” The Two Enigmas of T’ien-t’ai Master Chih-i This book presents the text of a lecture given by
the author at Peking University, China, on 9 November 1998. The Buddha sought “nirvana,”
T’ien-t’ai Master Chih-i sought “emptiness,” and Ch’an (or Zen) sought “nothingness,” and in this
epoch-making book the author discusses these three currents chiefly with reference to Chih-i’s Mo-ho chih-kuan (The Great Shamatha and Vipashyanā). In addition, it also includes the text of the author’s
lecture “Agon Buddhism as Sozialwissenschaft: Introduction,” delivered at Zhongshan University
on 4 December 1997.
• 1300 yen Published in conjunction with the author’s invited visit on 8 June 2000 to the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 21st Century: The Age of Sophia
The Wisdom of Greek Philosophy and
the Wisdom of the Buddha
Let’s give some thought to wisdom ! Wisdom is the very essence of life. Without wisdom nations, societies, businesses and people all go to ruin. This book compares the wisdom of Greek philosophy and the wisdom of Gotama Buddha, the two
ultimate expressions of human wisdom, and
explains how to cultivate wisdom.
Other Books by Seiyu Kiriyama
Translated by Rande Brown
THE WISDOM OF THE GOMA FIRE CEREMONY
On 4 November 2000 the author performed a fire-offering (goma) ceremony at a historic church in New York and then gave a talk. In the talk he presented three principles to guide humankind in the future-“conversation
with one’s soul,” “battle with the mind,” and “acquisition of wisdom.” This book reproduces
this talk, and the author maintains that
the performance of the goma ceremony, embodying the wisdom of the Buddha, facilitates the acquistion of the Buddha’s wisdom.
• 1000 yen
Published in conjunction with the author’s lecture
on 4 November 2000 in New York. You Have Been Here Before:
Reincarnation
Does reincarnation really exist?
Why do you reincarnate? What is it that actually reincarnates? With his highly developed psychic
clairvoyance and wisdom, the author clarifies the world after death
and the secrets of reincarnation
