Braziers Books

Dharmavidya

David Brazier   (Dharmavidya) is head of the Amida Order of Buddhism, a growing branch of Buddhism in the West. He has studied Buddhism for over 40 years and holds a PhD in Buddhist psychology. His work is based in Leicestershire.  David's previous books include Beyond Carl Rogers, Zen Therapy, The Feeling Buddha and The New Buddhism (all published by Constable Robinson)

Buddhist teacher Dharmavidya, head of the Amida Order, whom we affectionately call Dharma-jee, was born into his current life as David John Brazier on 2 January 1947 in Northampton in the centre of England, part of the “generation of hope’ conceived in the aftermath of the second world war. “I have always had a sense that this world could never afford to have such total war again. This is a pivotal age in which humankind reaches its maximum in relation to this planet. This is the time when we must learn a new way of being together. My physical body was drawn into existence by the aftermath of the worst war. What meaning can life have if not that of creating the possibility of sustainable peace?”. read more

Caroline Brazier

Caroline Brazier is a practicing psychotherapist , a senior ordained member of the Amida Order, a Pureland Buddhist community and a founder of Amida Trust. Caroline is also the author of Buddhist Psychology (Constable Robinson).

Prasada Caroline Brazier is the wife of Dharma-jee, often at his side, and also a Dharma teacher in her own right, who travels, lectures and teaches internationally. She has been a pioneer in the presentation of Buddhist Psychology and directs the training programmes offered by the Amida Trust which include a full professional training for psychotherapists and counsellors taught from a Buddhist Psychology perspective. In addition to Pureland Buddhism, she has also studied Theravada and been a member of the Tiep Hien Order of Vietnamese Buddhism. She is a talented writer with a gentle evocative style. She has a great love of the natural world and, just like many of the great Chinese and Japanese poets of the Pureland tradition, in her vision spirituality and nature interfuse in a seamless web of beauty and mystious profundity. Reverend Prasada holds an M.Phil degree in counselling from Keele University, professional qualifications in counselling, in groupwork and in supervision, and is an ordained Buddhist priest in the Amida Order. She regularly teaches both psychological and religious topics, plays an important role in the training of chaplains and ministers in the Order, and helps to supervise the various engaged Buddhist projects that Amida Trust has given birth to.

Prasada-jee was born as Caroline Bates, the daughter of a Methodist Christian minister. She comes from a large family of missioneries, politicians and artists. She is sensitive to multi-faith relations and inter-cultural issues and a passionate speaker on the need for a renewal of faith that transcends sectarian division and unites people of goodwill in working together in the cause of a better world.