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Urs App
Whereas the discovery by Europeans of the continents of our earth has been the subject of countless studies and its protagonists (such as Columbus) are universally known, research on the…
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Richard Wagner war einer der ersten Europaer, der den Buddhismus schatzte und darf als der erste grosse Kunstler des Westens gelten, der sich von dieser Religion inspirieren liess. Im Jahre…
It is little known that Richard Wagner was among the very first Westerners to appreciate Buddhism and that he was the first major European artist to be inspired by this…
Schopenhauer’s favorite book was a particular version of the Indian Upanishads. He encountered it just before he found the centerpiece of his philosophical system: his concept of will. Though he…
A modern Zen classic–reissued with new material- An introduction to the great tenth-century Chinese master, with translations of his key works.
Yunmen Wenyan (c. 864-949) was a master of the…
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Schopenhauer was the first major Western philosopher with a deep interest in Asian philosophies and religions. His favorite book was a Latin version of the Indian Upanishads-the Oupnek'hat-that he used…
Modern Orientalism was born in the eighteenth century after a very long gestation period defined less by economic or political motives than by religious ideology. The Birth of Orientalism presents…
Urs App,Wenyan Yunmen
Meister Yunmen (864-949), der Grunder einer der funf Schulen des chinesischen Zen, war ein Gigant unter den grossen Meistern des Zen im alten China. In seinen Darlegungen und Gesprachen, von…
Helena P Blavatsky
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) co-founded the Theosophical Society. This book presents 31 interviews, letters, and articles--copiously annotated by Urs App--that document her extraordinary reception of Buddhism.
Helena P. Blavatsky (1831-1891) co-founded the Theosophical Society. This book presents 31 interviews, letters, and articles--copiously annotated by Urs App--that document her extraordinary reception of Buddhism.
The First Western book about Buddhism, Ozeray’s Recherches sur Buddou, was published 200 years ago in 1817. Urs App, the specialist of the Western discovery of Asian religions, explains why…
Oliver Pramann,Urs-Vito Albrecht
