The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45 by John Toland From tropical forests along the

From tropical forests along the Arun River to the icy summits

the "Bloodstream Sermon" exhorts students to seek the Buddha by seeing their own nature

Khyentse challenges readers to make sure they know what they're talking about before they claim to be Buddhist

even death

The Mahavidyas seem to function as "awakeners" - symbols that help to project one's consciousness beyond the socially acceptable or predictable

The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45 by John Toland From tropical forests along theThis Pulitzer Prizewinning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the authors words, a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happenedmuddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox.In