Sacred texts books

Translated by Heng-ching Shih with Dan Lusthaus, this seventh-century text presents a commentary on the Heart Sutra,...  Read More >>

Translated by John P Keenan, this fourth-century commentary on the Buddhabhumisutra is one of the earliest texts...  Read More >>

Presents a fifth-century compilation containing 121 Buddhist parables from the time of Sakyamuni to King Kaniska....  Read More >>

Features one of the earliest Mahayana sutras which influenced the development of Prajnaparamita, Pure Land, and...  Read More >>

"Contains five texts by Kukai, including """"On the Differences between the Exoteric and Esoteric Teachings"""",...  Read More >>

The Larger Sutra on Amitayus, The Sutra on Contemplation of Amitayus, and The Smaller Sutra on Amitayus are three...  Read More >>

Recopilación de breves estudios que intentan situar a Jesús y el comienzo de los evangelios en su contexto. Son,...  Read More >>

Essays in this collection include 'Bible and Midrash - Early Old Testament Exegesis, Postbiblical Jewish Studies'...  Read More >>

"The Arabic language possesses a unique language feature, the Allah Lexicon, a rich and varied body of religious...  Read More >>

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"Three Chan Classics includes """"The Recorded Sayings of Linji"""", """"Wumen's Gate"""", and """"The Faith-Mind...  Read More >>

"Contains five scriptural texts that have been especially important and influential in the East Asian Buddhist tradition:...  Read More >>

Collection of Passages on the Nembutsu is the principle work by Honen.  Read More >>

"The Sutra of Queen Srimala is an important early Mahayana text. The """"Vimalakirti Sutra"""" is a well-known sutra...  Read More >>

Since the inception of Dead Sea Scrolls research, a central theory has emerged, which asserts that the scrolls belonged...  Read More >>

The Chinese philosophical text the ""Daodejing"" offers insights concerning the cultivation of one's body. This...  Read More >>

Solomon wrote the Proverbs while ruling as king over Israel. From Israel to America to China the truth remains the...  Read More >>

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"Features English translation of Sayyid Mawdudi's ""Tafhim al-Quran"" (towards understanding the Quran)."  Read More >>

A classic rendering of one of the world's greatest epics The Bhagavadgita, or 'Sacred Song', holds an assured place...  Read More >>

Analyzes the structure and logic of aggadic discourse in the Talmud.  Read More >>

A survey of the scrolls scholarship that took place over a period of over 50 years, this work has chapters that...  Read More >>

Since their accidental discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been hailed as the greatest manuscript discovery...  Read More >>

A guide to the major sacred texts in Buddhism, from Pali works to Mahayana sutras. This book summarises the essence...  Read More >>

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