Buddhist sacred texts books

Approachable yet sophisticated, this book takes the reader on a gently guided tour of one of the most important...  Read More >>

Authentic, visionary, intriguing koans help readers understand the intrinsic wisdom of esoteric Buddhism with the...  Read More >>

The Sanskrit dictionary opens up the canonical literature of the Sarvâstivâda school as it is passed down in the...  Read More >>

Journey To The West is a novel about the mythical journey of the monk Sanzang, who travels from Chang'an, the Chinese...  Read More >>

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The Ksanabhangasiddhi is a masterpiece of skillful reasoning by the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist philosopher...  Read More >>

Covers the major teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. This title contains two teachings: that everything we perceive...  Read More >>

The Platform Sutra comprises a wide range of important Chan/Zen Buddhist teachings. Purported to contain the autobiography...  Read More >>

The Platform Sutra comprises a wide range of important Chan/Zen Buddhist teachings. Purported to contain the autobiography...  Read More >>

The Four Sublime States were a subject very dear to the heart of the Buddha. He spoke of them often. A person can...  Read More >>

Presents teachings of the Buddha ranging from basic ethical observances recommended to the busy man or woman of...  Read More >>

This is a collection of thousands of Buddhists chants written in Tibetan script and then translated into Chinese....  Read More >>

This book includes extensively annotated translations of seminal works by the Korean Buddhist exegete Wonhyo, along...  Read More >>

Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries INTO THE HEART OF BUDDHIST WISDOM- A comprehensive collection of the...  Read More >>

This accessible, well-written book - by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism - is mandatory...  Read More >>

This new translation and commentary of ancient Buddhist text by a best-selling author and teacher transcends idealism...  Read More >>

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"Buddhist intellectual discourse owes its development to a dynamic interplay between primary source materials and...  Read More >>

Simavicarana presents an annotated romanized edition of a letter composed in Pali by Thera Vajiranana - that is,...  Read More >>

This much-cited scholarly anthology of key Theravada Buddhist documents offers an excellent, accessible presentation...  Read More >>

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Discover the ancient wisdom that has made Buddhism the most popular non-Biblical religion in Europe and North America....  Read More >>

Featuring the first-ever English translation of the Splendid Vision Sutra, a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist...  Read More >>