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 | | A Buddhist Bible by Dwight Goddard ISBN-10: 9781602067943 ISBN-10: 1-60206-794-5 ISBN-13: 9781602067943 ISBN-13: 978-1-60206-794-3 Paperback 2007-10-15 Cosimo Classics Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description The Buddhist Bible was first published in Vermont in 1932 by DWIGHT GODDARD (1861-1939), a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement. It contains edited versions of foundational Buddhist texts designed to provide spiritual seekers with the heart of the Zen message. Writing at a time when Buddhism was greatly misunderstood in the West, Goddard hoped to bring a new and deep understanding to light. His mission was not only to explain Buddhism to his fellow Americans but to show how the ancient religion could be made relevant to modern problems. The Buddhist Bible made a huge impact when it was published and is known to have influenced the views of iconic Beat author Jack Kerouac. | ||
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available free online The copy right on this little gem has not been renewed and the full text is available online at sacred-texts dot com. Free - is the Buddhist ideal for the cost of dharma. | ||
Great Intro to Buddhism I purchased this book almost a year ago. I had read some things on Buddhism before and it seemed interesting. I also found other religions i looked into unfullfilling and decided to try something new. I picked up this book to learn about Buddhism and along with the learning I gained much insight. I read it and after reading it had a lightness of mind and i rested easier (i had a problem sleeping sometimes, this somehow helped hahaha). The texts in this book are for the most part worth reading, re-reading, and thinking over. Even if you are not a Buddhist it may help offer insight on your mind and life. While this book will probably seem like the same old thing to an experienced buddhist (and perhaps they have already read some of the stuff) and unorthodox due to the editing of some sutras i highly reccomend it to new Buddhists or people looking to learn more about the religon. The only reason this book gets a 4 star instead of 5 star rating is the fact that some of the stuff in it probably could of been left out. One section of it reads morel ike an instruction manual rather than a religious text. Also, in that section especially, it is extremetly repetitive. It could of done without aobut two sections but i advise you check it out and maybe you will find more in those places (and the book in general) than i did. | ||
Outstanding introduction to the Sutras. This book is by far the best collection of Buddhist scriptures I've ever seen. While it is perhaps not the best book to serve as an introduction to Buddhist teachings, it does an outstanding job of introducing the westerner to Buddhist scriptures. I recommend that you have some basic understanding of Buddhist teachings before delving into the sutras, but the translations presented here do not require you to know much beforehand. Goddard uses a variety of English translations of the sutras, some of them his own. Generally speaking I consider them to be relatively easy to read while also being (as far as I can tell) scholastically accurate. There seems to be a good balance between scholastic accuracy and poetic sensibility. In my opinion both the letter and the spirit of these works are presented in these translations. Goddard includes various sutras from different Buddhist schools: Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan, Chinese, and more. These include such notable texts as the Dhammapada, Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Tao Te Ching, and many more (even including a couple of more modern texts). The primary shortfall of this book is that it was first published well over 50 years ago when there was not as much Buddhist scholarship in the west. Today I imagine we have more texts and better scholarship that would give us better translations. Still, I could not recommend this book more. It would be nice to have a companion book featuring modern Buddhist writings by people such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Alan West, and the Dalai Lama. | ||
Buddhist Bible Is A Must I have read "The Buddhist Bible" by Goddard many times and continue to do so often. To me it is a constant and easily availabe source. I believe it is one of the best books out there. Still, it is often hard to follow and seemingly contradictory as the Sutras are themselves at times.It is however, a must, and will take ongoing study throughout a persons life, as most worthwhile books do.Of course, there is also the "little" issue of putting into practice what we "understand". The reason I am once again looking at this site is to purchase this book again.The cost is cheap, and so is the binding. This is my third or fourth one. They fall apart constantly, and so I am looking and hoping there is a hardback edition available. Perhaps its binding will last longer. | ||
Good words, bad book I agree with most of the other reviewers have said here, "A Buddhist Bible" is a good introduction to Buddhist scriptures. Unfortunately this book itself isn't quite worthy of the material it holds...within a few days of beginning to read it, the spine started cracking and a few of the pages, especially in the middle, began to fall out! Really gives you the feel of reading an ancient manuscript when it starts falling apart on you... | ||