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NEW EDITION, JAN 2014. Please visit http: //modernchinesepoetry.com/ for sample poems. This book is a special issue of the journal of 21st Century Chinese Poetry. All poems are selected by Meifu Wang and translated by the editor-and-translator team of the journal. Song Huiyuan (pen name Liusi) graduated from Hangzhou University. His lyrical poems are widely admired and have appeared in many poetry journals in China. Mr. Song has also published several poetry collections, including The Red Pillow, The Crossing, and Running with My Gender. Mr. Song works for the Hangzhou Daily News, and presently lives in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. Mr. Song received the 2013 Henry Luce Foundation fellowship for a residency at Vermont Studio Center.
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Combining traditional Chinese culture with western psychology, the book The Power of Family interprets how to raise remarkable children from seven different dimensions, including the outlook and profession of parents, communication methods, educational opportunities, the formation of habits and the construction and development of family culture. Every child is endowed with infinite potential, yet to realize this, parents need to seize the key points of bringing up and raising their children. The Power of Family puts forward four main points regarding the raising of children and shows the way for parents to raise their children via four different approaches: namely the improvement of children...
At the repeated request of many scholars and students here is a new edition of E. Zürcher's groundbreaking The Buddhist Conquest of China. In his extensive introduction Stephen F. Teiser (D.T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies, Princeton University) explains why the book is still the standard in the field of early Chinese Buddhism.
The Buddhist master Fazang is regarded as one of the greatest metaphysicians in medieval Asia. This study aims at correcting misinterpretations and shedding light on neglected areas, opening up for discussion the various structures of medieval East Asian monastic biography.
Can enlightenment be attained through words? Understanding Prajñā addresses this perennial issue in the study of mysticism through the work of Sengzhao (374-414), a Buddhist scholar-monk whose essay on prajñā («wisdom») created a sensation in early medieval China. Drawing on contemporary hermeneutic theory, this book presents a close reading of Sengzhao's work, placing it in proper context while highlighting his masterful techniques for conveying «wisdom» beyond ordinary language. Understanding Prajñā includes translations of Sengzhao's essay and his correspondence with Liu Yimin, a «hermit-scholar» who yearned to grasp the Buddha's sage wisdom.
International Investment Management: Theory, Practice, and Ethics synthesizes investment principles, Asian financial practice, and ethics reflecting the realities of modern international finance. These topics are studied within the Asian context, first through the medium of case studies and then via the particular conditions common in those markets including issues of religion and philosophy. This book has a three part structure beginning with the core principles behind the business of investments including securities analysis, asset allocation and a comprehensive analysis of modern finance theory. This gives students a comprehensive understanding of investment management by going through th...