Buddhist Sacred Texts

This diverse anthology of original Buddhist texts in translation provides a historical and conceptual framework that will transform contemporary sc...

With an annotated English translation and critical analysis of the Orgyan-gling gold manuscript of the short Sukhavativyuha-sutraPure Land Buddhism...

'An erudite and charming book . . . both a primer and a paean to one of the central texts of Buddhism, known as the Heart Sutra. . . Alex Kerr delv...

The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women shows how problematic the practice of Buddhist piety could be in late imperial China. Two thematically rela...

The Ud?navarga is a thematically organized collection of important sayings in verse form used to teach the Buddhadharma. It is a key example of an ...

The Sanskrit dictionary opens up the canonical literature of the Sarvâstivâda school as it is passed down in the Turfan texts. The 29th delivery fo...

Sanskrit dictionary of the Buddhist texts from the Turfan finds. Delivery 28

Sanskrit dictionary of the Buddhist texts from the Turfan finds. Delivery 27

Ritualized Writing takes readers into the fascinating world of Japanese Buddhist manuscript cultures. Using archival sources that have received sca...

Enduring and accessible advice for living with wisdom and compassion?and meeting the end of life with courage and peace Through countless editio...