Buddhist Mahayana Texts (Sacred Books of the East)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Originally published in the Sacred Books of the East Series, under the general editorship of F. Max Müller, this volume contains translations of basic works in later Buddhism. These documents are extremely important in contemporary Japanese Buddhism, particularly the older sects, such as the Pure Land and Shin Shu, and have also been significant in the development of Chinese Buddhism, and the Buddhism of Tibet and Nepal. All have been translated from Sanskrit texts that preserve the originals as well as can be determined.The first component, the Buddha-Karita of Asvaghosha, has been tr...
ISBN(s)
0486255521, 9780486255521
