The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture

Description: This book presents the major teachings of Mah y na Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humorous form. For two millennia this S tra, called the jewel of the Mah y na S tras, has enjoyed immense popularity among Mah y na Buddhists in India, central and southeast Asia, Japan, and especially China, where its incidents were the basis for a style in art and literature prevalent during several centuries. Robert Thurman s translation makes available in relatively nontechnical English the Tibetan version of this key Buddhist scripture, previously known to the English-speaking world only through translations from Chinese texts. The ... (more)

Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt)
Release date: 1 October 1976
ISBN-10 : 0271012099 | ISBN-13: 9780271012094

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