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Essentials of Buddhist Scriptures. A Guide to the MajorSutras and Sacred Writings. Kodo, Matsunami 9784990215453 Trans. Thomas Dreitlein Japan Culture Library March2006 This third volume in the Essentials of Buddhism Seriesexplains the origins, development, and dissemination of the Buddhistscriptures. It also offers an overview of the texts most key to the vast canon.In so doing it reveals the nature of sutras. — The teachings spoken directlyby Shakyamuni Buddha to his disciples in India 2,500 years ago were firsttransmitted orally, then eventually recorded in written form and disseminatedthroughout all of Asia. Through this process, various philosophies began to be incorporatedwithin these teachings and translations were made for the respective languagesof the regions in which they entered. What the Buddhist scriptures offer to usis not simply the framework of one religion, but a body of writings that giveshape to a broader world of spirituality. As the interest in Buddhismincreased, many sutras have been translated into English and manyinterpretations published. Still, gaining a deeper understanding of theindividual sutras, while at the same time grasping the immense overall pictureconveyed by these writings, is not easy, even for specialists. This volume isan English introduction to the Buddhist scriptures designed to respond to theneeds of all people interested in Buddhist thought and teachings. Softcover VG

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