Renowned for its terse declaration of the perfection of wisdom, the Heart Sutra is the most famous of Buddhist scriptures. The author draws on previously unexamined commentaries, preserved only in …
This Book Which Analyses The Doctrine Of Prajnaparamita Or Transcendental Wisdom Is Based On Tibetan Exegetical Literature.
The Pratimoksa is a code of Buddhist monastic disciplinary rules governing the daily conduct and decorum of bhiksus (monks). It was established by the Buddha on various occasions out of necessity.…
Buddhist Monastic Discipline contains two significant Buddhist monastic disciplinary texts for the first time, translated into English. They are printed on facing pages for ease of comparison. One …
The Salistamba Sutra a Mahayana text of great antiquity, has perished in its original Sanskrit form. It is however extensively quoted in Sanskrit commentarial literature which does survive in the o…
The Buddhist scripture containing teachings that bestow heroic progress on the path to Enlightement The Suramgamsamadhisutra is an early Mahayana Buddhist scripture. Within a narrative framework pr…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work…
Translation of the Jataka-nidana, or the story of the origins." This is an introduction to the text of the Jatakas
A tale both ancient and timely — and a moving story of compassion in the face of personal loss and trials — The Banyan Deer is a parable that highlights courage, triumph, and the meaning of tru…
Stories of previous emanations (jatakas) of Gautama Buddha
In this provocative study of a very early Buddhist text (the Atthakavagga) and two Theravada commentaries on it, Grace G. Burford highlights the significant differences between the Atthakavagga tea…
This volume analyzes the inscriptions, murals, and manuscripts of the Avatamsakasutra of the Tabo monestary focusing particularly on the Gandavyuhasutra and comments on Buddhist art being a mode of…
Includes stories from Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā, classical commentary on the Dhammapada.
The Dhammapada" is a collection of aphorisms that illustrate the moral teachings of Buddha - the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. Probably compiled in the third century BCE