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The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti
Robert A. F. Thurman
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Description for The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti
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This book presents the major teachings of Mahāyāna Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humorous form. For two millennia this sūtra, called the “jewel of the Mahāyāna Sūtras,” has enjoyed immense popularity among Mahāyāna 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 Tibetan version is generally conceded to be ... Read more
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Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780271006017
SKU
V9780271006017
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About Robert A. F. Thurman
Robert A. F Thurman, who was ordained a Buddhist monk in 1964 by Tenzin Gyatso, the current Dalai Lama, is the current director of Tibet House in New York City. He is the father of five children, including the actress Uma Thurman. One of the world's most respected scholars and translators of Tibetan and Sanskrit, Thurman has translated The Tibetan ... Read more
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