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Chapters: Buddhist Cuisine, Ajanta Caves, Kyūdō, Buddhas of Bamyan, Greco-Buddhism, Greco-Buddhist Art, Buddhist Influences on Print Technology, Halo, Eastern Art History, Mudra, Buddhist Poetry, Chōjū-Jinbutsu-Giga, List of Heaviest Bells, Ashtamangala, Bagan, Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand, Korzok Monastery, Charyapada, Filial Piety, Buddhist Art in Japan, Śarīra, Pillars of Ashoka, Buddhist Calendar, Physical Characteristics of the Buddha, Deur Kothar, Bimaran Casket, Bunleua Sulilat, Main Hall, Thai Temple Art and Architecture, Shichidō Garan, Songs of Realization, Cetiya, Buddhist Cultural Centre, Death Anniversary, Wat, Buddhist Architecture, Dharmrajeshwar, Buddha Images in Thailand, Emerald Buddha, Sanmon, Griddhraj Parvat, Buddhist Culture and Art, Kanishka Casket, Aniconism in Buddhism, Mathura Lion Capital, Indo-Corinthian Capital, Dvaravati, Mingun Bell, Bharhut, Portrait of Yutog Yontan Gonpo, Bai Sema, Sutra Mound, Wrathful Deities, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Honkyoku, Buddharupa, Poruwa Ceremony, Geumdong Mireuk Bosal Bangasang, Buduruvagala, Avadana, Black Buddhist, Dhauli, Jakugo, Sanctuary of Truth, the Giant Buddhas, Siddhartha, Shakyasimha, Bussokusekika, Tsukubai, Dungchen, Mahamuni Buddha, Nei Xue Tang Museum, Luang Phor Phet, Phra Ubosot, the Sound of Zen, Sultanganj Buddha, Kaiguang, Ushnisha, Cultural Elements of Buddhism, Urna, Pandal, Kangling, U Thong Style, Busshi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 444. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Part of a series onBuddhism Portal of BuddhismOutline of Buddhism Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Graeco-Buddhism, refers to the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE in the area covered by the Indian sub-continent, and mod...http://booksllc.net/?id=515258 ... Read more

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Chapters: Aikido, Karate, Judo, Kendo, Shintaido, Kyūdō, Shorinji Kempo, Yoseikan Budo, Kinomichi, Full Contact Karate, Takeda Ryu Nakamura Ha, Koryu Uchinadi, Hakkō-Ryū, Shoryuhai, Toyama-Ryū, Dublin Kendo Kobukai, Taidō, Jūkendō, Gendai Budō, Hakko Denshin Ryu, Shinkendo, Shōrinji-Ryū. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 169. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Judo or Jd jd , meaning "gentle way") is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that was created in Japan in 1882 by Dr Kano Jigoro. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking or by executing a choke. Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defences are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori). The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts that developed from traditional schools (kory). The worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which was developed after Mitsuyo Maeda brought judo to Brazil in 1914, Sambo, and Bartitsu. Practitioners of judo are called jdka. Kano Jigoro The early history of judo is inseparable from its founder, Japanese polymath and educator Jigoro Kano ( Kan Jigor, 18601938). Kano was born into a well-to-do Japanese family. His grandfather was a self-made man, a sake brewer from Shiga prefecture in central Japan. However, Kano's father was not the eldest son and therefore did not inherit the business. Instead, he became a Shinto priest and government official, with enough influenc...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15601 ... Read more