Monks of a Separate Cloth


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A couple are caught in a violent snowstorm as they ascend notorious Harrow Mountain in Chi Bay, Alaska for a getaway at a Forest Service remote cabin, only to discover that what awaits them is far worse than any blizzard. An archbishop must prowl the streets of the ancient Roman city of Trier, penance for the ultimate sacrilege. On an earth decimated by plague, a survivor fraught with guilt carries on his person a specialized strain of that plague with the teetering intent of unleashing it upon an unsuspecting world again, this time to even more devastating effect. A novelist is tormented by hellish visions of Henry Fuseli's macabre painting The Nightmare. A man haunted by family tragedy takes his girlfriend to Lake Garda, Italy, where secrets reside, secrets that could destroy both of them. These and other strange, dark avenues await the curious among the monks of a separate cloth.




Learn to Make Monk's Cloth Afghans


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If you ever used a sewing needle, you can make a wonderful monk's cloth afghan. In very little time you can learn to follow the chart and create these 10 beautiful designs on the soft cotton monk's cloth fabric. All you need is a yarn needle, regular worsted weight yarn, a piece of monk's cloth and very little time. Even those who consider themselves "all thumbs" will enjoy this easy craft.




Buddhist Nuns, Monks, and Other Worldly Matters


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Buddhist Nuns, Monks, and Other Worldly Matters: Recent Papers on Monastic Buddhism in India is the fourth in a series of collected essays by one of today’s most distinguished scholars of Indian Buddhism. In these articles Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.




Monastic Practices


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For three decades, Monastic Practices has been a valued resource for English-speaking aspirants to monastic life. In this revised edition, updated and expanded, Charles Cummings, OCSO, explores the common practices of the monastic life in order to rediscover them as viable means of leading persons to a deeper encounter with God. How do monks and nuns occupy themselves throughout the day? Have they modernized their lifestyle or is it still cluttered with medieval customs? Could any of the monastic practices be of use to those outside the monastery? A certain wisdom is necessary to know how to use such practices and how to give oneself to them until they lead one to God. After long monastic experience, Cummings shows us how the ordinary things we do constitute our path to God. In the art of living life, he argues, we are always beginners, searching for God through our concrete circumstances and actions.




Learn Huck Embroidery on Monk's Cloth


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Soft and knobby Monk’s cloth provides the perfect backdrop for these charming patterns painted with yarn. This form of weaving is done on a large scale and is easy to learn and quick to complete. Trice Boerens, an expert in huck embroidery, teaches you the easy steps needed to create these lovely patterns. Pick a pattern, then stitch it on a small project like a hot pad, or a larger project such as a runner or throw. The patterns take shape quickly using step-by-step color charts, and in no time, you'll have a wonderful completed project to keep for yourself or to give as a gift that will be treasured for a lifetime.




The Rule of Saint Benedict


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Between the Empires


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This volume is the result of an international conference organized by the South Asia Institute at the University of Texas. Patrick Olivelle has collected and edited the best papers to emerge from the conference. Part I of the book looks at what can be construed from archeological evidence. Part II concerns itself with the textual evidence for the period. Taken together, these essays offer an unprecedented look at Indian culture and society in this distant epoch.




Punch Needle Rug Hooking


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Learn to make beautiful punch needle hooked rugs with veteran instructor Amy Oxford. A complete "how to" photo essay walks you through every stage of rug making. A question and answer section, interviews with professional punch needle rug hookers, and photographs of work from some of the field's most innovative and inspired craftspeople make this book a must for any textile lover.




Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China


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Death rituals and Buddhist imagery of the afterlife have been central to the development and spread of Buddhism as a social and textual tradition. Bringing together ethnographic, historical and theoretically informed accounts, the book presents in-depth studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.




Buddhist Monks and Business Matters


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This is the second in a series of collected essays by one of today’s most distinguished scholars of Indian Buddhism. (Publication of a third collection is planned in early 2005.) In these articles, all save one published in various places from 1994 through 2001, Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.