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A Buddhist Bible »
Authors: Dwight Goddard
ISBN-13: 9781578988570, ISBN-10: 1578988578
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
Date Published: February 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Dwight Goddard
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is professor of Buddhist and Tibetan studies at the University of Michigan. His most recent books are The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings and Prisoners of Shangri-La.
Book Synopsis
A wide selection of readings from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and modern sources inteded to provide the reader with a foundation in classical Buddhist thought.
Booknews
This is the book that introduced Jack Kerouac to Buddhism. Originally published in 1932 and then republished in its present, enlarged form in 1938, this edition contains a fine new introduction by Robert Aitken and covers a wide selection of readings from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and modern sources intended to provide the reader with a foundation in classical Buddhist thought. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Editor's Preface | ||
| Selections from Pali Sources | ||
| The Historic Buddha, Narasu | 3 | |
| The Word of the Buddha, Nyanatiloka | 22 | |
| Tevigga Sutta, Rhys-Davids | 61 | |
| 118th Discourse, Chao Kung | 73 | |
| Selections from Sanskrit Sources | ||
| Maha-Prajna-Paramita-Hridaya, Goddard | 85 | |
| The Diamond Sutra, Wai-tao | 87 | |
| The Surangama Sutra, Wai-tao | 108 | |
| Lankavatara Scripture, Suzuki and Goddard | 277 | |
| The Awakening of Faith, Wai-tao | 357 | |
| Selections from Chinese Sources | ||
| Tao-teh-king, Wai-tao | 407 | |
| Dhyana for Beginners, Wai-tao | 437 | |
| Sutra Spoken by the Sixth Patriarch, Wong Mou-lam | 497 | |
| Selections from Tibetan Sources | ||
| The Life and Hymns of Milarepa, Evans-Wentz | 561 | |
| The Supreme Path, Evans-Wentz | 600 | |
| Selections from Modern Sources | ||
| Homeless Brothers, Yamabe | 625 | |
| Practising the Seventh Stage, Goddard | 634 | |
| Summary of Buddha's Dharma | 615 | |
| Appendix | 659 |
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