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Beijing Imperial Capital by Donald J. Cohn ISBN: 0844299863 ISBN-13: 9780844299860 Format: Paperback Customer Reviews Review this book! Bibliographic Details Publisher: McGraw-Hill Published date: 1995 Edition: 3rd edition Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches Weight: 0.75 pounds Similar books Insight Guide Taiwan by Vivien Kim Mr. Ding's Chicken Feet by Gillian Kendall Insight Guide East Asia by Heidi Sopinka Introduction to Japanese Culture by Introduction To Japanese Culture provides a compact guide to aspect Japan that often puzzles the outside observer. This very informative text is also a needed primer on the cultural make-up and behaviors of the Japanese, certain to fascinate the student, tourist, or anyone who seeks to know and understand the Japanese and their world. Tibetan Portrait by Phil Borges This is a book about a deeply spiritual culture's struggle to survive and maintain compassion in the face of tremendous aggression. The invasion by the Chinese Communists in 1949 led to massive destruction and repression, and to the occupation of Tibet, which continues to this day. Throughout 1994, photographer Phil Borges traveled to Tibet, as well as parts of Nepal and northern India where thousands of Tibetan refugees now reside, photographing Tibetans in an effort to understand what had happened to them, to their country and their culture. In doing so, he became fascinated by Buddhist philosophy and the Tibetan commitment to nonviolence. Tibetan Buddhists believe that there is no greater vehicle than compassion and forgiveness to counteract the suffering in the world. Their unique Buddhist practices and beliefs provide a framework for the attainment of mental peace and enlightenment, a goal they are encouraged to pursue from an early age. They are taught to value contentment, fulfillment, and mental peace above all else, since one's state of mind is believed to be the only possession that survives from one lifetime to the next. As the Tibetans work to save their unique culture and to regain their country, their internal struggle as human beings is to try to reconcile their nonviolent principles with the rage that can arise when harmed. It is an extreme test of their commitment to compassion, to their religion, and to their culture.

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