beautiful embodiment of Wisdom, Roach presents the pantheon...

A postapocalyptic road trip and a quest for redemption.It's 2048, and the world has been ravaged by a lethal virus. With few exceptions, only the young have survived. Cities and infrastructures have been destroyed, and the natural world has reclaimed the landscape in surprising...

A ROSE FROM CHARLIE AND MARIE is a literary thriller set in a Buddhistic framework with the major theme being love and courage prove us to be eternal. "Charlie and Marie make for compelling characters . . . . Though Buddhist philosophy appears in...

Fuller Sight is a metaphysical novel. Much of the book takes place outside of time as we know it. Danny Anderson is an 18-year-old young man who has decided that he needs to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect the girl he loves from...

Siddhartha takes place in the ancient Indian kingdom of Kapilavastue and follows the spiritual journey of a man who embarks on a quest for enlightenment. Along the way he becomes a wandering beggar, a rich businessman, a lover, a Buddhist convert, and, ultimately, a...

Author: Eliot PattisonISBN-10: 1250881331ISBN-13: 9781250881335Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2017Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

THE CLASSIC NOVEL OF ONE MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING HAS DELIGHTED, INSPIRED, AND INFLUENCED GENERATIONSAuthor: Hermann HesseISBN-10: 1722503742ISBN-13: 9781722503741Publisher: G&D MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2023Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7.1Point Value: 6Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 8672 / Siddhartha (English)

A long, long time ago, in a magical version of ancient China, an island called Aolai stood in the sea like a king in his palace. In the center of the island was Flower Fruit Mountain, and at the very top of the mountain...

Xue Mo, the pen name of Chen Kaihong, was born in Liangzhou, Gansu province. The author of many works of fiction, poetry, and prose, he is a six-time winner of the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award and has been nominated three times for the...

Becoming Forest openswith Aishling--the young Irish woman at the heart of this story--as she visitsher grandmother in California following her grandfather's death. Aishling findsher grandfather's journal and reads about a trip he made to India years ago tovisit the original Bodhi Tree, the place...

The Dalai Lama regarded their flushed, animated faces, his forehead wrinkling. "The materialist approach," he nodded. "Seeking to change what you believe to be entirely outside you. It has many problems. For example, why must you constantly postpone your happiness?" India's Top Ten Social...

In her debut novel, Edie Meidav tells the tale of Henry Fyre Gould, a self-described anti-missionary who travels to Ceylon from the spiritualist salons of 1930s New York City. Driven by an arrogant faith in his ideals, Henry settles in the village of Rajottama,...

The Voyage of the Kazu Maru is an enlightening story of self-discovery about a young orphaned Japanese boy who becomes a reluctant monk at an isolated mountain monastery. An opportunity arises to follow the famed running monks to their temple along the seashore far...

Dessert with Buddha takes the eccentric monk, Volya Rinpoche, and his skeptical, brother-in-law, Otto, on another enlightening road trip filled with meals, humor, social commentary, and good times. The couple that traveled from New York to North Dakota in Breakfast with Buddha, Seattle to...

Dessert with Buddha takes the eccentric, sort-of-Buddhist monk, Volya Rinpoche, and his skeptical, middle-of-the-road brother-in-law, Otto Ringling, on another enlightening road trip filled with meals, humor, social commentary, and good times. On this journey, the couple that traveled from New York to North Dakota...

All fairy tales speak of a hero's journey and follow the same format - the main character meets challenges and overcomes them through might, magic, or marriage. The newly realized fairy tales and stories in Wake also tell stories of all creatures facing difficulties...

Follow Siddhartha on a journey toward peace and enlightenment in this gorgeous hardcover edition of Herman Hesse's lyrical masterwork. Herman Hesse's classic novel Siddhartha comes to you in this newly designed edition complete with full-color illustration and foil and debossed hardcover. In the journey,...

"Deep inside the heart of all things is a spirit so wild it can never be tamed." Tibet, 1285 - Hidden away in her grandmother's monastery after her mother's tragic death, Nordun's life has been shrouded in secrets. Born into a family of royal...

"A heartfelt heroine's journey, sprinkled with nuggets of timeless Buddhist wisdom." Tibet, 1285 - Hidden away in her grandmother's monastery after her mother's tragic death, Nordun's life has been shrouded in secrets. Born into a family of royal horse masters, she was divined to...

A lighthearted comedy about the way a spiritual teacher tries to empower his followers, but they invest him with all the power."...brilliant, wise, moving, and funny. Like, really funny. ... Spiritual writing like this is rare. " Shozen Jack Haubner, author of Zen Confidential...

Maya Marinovich has lost her husband and baby daughter in a freak car crash. To find a new start, Maya leaves Boston for San Francisco. She gets involved briefly, but passionately, with the leader of a Japanese-Jewish cult movement. Next, she lands a job...

Touching both heaven and earth, profound Buddhist thought unfolds in splendid epic stories in Six Months with Buddha. With the teachings of the Buddha and one of his foremost disciples, Sariputta, hovering gently in the background, tales of faith and devotion, betrayal and revenge,...

"Why doesn't everyone believe in karma?" Lama Tashi repeated the question with a mischievous twinkle. "The answer is very simple."He gazed at where his students relaxed on their meditation cushions in the candle-lit room. "It's because karma isn't instant. If cause was followed immediately...

"Why doesn't everyone believe in karma?" Lama Tashi repeated the question with a mischievous twinkle. "The answer is very simple."He gazed at where his students relaxed on their meditation cushions in the candle-lit room. "It's because karma isn't instant. If cause was followed immediately...

Hamish's chance encounter with a Buddhist monk has a profound effect on his life. He dreams of becoming a monk one day, but he loves his family deeply, and at work his compassionate leadership unexpectedly makes him CEO of a struggling nonprofit. Over the...

Hamish's chance encounter with a Buddhist monk has a profound effect on his life. He dreams of becoming a monk one day, but he loves his family deeply, and at work his compassionate leadership unexpectedly makes him CEO of a struggling nonprofit. Over the...

A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life.--Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past BeginsBarbara Graham is a literary alchemist. What Jonah Knew not only grabs you...

A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life.--Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past BeginsBarbara Graham is a literary alchemist. What Jonah Knew not only grabs you...

Deep in the heart of Tibet, Shan Tao Yun, an exiled Chinese national and a former Beijing government Inspector, is caught between the brutal Chinese army and a Western oil company. Shan has agreed to lead an expedition to return the eye of an...

As kittens we feel it often. All it takes is a wind-blown feather, an unexpected delicacy, or the alluring rush of water and instantly we are caught up in it: Wonderment. Enchantment. Being fully absorbed in the here and now.By the time we reach...

When novice monk Tenzin Dorje is told by his lama that the Red Army is invading Tibet, his country's darkest moment paradoxically gives him a sense of purpose like no other. He accepts a mission to carry two ancient, secret texts across the Himalayas...

"Amina Cain is a beautiful writer. Like the girl in the rearview mirror in your backseat, quiet, looking out the window half smiling, then not, then glancing at you, curious to her. That is how her thoughts and words make me feel, like clouds...