Best Buddhism Presents and Gifts

Mandala Gift Ideas

Mandala Calendars, Date Books, Agendas and Engagement Planners

Mandalas are beautiful, usually round or square, symmetrical paintings. The tradition stems from India but has been taken up most famously in Tibetan Buddhism. It's sand paintings have become crowd drawing events world wide - and a major source o...

Mandala Meditation Posters 2009

An art form developed in India and Tibet, mandalas have come to be seen as symbols of inner peace and balance. These mandala posters are sometimes based on traditional Tibetan thankas, but are in other cases modern spiritual art. See also these Budd...

Spiritual art project - make a mandala

Mandala's are an inspiring spiritual art form. You can get your kids involved with spiritual art in all kinds of ways - from simply coloring preprinted mandala's, to learning how to construct one themselves with a compass. The picture on the left is...

Dalai Lama Movies, Videos DVDs and Blueray

Best Dalai Lama DVD, CD and Blueray Disks

The Dalai Lama is one of the most famous religious leaders of our time. His Buddhist teachings have charmed the world. His peaceful attitude in the face of colonial (Chinese) aggression has brought him honour and esteem wherever he goes. His story is...

Best books and movies about the Dalai Lama

The most famous man in Buddhism. The arch enemy of the Chinese government who write to every government that receive him. They probably have a clerk for the duty, because the Dalai Lama is received by most heads of state - as he's respected world wid...

Buddhism Books

Most popular Buddhism Books 2009

These books explain Buddhism for a modern Western audience. They generally focus on the practical aspects of Buddhism: how to live your life well and meditation. I've organized them from most popular to least popular - measured by the amount of vote...

Best books on Buddhism

If you are into a specific type of Buddhism - don't think you already know what 'Buddhism' is. Buddhism comes in a variety of forms and they disagree on issues you probably take for granted. These books will amaze and inform you. I'm going to be sen...

Best Pema Chodron Buddhism Books

Buddhism is becoming more popular every day. Pema Chodron's books have a lot to do with that: they offer practical advice on how to deal with the troubles and annoyances of daily life. On this page I've collected her best books, her most popular book...

Best Dalai Lama Books

The Dalai Lama is that unique mix of a spiritual teacher and a political leader. Unlike the Pope he is virtually uncontested as a spiritual inspiration. His continuing attempts at peaceful dialog with the Chinese government is amazing. His attempts a...

Buddhism Calendars

Thich Nhat Hanh Calendars and Planners 2010

Known in recent years as a teacher of Zen Buddhist meditation and mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh entered public consciousness as a peace activist. During the Vietnam War he was active in relief efforts by rebuilding schools and other grassroots efforts...

Tibet Wall Calendars and Desk Calendars 2010

When thinking of Tibet, most people automatically think about China, the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism. However, like other countries, Tibet is more than just those political and religious factors. There are ordinary people there, not all of whom...

Pema Chodron Calendars and Planners 2010

Pema Chodron (formerly known as Deirdre Blomfield-Brown) is an ordained Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition, and a teacher in the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa. Her strength as a Buddhist teacher is the ability to apply Buddhist teachings to...

Zen Calendars, Planners, Date Books and Engagement Organisers

Calendars and date books with a Zen theme. Some of these calendars have a specifically Zen Buddhist theme, others use Zen as an inspiration, but aren't religious. Zen Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh is so popular, his teachings are shared in engagement...

Buddha Dharma Calendars, date books, pocket planners and agendas

These Buddhist calendars have inspirational quotes and beautiful pictures. Plan your week, your month, your year - or just have Buddhist quotes (from Zen, Tibetan Buddhism etc.) in your life every day. Unless otherwise mentioned, these are dated ca...

Tibetan Buddhist Jewelry

The colors and shapes of Tibetan Buddhism are unique. This has a lot to do with the letters: spiky forms derived from devanagari (the letters most used to write Sanskrit and Hindi) translate into fiery forms for Om and Om Mani Padme Hum for instance....

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Buddhism T-shirts for Xmas

Let's be clear: for a Buddhist, there can never be too many Buddhist shirts. Can there? I don't think so. I've found you a whole bunch - from two sources. First Amazon: where sizes and colors are for the choosing. Generally the sizes ther...