"This superb collection of primary sources in translation drawn
from all major schools of Buddhism explains clearly, and with great
subtlety, the main Buddhist doctrines and developments in their
Asian homelands. More wide-ranging than any previous edition of
Buddhist texts, this is a very accessible book and most enjoyable
to read. Carl Olson is to be congratulated on creating such an
excellent resource for the study of Buddhism."-Ursula King,
professor emerita of theology and religious studies, University of
Bristol, England Bringing together essential materials on the
origins and development of Buddhist traditions from India, Sri
Lanka, Tibet, China, and Japan, this anthology provides the
broadest selection of primary source Buddhist literature available
to date. The volume is divided into two major parts: Theravada and
Mahayana forms of Buddhism. The first section presents selections
that explore major themes in Buddhist thought such as causality,
Four Noble Truths, the doctrine of non-self, nibbana, meditation,
and ethics, as well as literature about monastic life and
regulations, women, and hagiography. The second part includes
selections from so-called wisdom literature and texts that
represent the three major schools of Mahayana Buddhism: Pure Land,
Madhyamika, and Yogacara. Selections also include sources from some
of the major Chinese Buddhist schools such as Hua-yen, T'ien T'ai,
Pure Land, and Ch'an. Readings by thinkers such as Tantric Buddhist
reformer Tsong Khapa, Pure Land leaders Honen, Shinran, and
Nichiren, as well as Zen Buddhists Dogen and Hakuin provide a
perspective on regional and national traditions. In addition to the
general introduction, each major section is introduced by an essay
that places the selections within the context of Buddhist history.
This comprehensive reader stands on its own as an indispensable
anthology of original textual sources for courses in Buddhism,
while also serving as a companion volume to the text The Different
Paths of Buddhism: A Narrative-Historical Introduction. Carl Olson
is a professor of religious studies at Allegheny College. His
numerous books include Zen and the Art of Postmodern Philosophy:
Two Paths of Liberation from the Representational Mode of Thinking
and Indian Philosophers and Postmodern Thinkers: Dialogues on the
Margins of Culture.
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