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THE BUDDHIST TEXT TRANSLATION SOCIETY2016-17 Catalog

SUTRAS PRACTICE/LITURGY

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

DHARMATALKS CHILDREN’S

www.buddhisttexts.org

The Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS) is dedicated to making the principles of the Buddhadharma available to Western readers in a form that can be directly applied to practice. Since the early 1970s, the Society has been publishing Eng-lish translations of sutras, instructional handbooks on meditation and moral conduct, and biographies. Many of the Society’s sutra translations are accompanied by contemporary commentary, based on lectures spoken by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua.

The accurate and faithful trans-lation of the Buddhist Canon into English and other Western languages is one of the primary objectives of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA), the parent organization of the Buddhist Text Translation Soci-ety.

When Buddhism first came to China from India, one of the most important tasks required

for its establish-ment was the translation of the Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Chinese. This work involved a great many people, such as the renowned monk National Master Kumarajiva (fifth century), who led an assembly of over 800 people to work on the translation of the Tripita-ka (Buddhist canon) for over a decade. Because of the work of individuals such as these, nearly the entire Bud-dhist Tripitaka of over a thousand texts exists to the present day in Chinese.

Now the banner of the Buddha’s teachings is being firmly planted in Western soil, and the same translation work is being done from Chinese into English. Since the 1970s, the Buddhist Text Translation Society has been making a paramount contri-bution toward this goal. Aware

that the Buddhist Tripitaka is a work of such magnitude that its translation could never be en-trusted to a single person, BTTS, emulating the translation as-semblies of ancient times, does not publish a work until it has passed through four committees for primary translation, revision, editing, and certification. The leaders of these committees are bhikshus (monks) and bhikshu-nis (nuns) who have devoted their lives to the study and prac-tice of the Buddha’s teachings. For that reason, all of the works of BTTS emphasize the applica-tion of the Buddha’s teachings in terms of actual practice.

Master Hua was born in 1918 near Manchuria, China into a family of frugal farmers. He learned to read at 15, and after his mother’s death at 19, he became a monk. He meditat-ed by his mother’s grave for three years and practiced other austerities before receiving full ordination.

At Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, the bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng, Master Hua received the mind-to-mind

transmission of the Patriarchs from Master Hsu Yun, making him the 45th Buddhist patriarch in direct lineage from Shakya-muni Buddha.

With the arrival of the commu-nists on the Chinese mainland, the Master went to Hong Kong to promote orthodox Buddhism. In 1962, he brought monastic, Mahayana Buddhism to Amer-ica. He founded the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, the Interna-tional Translation Institute, and

over 20 other monasteries and temples all over the globe, with the goal of spreading Buddhism worldwide.

For more information see www.drba.org/our-founder.html

Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (www.drba.org)Dharma Realm Buddhist University (www.drbu.org)

Buddhist Text Translation Society (www.buddhisttexts.org)

BUDDHIST TEXT TRANSLATION SOCIETY

Founder Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua (1918-1995)

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NEW AND NOTABLE

In China Buddhism flourished during the Liang Dyansty (502–587) due in large part to Emperor Wu, who personally met with Bodhidharma, the 28th Indian patri-arch from Shakyamuni Buddha.

Legend has it that Emperor Wu’s wife died prematurely and fell into the lower realms. In order to rescue her and to help her spirit ascend to the heavens, Emperor Wu, a great patron of Buddhism, had Chan Master Baozhi compose a re-pentance ceremony on her behalf. The resulting repentance text was so successful and popular that it is still used in monasteries today.

Repentance Dharma of Kindness and Compassion in the Bodhimanda is a complete English translation of what

is popularly known as “The Jeweled Repent-ance of the Emperor of Liang.” It was translated over a period of 15 years by the monks, nuns and laity of the Bud-dhist Text Translation Society.

This particular repentance is designed to be practiced in a monastery with bhikshus (monks) and bhikshunis (nuns) leading those wishing to repent in a week-long ceremony. The repentance text is divided into ten chapters of forty sec-tions. Each chapter starts with a verse of praise. The main part of each chapter con-tains sections of texts explaining the principles of repentance interspersed with bow-ing in full prostration (head, hands and knees to the ground) to various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Each chapter concludes with a poem.

Buddhist Meditations on Islamic Contem-plative Paths is a collection of academic lectures and papers that shows the connections between Bud-dhism and Islam. Within the greater scope of Islamic development, the book describes details of these interactions during the tenth and eleventh centuries. The author provides an abundance of supporting resources and references as she weaves her special knowledge of a lit-tle-understood culture that is a rich repository of wisdom and spiritual traditions and traces the unbro-ken thread that connects us all.

Snježana Akpınar’s practice is Buddhism, but her studies are in Islam. She is orig-

inally from the Republic of Croatia. She graduated from the University of Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia and earned her doctor-ate inOttoman Turkish Studies at the University of Istanbul.

Before retiring, Dr. Akpınar spent half her time at the City of Ten Thou-sand Buddhas, a Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Northern California, teaching Buddhists about the West, and the remainder of her time at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, offering courses in Islam and comparative religion, teaching Westerners about the East. She is presi-dent emerita of the Dharma Realm Buddhist University in Ukiah, CA.

REPENTANCE RITUAL OF THE EMPEROR OF LIANG

BUDDHIST MEDITATIONS ON ISLAMIC CONTEMPLATIVE PATHS

A complete translation of Repentance Dharma of Kindness and Compassion in the Bodhimanda

by Snježana Veljačić-Akpınar edited by Ernest Waugh

trade paper 978-1-60103-087-0$13.95 370 pp | 2016

trade paper 978-1-60103-061-0$10.00 370 pp | 2015

ebook 978-1-60103-086-3$5.00 2017

ebook 978-1-60103-062-7$5.00 2017

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NEW AND NOTABLE

This collection of letters was written by two American Buddhist monks, Heng Sure and Heng Chau, during their two-and-a-half year pilgrimage for world peace along the California coast from 1977 to 1979. Bowing to the ground after every three steps, in the manner of early Buddhist pilgrims in China, they made their way from Gold Wheel Temple in Los Angeles, following Pacific Coast Highway to Mendocino County and the newly established City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Going at a pace of a mile of day, they bowed, -studied, and wrote letters chronicling their experiences to their teacher, Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua.

These journals are a complete chronicle of the journey that Heng Sure and Heng Chau kept during their two-and-a-half year pilgrimage mentioned above. These eight volumes contain the daily journals and letters of the monks as they reflect on their journey along the California coast and their spiritual journey of self-transformation. They wrote numerous reflections on passag-es taken from various sutras, inspirational readings, and literature, as well as people and sit-uations they encountered on the way.

Set of eight volumes978-088139-906-6 | 2007 | hardcover | $64.00

Or individually at $10 each1. The Hardest Part is Inside

978-0-88139-906-6 | 304pp 2. Silence Echoes

978-0-88139-907-3 | 378pp 3. No More Masks

978-0-88139-908-0 | 368pp 4. You Create It Yourself

978-0-88139-909-7 | 320pp 5. Wisdom Awaits Discovery

978-0-88139-910-3 | 336pp 6. Keep the Wheel Turning

978-0-88139-910-3 | 304pp 7. Now I Get My Chance

978-0-88139-912-7 | 320pp 8. Our Wise Mentor

978-0-88139-913-4 | 240pp

Rev. Heng Sure is currently director of the Berke-ley Buddhist Monastery and teaches on the staff at the Institute for World Religions. He received a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union. He is a professor at Dharma Realm University.

Martin Verhoeven, the former monk Heng Chau, graduated with his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a -professor at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and Dharma Realm Buddhist University.

HIGHWAY DHARMA LETTERS

JOURNALS & LETTERS ON A BOWING PILGRIMAGE

Two Buddhist Pilgrims Write to Their Teacher

hardcover 978-1-60103-071-9$17.00 256 pp || 2014

ebook 978-1-60103-072-6 $10.00 2017

This is the most neglected book of the twentieth century—I say this categorically and with complete confidence.—Professor Huston Smith, author The World’s Religions and Why Religion Matters

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“The knowledge and vision of the Buddha is just your own mind; there is no other Buddha.” Such is the teaching of Master Huineng (638–713), the most import-ant and most revered figure in the Chan (Zen) School of East Asian Buddhism. Huineng left no written record, but his students compiled accounts of his public lectures and one-on-one exchanges, together with the dramatic story of his life. The resulting volume was The Sixth Patriarch’s Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, “sixth” because Master Huineng is count-ed as the sixth generation of patriarchal succession from the first Chan patriarch Bodhidharma. Master Huineng’s Platform Sutra is so highly regarded in East Asia that it is called a sutra, a term otherwise

reserved for texts originating in India that record the words spoken by the Buddha or Bodhisattvas.

As Huineng says in a verse, ‘The -Bud-dhadharma is right here in the world; there is no awakening apart from this world.’ The essence of the Sixth -Patri-arch’s philosophy is that all beings have the buddha-nature; all can become Bud-dha. Full awakening is not a future state or a distant place, but exists ‘right within your own mind,’ directly and immediately available. The text presents a powerful and resounding vision of un-bounded human potential waiting to be fully real-ized—if only we could see it.”

THE SIXTH PATRIARCH’S DHARMA JEWEL PLATFORM SUTRAEditors: Martin Verhoeven, PhD; Heng Sure Shi, PhD

paper978-0-88139-101-5$20.00

Audio CD Chinese六祖壇經淺釋0881397253$30.00

六祖法寶壇經淺釋Liuzu fabao tan jing qianshi

Chinese edition

hardcover0-88139-809-8$16.00Lục Tổ Ðàn Kinh Hoa Thuong

Tuyen Hoa Luoc Giang

Vietnamese edition

hardcover 978-1-60103-070-2$20.00 320 pp | 2014

ebook 978-1-60103-069-6$20.00

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Also known as the Avata.msaka Sūtra, in Sanskrit Mahāvaipulya-buddhāvata.msaka-sūtra, in Chinese Da fangguang fo huayan jing / 大方廣佛華嚴經, this immense, multi-volume sutra is yet to be fully translated to English by BTTS. The volumes available include commentary by Tripitaka Master Hua that makes the text and its principles come to life by adding explanatory text and background stories. The many chapters of this sutra reveal the vastness of the Buddha’s realiza-tion and the bodhisatt-va’s mind, reveal the different stages on the bodhisattva path, and -present a cosmos of infinitely

interpenetrating realms. Be-cause of its depth and great length (81 scrolls with more than 700,000 Chinese characters), it is traditionally known as the ‘’King of Kings’’ among Buddhist scriptures. This true spiritual classic, with its depth of thought and its practical tools for spir-itu-al cultivation, has been the foundation for many Buddhist thinkers and practitioners throughout the ages. It is the basis for the East Asian Huayan 華嚴 (Japanese: Kegon) school of Buddhist philosophy.

(Based on lectures given by Master Hua in California from 1971 to 1979)

In the Prologue, divided into Ten Doors or sections, Master Chengguan gives a detailed analysis of the profound doctrines of the Huayan School. The four volumes comprise the First and Second Door, which explain the origins and classification of the teaching.

FLOWER ADORNMENT SUTRA (AVATAMSAKA SUTRA)

PROLOGUE TO THE FLOWER ADORNMENT SUTRA

An essential guide on the path to awakening

paperback978-0-88139-122-0$173.0023-volume set2001

大方廣佛華嚴經淺釋Da fangguang fo huayan jing qianshi

Chinese edition

paper 0-917512-75-8

$38.00 1981–1983 4-volume set

$174.50 0-917512-35-9

Paperback volumes published 1981-1985, sold as a 22-volume set

Hardcover volumes, published between 2004-2012, sold separately:Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 13 & 14, 28 & 29

See www.buddhisttexts.org/sutra---the-flower-adornment-sutra.htm

Set includes Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 26, 36, 39, and 40.

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This concise preface by Master Chengguan (738–839), National Master for several emperors, fourth patriarch of the Huayan School), encapsulates the es-sential teachings of the Avatam-saka Sutra in matched couplets (a Chinese literary form). Master Hua’s commentary illustrates the lyrical lines with applications to daily life and practice.

PREFACE TO THE FLOWER ADORNMENT SUTRAby Tang Dynasty Dharma Master Qingliang (Chengguan)translated by Bhikshuni Heng Hsien, PhD

paper978-0-88139-101-5$20.00

Audio CD Chinese六祖壇經淺釋0881397253$30.00

大方廣佛華嚴經疏序淺釋Da fangguang fo huayan jing shu xu qianshi

Chinese edition

paper 978-0-917512-17-9$7.00 1979

Ordained by the Tripitaka Master Hua in 1972, Bhikshuni Heng Hsien holds a doc-torate in South and Southeast Asian Studies from UC Berkeley and a Master’s in Medi-terranean Studies from Brandeis University. She is professor emerita at Dharma Realm Buddhist University.

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This sutra, more commonly known in English as the Lotus Sutra (in Sanskrit, Saddharmapu.n.darīka Sūtra), is one of the major Buddhist texts of East Asia. According to Chinese interpretation, it was spoken in the last period of Śāk-yamuni Buddha’s life, proclaiming the ultimate principles of the Dharma, which unites all previous teachings into one. With many parables—e.g. those of the burning house, the lost son, and the rain—the Buddha teaches that all beings can become fully enlightened Buddhas and that this achievement, and not that of becomintg Śrāvakas or Pratyekabud-dhas, has always been the ultimate intent of his teaching. This sutra also includes separate chapters on

several important bodhisattvas with-in the Mahāyāna tradition, such as Avalokiteśvara (Guan shi yin 觀世音) and Samantabhadra. All the chapters include extensive commentary by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua, whose lively and highly accessible explanations show this ancient text’s meaning as instructions for practice of the spiritual path even in the modern world. Sixteen volumes, contain-ing the entire twenty-eight chapters, are currently available.

(Based on lectures given by Master, 1968–1969)

THE WONDERFUL DHARMA LOTUS FLOWER SUTRA

Volumes 1–10: 0-917512-34-0 | 10-volume set | paperback | $79.50Volume 11: 978-0-88139-443-6 | 292pp | hardcover | $10.00Volume 12: 978-0-88139-443-6 | 296pp | hardcover | $10.00Volume 13: 978-0-88139-445-0 | 312pp | hardcover | $10.00Volume 14: 978-0-88139-446-7 | 296pp | hardcover | $10.00Volume 15: 978-0-88139-447-4 | 278pp | hardcover | $10.00Volume 16: 978-0-88139-448-1 | 192pp | hardcover | $10.00

audioThe Universal Door of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Lotus Sutra Chapter 25 One of the most popular parts of the entire Lotus Sutra, the Universal Door chapter explains how Guan Yin Bodhisattva will rescue beings from calamities and fulfill the prayers of everyone who sincerely recites her name.

Set of 7 audio CDs 088139354X $15.00

Hardcover, text only0-88139-429-7735 p 1997$20.00

paper in 10 volumes978-986732-839-7$80.00

妙法蓮華經Miao Fa Lian Hua Jing

妙法蓮華經淺釋Miaofa lianhua jing qianshi

Chinese edition

Chinese edition with commentary

Trade paper 0-88139-806-3 320 p 2001$10.00

Diệu Pháp Liên Hoa Kinh - Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát Phổ Môn Phẩm

Vietnamese edition (Chapter 25 only)

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Regarded as a complete and practical manual for spiritual practice that will lead to enlightenment, this sutra pro-vides instruction on understand-ing one’s own Buddha-nature, the poten-tial within every being for becoming a Buddha. The sutra explains how and why this nature is hidden and how we can uncover it and recognize it as our own true mind. The sutra also explains why personal integrity and purity of conduct are prerequisites for spiritual awakening. It presents the principles of meditation, and provides guidelines for discerning correct practices from those which deviate into wrong ones. It explains how our own intentional acts, whether physi-cal, verbal, or mental, result in karmic experiences, including rebirths into vari-ous levels of being, both human and non-human.

At the heart of the Sūtra is the Śūra˙ngama Mantra. The sutra promises that the practice of reciting this mantra, in the context of the other practices taught in the sutra, can successfully eliminate internal or external obstacles that block the path of spiritual progress.

This translation of the Śūra˙ngama Sutra was produced over a period of six years by a committee of Buddhist monastics and experienced lay prac-titioners led by David Rounds and Dr. Ronald Epstein. Rounds, editor of the journal Religion East & West, holds a B.A. from Harvard and an M.A. in Buddhist studies and translation from Dharma Realm Buddhist University. Epstein, a practicing Buddhist scholar, holds a Ph.D. in Bud-dhist Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and recently retired from teaching Buddhist studies and world religions at San Francisco State University.

THE ŚŪRANGAMA SŪTRA

Editors: Martin Verhoeven, PhD Heng Sure Shi, PhD

8-volume set978-986-7328-42-7$80.00大佛頂首楞嚴經淺釋

Dafo ding shou lengyan jing qianshi

Chinese edition

The Shurangama Sutra (with full commentary in eight volumes) 2003 | hardcover | $96.00

Or individually1. 978-088-139-941-7 | 320pp | $12.002. 978-088-139-942-4 | 258pp | $12.003. 978-088-139-943-1 | 272pp | $12.004. 978-088-139-944-8 | 303pp | $12.005. 978-088-139-945-5 | 272pp | $12.006. 978-088-139-946-2 | 256pp | $12.007. 978-088-139-947-9 | 304pp | $12.008. 978-088-139-948-6 | 368pp | $15.00(Based on audio recordings of lectures during the summer of 1968)

hardcover 978-0-88139-962-2$30.00 554 pp || 2009

ebook 978-1-60103-017-7 complimentary

This lucid, accessible and reliable translation . . . will be a precious addition to the bookshelves of not only those interested in Buddhist philosophy but, more importantly, to those who wish to liberate their own hearts and minds for the benefit of themselves and all other living beings.—Ajahn Amaro, abbot Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, England

This eminently readable and clearly annotated English translation constitutes a significant contribution not only to the study but also to the practice of Buddhism in the West.—Bill Porter “Red Pine,” translator The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma and The Collected Poems of Cold Mountain

A must for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the Buddhist teaching.—Professor Huston Smith, author The World’s Religions and Why Religion Matters

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A New Translation

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The Sutra in Forty Two Sections is traditionally regarded as the first -Buddhist text translated to Chinese and serves as an excellent introduction to the realm of Buddhist canonical writings. It contains short and clear traditional explanations and instructions for those beginning on the Bud-dhist path. The text’s forty-two sec-tions cover a variety of topics, ranging from basic Buddhist terminology, moral instructions, and warnings

about the danger of sexual desire to meditators. Commentary by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua further clari-fies the text according to the format of traditional explanations and further emphasiz-es its principles and their relevance for spiritual cultivation in the modern world.

(Based on lectures given by Master Hua in San Francisco, 1974)

Health is an important concern for human beings and hence a topic of immense importance in religious thought and practice as well. Where does sickness come from? How can we give meaning to the experience of being sick? And, what methods can we use to heal ourselves? Medicine Master Sutra describes perfect health and healing methods, including visualization,

mantras, and contemplation. Ultimately, sickness is traced back to the roots of suffering, ignorance and desire.

(Based on lectures given by Master Hua in 1983)

New translation forthcoming 2017

Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno but largely unknown in the West, this sutra, which discusses the workings of karma and rebirth, describes the various Buddhist hells and the reasons for falling into them. Spoken by Shakyamuni Buddha, it tells us that he entrusted Earth Store (Ksitigarbha) Bodhisattva with the endless task of rescuing all

living beings from suffering. Earth Store’s long history and extraordinary vows to accomplish this impossible task have made this an extremely popular Buddhist text and the predominant fu-neral scripture in East Asia for centuries. Master Hua and his disciples published the first ever English translation from classical Chinese.

THE SUTRA IN 42 SECTIONS

MEDICINE MASTER SUTRA

EARTH STORE BODHISATTVA

978-986732-806-9$20.00

978-0-88139-974-5$10.00

地藏菩薩本願經淺釋Dizang pusa benyuan jing qianshi

地藏菩薩本願經Dizang pusa benyuan jing

978-0-88139-288-3$8.00

佛說四十二章經淺釋Fo shuo sishi’er zhang jing qianshi

Chinese edition

978-088139-750-5 $8.00

El Sutra en cuarenta y dos secciones Spanish edition

978-0-88139-266-1$15.00

藥師琉璃光如來本願功德經淺釋Yaoshi liuliguang rulai benyuan gongde jing qiansh

Chinese edition

0-88139-513-7$10.00

Sutra sobre el Maestro de la MedicinaSpanish edition

Chinese edition (with commentary)

Chinese edition (text only)

paperback 978-0881399578$12.00 208 pp | 2008

paperback 0-88139-306-1$10.00 211 pp | 1997

hardcover 978-1-60103-047-4$9.00 141 pp | 2014

ebook 978-1-60103-022-1$5.00

CD 9780881395228$10.00

ebook 978-1-60103-048-1$5.00

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Sutra of the Past Vows of

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Often cited as the best-known Mahayana Bud-dhist sutra, the Heart Sutra has been chanted daily in Bud-dhist monasteries in Asia for more than a thousand years. This sutra, the “heart” of the larger Prajna Par-amita (Perfection of Wisdom) Sutra, describes the transformation of wisdom and experience of the liberation of

the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara, through the insight gained from deep meditation into the fundamental emptiness of all phenom-ena.

(Based on lectures given by Master Hua in San Francisco, 1969)

978-986-7328-29-8$10.00

般若波羅蜜多心經非臺頌解Bore boluomiduo xin jing feitang songjie

Chinese editionpaperback 978-0-88139-484-9$12.00 224 pp | 2003

THE HEART OF PRAJNA PARAMITA SUTRAtranslated by Ronald Epstein, PhD

A highly readable translation of the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra as transmitted in the Chinese tradition, this brief text summarizes the teach-ings on emptiness of the Prajñāpāramitā, the perfection of wisdom. In this sutra, the Buddha teaches his disciple Subhuti the subtle points of Buddhist philosophy on -emptiness, the lack of true existence of anything—thoughts are

illusions; life is a dream. Master Hua enriches the text by providing details and narratives, and he explains how to incorporate the concept of emptiness into our lives.

(Based on audio recordings of lectures given by Master Hua in 1968)

THE VAJRA PRAJNA PARAMITA SUTRA

978-986732-837-3$12.00

金剛般若波羅蜜經淺釋Jingang bore boluomi jing qianshi

Chinese edition

0-88139-562-5 $12.00

Kinh Kim Cang - Hoa Thuong Tuyen Hoa Luoc Giang Vietnamese edition

paperback 978-088139-430-6$12.00 232 pp | 2003

(also known as the Vajracchedikā or Diamond Sutra)

ebook 978-1-60103-029-0$5.00

This translation of the Amitabha Sutra, the Pure Land text which describes Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Ulti-mate Bliss, incorporates the lectures of Tripitaka Master Hua, which explain the essential principles of Pure Land and Orthodox Buddhism, and follows the traditional Chinese Buddhist system. Included are detailed analyses of the prerequisites for becoming enlightened, biographical anecdotes about the Buddha’s disci-

ples, and inter-pretations of allegorical passages.

Master Hua presents a complete overview of Buddhism’s fundamental teachings with a profound understanding and clarity that speak to newcomers and experienced Buddhists alike.

(Based on lectures given by Master Hua in 1969)

THE BUDDHA SPEAKS OF AMITABHA SUTRA

978-986732-827-4$12.00

佛說阿彌陀經淺釋Fo shuo amituo jing qianshi

Chinese editionpaperback 978-0-88139-431-3$12.00 224 pp | 2002

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A central text of the Consciousness-Only (Yogācāra) school of Buddhism in China, this treatise by the Indian scholar-monk Vasubandhu presents a list of 100 dharmas, primary elements of our experience. The list includes elements ranging from the subconscious realms of the mind to the sense organs, and from the material world to the unconditioned. Master Hua’s com-mentary provides examples and explanations of

all the elements. The-ory and practice merge in his commentary, as he shows how this text is not mere philosophy, but is of invaluable use on the Buddhist path, breaking through confusion and attachment.

(Based on lectures given by Master Hua in San Francisco, 1970)

The Resolve for Bodhi (bodhicitta), the aspiration to reach full Awakening or enlightenment for the sake of all living beings, is a core element of Ma-hayana Buddhism. This short text by Master Xing An (d. 1734) who lived in Hangzhou, provides instructions on the Resolve for Bodhi that fit well into the Chinese cultural context, while staying true to the spirit of Mahayana Buddhism. Mainly written for a monastic audience, the text provides

an intriguing glimpse into the Buddhism of the Qing Dynasty, which is yet to receive much schol-arly attention. At the same time, the text and its modern commentary by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua also speak to the -people of the twenty-first century, asking what makes our lives worth living.

(Based on lectures by Master Hua in CA in 1979 & 1985)

A clear and concise introduction to Buddhism compiled by monks and laity of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in California. The book uses original source material to explain essen-tial teachings of Buddhism such as the Four Noble Truths, the concept of karma, and Bud-

dhist cosmology. Also included are discussions of different forms of Buddhist practice, such as meditation (Chan/Zen), devotion (Pure Land Buddhism), and esoteric practices such as the recitation of sutras and mantras.

THE HUNDRED DHARMAS

EXHORTATION TO RESOLVE UPON BODHI

BUDDHISM

An Essential Text of the Yogacara Schoolby Vasubandhu Bodhisattva with commentary by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua

The Ultimate Commitment of a Buddhist

paperback 978-0-88139-320-0$12.00 192 pp | 2006

paperback 978-0-88139-424-5$8.00 93 pp | 2003

paperback 978-0-88139-517-4$5.00 142 pp | 2003

eBook 978-1-60103-030-6$3.00

eBook 978-1-60103-053-5$3.00 2014

978-0-88139-140-4$6.00

978-0-88139-032-2$7.00

大乘百法明門論淺釋Dacheng baifa ming men lun qianshi

勸發菩提心文淺釋Quanfa putixin wen qianshi

Chinese edition

Chinese edition

SHASTRAS/COMMENTARIAL LITERATURE

Shastra On The Door To Understanding

A Brief Introduction

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Straight from the spoken instructions on Chan (Zen) meditation given by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua during meditation retreats in the seventies and eighties in various locations in the United States, this collection touches upon topics such as basic posture and breathing techniques, meditation topics (especially the hua-tou), as well

as unsettling experiences that can occur during meditation and the ways to avoid or remedy them. This book, however, does not merely introduce Chan practice; it introduces its tradition in the context of actual experience, as the Master recounts many stories about his own experiences and those of others.

Fulfilling one of his vows to spread Buddhism from the East to the West, Tripitaka Master Hua and a group of dis-ciples traveled to Europe in 1990 to spread the Dharma in Europe. In lively lectures and discussions in England, Belgium, Poland and France, he touched on the subjects of

• stopping wars• harmony among religions• karma and illness• communism• education as national defense• spiritual mantras

Venerable Master Hua’s Talks on Dharma (bilin-gual Chinese/English)

Master Hsuan Hua speaks candidly on cultiva-tion. His lectures to his disciples over a period of 40 years, in places as diverse as Hong Kong, Tai-wan, Poland, France, Canada and cities through-out the United States, have been col-lected into a twelve volume series called “Dharma Talks.”

He speaks on such topics as• the practice of patience• the six basic guidelines for cultivating

dharma• the origin of blessings and wisdom• chan meditation• spiritual penetrations• vegetarianism• the importance of the precepts

THE CHAN HANDBOOK

DHARMA TALKS IN EUROPE

TALKS ON DHARMA

hardcover 978-0-88139-951-6$6.95 196 pp | 2004

paper 978-1-60103-039-9 $10.00 166 pp | 2014

Trade paper

$10.00 eachBilingual Chinese/English

eBook 978-1-60103-020-7$5.00 Spanish ebook

eBook 978-1-60103-040-5$3.00

An excellent introduction to the concept of chan -meditation,preserving the wisdom of a teacher.—Midwest Book Review

Buddhism is not something that belongs just to our own country. Buddhism belongs to all of humanity, to all living beings.— Master Hua

Vol 1 227 pp 0-88139-025-9 1994Vol 2 217 pp 0-88139-026-7 1994Vol 3 237 pp 0-88139-027-5 1995Vol 4 236 pp 0-88139-028-5 1995Vol 5 306 pp 0-88139-852-7 1999Vol 6 18 pp 0-88139-853-5 2000

Vol 7 300 pp 0-88139-854-3 2000Vol 8 280 pp 0-88139-855-1 2001Vol 9 300 pp 0-88139-858-6 2003Vol 10 325 pp 0-88139-859-4 2003Vol 11 307 pp 0-88139-860-8 000

DHARMA TALKS

Talks About Meditation

Venerable Master Hua’s

(bilingual Chinese/English)

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Buddhist Master Hsuan Hua gives pertinent and penetrating answers to people from all walks of life including college stu-dents, parents, reporters and monastics. These clear and direct responses cover such topics as• reciting sutras• war and national defense• overcoming obstacles in

studying• filial piety and other family

issues• abortion

This compilation of instructional talks by Master Hua intro-duces basic Buddhist concepts and pro-vides advice and encour-agement for spiritual practice. Coming from the actual experi-ence of a master who was thoroughly immersed in the practice of Chinese Buddhism, his explanations are both profound and accessible. This book is a truly useful introduction to basic Buddhist concepts, making these concepts easily understood and practicable to those embarking on the Bodhi path.

In this second volume on Insigts, Master Hua speaks candidly on• birth control• euthanasia• divorce• poverty & sickness• bliss & misery• absolute truth• education• Christianity & Buddhism

This second compilation of dharma talks offers advice, warn-ings, and encouragement for the practice of meditation. The instructions were given by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua, whose mission was the intro-duction of the study and practice of Buddhism to America. He is considered a Chan patriarch. In addition to providing basic med-itation instruction, Master Hua vividly describes the benefits and goals of meditation and clearly cautions practitioners about pitfalls that should be avoided.

THE WISDOM & COMPASSION OF A BUDDHIST MASTER

BEGINNING BUDDHISM

EXHORTATIONS & ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A

BUDDHIST MASTER

PRACTICE

hardcover 978-160103-001 6$7.95 336p | 2008

paper 978-0881393026$12.00 208p | 2003

new edition forthcoming 978-1-60103-032-0

hardcover 978-160106-002 3$7.95 336p | 2008

paper 978-0-88139-303-3$13.95 216p | 2006

DHARMA TALKS

INSIGHTS

WISDOM

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A captivating story about one of the most influential leaders of Buddhism in America. As a youth in China, he liked to fight, ride wild horses, and tended to disobey his parents. Later, he changed by bowing to his parents and bringing them honor. At nineteen, he became a Buddhist monk, living in the snowy

mountains with tigers as friends. Without a cent, he traveled through China to America where with simple words and humor, he revealed the deep meanings of the Buddha’s teachings. With kindness, compassion, and joy, he devoted his life to oth-ers.

paperback 978-1-60103-033-7$10.00 72 pp | 2012

paperback 978-0-88139-487-0$12.00 163 pp | 2003

THE KIND MONK

by Bikshuni Jin Rou

Master Hsu Yun (虛雲, Xu Yun; “Empty Cloud”) was a renowned Chan master and one of the most influential Chinese Buddhist teachers of the 19th and 20th centuries. He founded Zhenru Monastery in Jiangxi Province and restored Nanhua Monastery in Guangdong Province, the monastery of the Sixth Chan Patriarch Huineng. At Nanhua Monastery, he transmitted the Dharma-seal of the Weiyang

lineage of the Chan school to Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua (then Tu Lun). Over his 119-year lifespan (1840–1959), he witnessed the end of imperial rule in China, the short-lived rise of the democratic republic, two world wars, and the eventual rule of the Chinese Communist Party.

Bilingual Chinese/English with black & white brush drawings

VENERABLE MASTER HSU YUN

hardcover 978-0-88139-485-6$10.00 209 pp | 2003

hardcover 978-0-88139-486-3$10.00 211 pp | 2003

eBook 978-1-60103-034-4$3.00

eBook 978-1-60103-035-1$3.00

by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua

This fascinating collection of personal stories recounts the experiences of twenty Western disciples of Tripitaka Master Hua during the sixties and seventies in America. All emerged from various backgrounds, walking different paths. Several of these early Buddhists be-came America’s earliest fully ordained Sangha.

They reflect on their encounter with Buddhism and the guidance of Master Hua. These ac-counts provide intriguing insights on that era and on the Westerners’ adaption to Buddhism, showing the tremendous potential for personal growth under the guidance of a wise spiritual teacher.

HOW BUDDHISM CHANGED MY LIFE

Volume One covers Venerable Master Hsu Yun’s birth and enlightenment.

Volume Two covers Venerable Master Hsu Yun’s propagation of Buddhism throughout Asia.

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIRS

A Biography Of Master Hsuan Hua For Young Readers

A Pictorial Biography Of The

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The Shurangama Mantra is the longest mantra in the world. It was spoken by the Buddha in the Shurangama Sutra to help Ananda keep his precepts. CD 0881396613 | $10.00

In the book Shurangama Syllables Save the World Tripitaka Master Hua explains the origins of these sacred sounds and the benefits of reciting them. Included is the testimony of fifteen people who have personally wit-nessed miracles from daily recitation of the mantra as a spiritual prac-tice. paper 978-1601030078 | 2007 | 165 pp | $12.00

Eight Buddhist songs composed by the Venerable Master and his disciples in instrumental and piano music to in-spire people to develop kindness and compassion. CD 088139665-6 | $10.00

Clear Stream Time for a Tranquil Mind

Recorded by and for children, based on the monkey tales of China, this CD features stories, six musical produc-tions, and many special effects. CD 088139-7121 | $15.00

The Three Cart Patriarch

Mantras are sounds or vibrations that are repeated to enter a meditative state. They are part of the esoteric school of Bud-dhism. This one was spoken by Guan Yin Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara) in front of an assembly of Buddhas, bodhisattva and other devotees.CD 0-88139-662-1 ||$10.00

The book Great Compassion Mantra Verses explains the meaning of the eighty four lines of the mantra and the benefits of of chanting it. Hardcover 0881395188 | 2000 | 92pp | $7.00

Great Compassion Mantra

Mantras are sounds or vibrations that are repeated to enter a meditative state. They are part of the esoteric school of Bud-dhism. This one was spoken by Guan Yin Bodhisattva (Avalokites-vara) in front of an assembly of Buddhas, bodhisattva and other devotees. CD 0-88139-662-1 ||$10.00

Great Compassion Mantra

Shurangama Mantra

The Pure Land dharma door of mindfulness of the Buddha Ami-tabha. CD 0881397296 $10.00

Recitation of Amitabha Buddha’s name

An innovative introduction to Buddhist principles for youth using American musical styles ranging from pop and rock to folk and country. CD $10.00

The book contains the lyrics and guitar music. Paper 0-917512-63-4 | $8.00

Songs for Awakening

COOK BOOK

A Monastery’s Approach to Food and Spiritual Well Beingedited by Jin Rou Shi

Not just a cookbook, but a way of life for your body, mind and spirit, Wok Wisely presents not only a col-lection of nourish-ing, flavorful recipes, but information on how to keep the body in balance.

Originally assembled by the Dharma Realm Cookbook Team in Chinese for a Buddhist monastery, this English version was done under the guidance of Ameri-can Buddhist nun, Jin Rou Shi, a 20 plus year disciple of the late Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua of Manchuria China and author of the illustrated children’s book Under the Bodhi Tree.

In addition to recipes and tips on keeping the body in balance, the book presents quotes by about vegetari-anism from the likes of actress Alicia Silverstone,

physicist Albert Einstein, scientist Charles Darwin, poet George Bernard Shaw, and Buddhist masters, among others. The book also covers how to maintain a safe home through the use of natural cleaning products.

WOK WISELY: CHINESE VEGETARIAN COOKING

Jin Rou Shi is an American bhikshuniin the orthodox Chinese Mahayana tradition and a long time teacher at Instilling Virtue Elementary School on the monastery grounds of the City of Ten Thousand Bud-dhas. She is a 20 plus year disciple of the late Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua of Man-churia, China and author of the illustrated children’s book Under the Bodhi Tree. Jin Rou Shi practices what she preaches. She is a vegan, who follows the monastic code of only eating before noon.

Trade paper 978-1-60103-075-7$10.00 200 pp | 2015

color photographs

AUDIO

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paper 0881394327$9.00 94pp | 2002

paperback 0881394890$8.00 41pp | 2003

PRACTICE/LITURGY

This bilingual Chinese/English handbook contains all the material in the traditional morning, afternoon, and even-ing services recited daily in Buddhist monasteries in the East and West. It includes scriptures, praises, chants, man-tras, and repentances.

Pure Land Buddhist practice consists of recit-ing the name of Amitabha Buddha. This is a method of mindful-ness and concentration is considered the easiest and most certain path to enlightenment.

In lectures given in 1975 during the course of a seven day Amitabha recitation session, the late Master Hua ex-plains the methods of Pure Land Buddhism and how it relates to Chan (Zen) meditation and other Buddhist practices.

These traditional Chinese (Confucian) verses teach children how to grow up to be good, honest and outstanding people. Topics cov-ered include respect for elders, carefulness, trustworthiness, kindness and friendliness to all.

A classic handbook for educating students in ancient China. This bilingual Chinese/English edition also has an accompanying CD to facilitate learning.

DAILY RECITATION HANDBOOK

PURE LAND TALKS AT BUDDHA ROOT FARM

STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS

$8.00 0881398578250 pp | 2002

CD 088139727X$10.00

CD 0-88139-729-6$10.00

CD 0-88139-729-6$10.00

$8.00 0-88139-829-22008

CD 0881397288$10.00

Chinese/English edition

Amitabha Sutra

Vietnamese/English edition

88 Buddhas Rependtance

These CDs contain the evening recitation ceremony that is chanted in Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Monastery every evening. On even days the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Repentance Ceremony Sutra is recited and on odd days, the Amitabha Sutra is recited.

This CD contains the morning recitation and chanting that is performed in Mahayana Buddhist monasteries at 4 am every morning. It consists of the of twelve mantras of the Secret School (Shurangama Mantra of the Buddha’s Summit, Great Compassion Mantra, Ten Small Mantras), one Sutra of the Apparent Teaching (the Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra), the Ten Great Vows of Universal Worthy Bodhisattva and the Three Refuges.

Evening Recitation (CD in Chinese) Morning Recitation (CD in Chinese)

Sagely City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas

Instructions In Virtue From The Chinese Heritage

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A brief history of the founding of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, CA, the bodhiman-da of Tripitaka Master Hua

How can individuals reach a different state of mind while staying right here in normal, everyday society? Topics covered include suffering and debts, compassion and filial piety, goodness and wisdom, and others.

Illustrated with full color photos of lotus flowers.

A little book containing uni-versal wisdom on peace and happiness, patience and cul-tivation. Lessen your desires and be content with what you have. Then nothing at all can trouble you.

Cartoon line drawings.

Advice and ideas to help us break through the “egg shell” of ignorance that is keeping us from reaching a higher state of understanding.

When you are peaceful and happy, you will influence the people around you to feel peaceful and happy, too. When everyone lives in harmony, the world will no longer have wars.

TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS CITY ACCOMPLISHES TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS

TRANSCENDING THE WORLD

DEW DROPS

BREAK THE SHELL

CHERISH YOUR BODY

GIFT BOOKS

paper 978-0-88139-869-4$5.00 98p | 2010

paper 978-0-88139-766-6spanish

paper 0-88139-865-9$5.00 96pp | 2004

paper 0-88139-862-4$5.00 91pp | 2003

paper 978-986-732836-6$5.00 126pp | 2008

paper 0-88139-868-3$5.00 105pp | 2006

Where does true wisdom come from?It comes from a pure heart.

Everything in the world, whether positive or negativeis a lesson in awakening for us.Positive things awaken us to what is positive.Negative things awaken us to adversity.

If you understand this world,then you know that life is but a play.Each person’s life has meaning and truthonly within the context of the play.

Spanish websitewww.budismodrba.org

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

retold by Bhikshuni Jin RouIllustrated by by Shramanerika Gwo He

Snow-Covered Peaks is a devo-tional book for children, retold from the Buddha’s long discourse on The Land of Bliss. It is a great book for children to connect with their kind and caring nature. Beautiful artwork is combined with text, introducing children to the most significant values of Buddhism, such as loving-kindness, compas-sion, giving, and courage. On each page, the reader meets one of the Buddha’s helpers, a wise and kind Bodhisattva, and learns what’s special about them. The book ends

with a message of how children can bring peace in the world by being a Bodhisattva too.

by Bhikshuni Jin Rou Illustraions by Bikshuni Heng Fa

This richly illustrated, historically accurate story relates the life of the Buddha, from his birth as a pampered prince, through his cul-tivation and enlighten-ment, to his founding of the Buddhist sangha and his final Nirvana.

illustrations by Tara Kandahsari, Cintya Kandahsari

The Buddha lived in India over 2,500 years ago and was a great and wise teacher. One of the wonderful ways he taught was by his very own actions. For this reason, and others, his teachings were sometimes called the teachings beyond words and lettes.

In this collection of stories the Buddha explains how to develop good character through wisdom, kindness, generosity, patience, and other such qualities.

In ancient India, youth learned about morality from Jataka tales, engaging stories about right and wrong and the consequences of one’s actions.The bilin-gual Spanish/English book La Leyenda de Mahaduta is the story of a rich jewelry merchant and his slave who encounter a wise Buddhist monk. The tale teaches the lessons of cause and effect, kindness and compassion, greed and hatred.

The story reads smoothly in both lan-guages, and the Spanish translation is excellent. The large, computer-generated illustrations, with their bright color palette, are reminiscent of Walt Disney’s animated films. . . .this story will appeal to young and old alike. A good addition to the legend section in school and public libraries, this book is also an excellent support resource for the study of religions in middle grade classrooms.

excerpts from Críticas January 15, 2008

bilingual Spanish/English

SNOW-COVERED PEAKS What Are Bodhisattvas Like?

UNDER THE BODHI TREE

NO WORDS TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA

THE LEGEND OF MAHADUTA A Tale of Cause and Effect

paperback 978-1-60103-077-1 $8.00 40pp | 2016

paper 978-0-88139-762-8 $9.95 96pp | 2007

hardcover 0-88139-319-3$17.95 64p | 2004

full color illustrations

hardcover 9780881394269$12.95 30p | 2008

A Treasury of Buddhist Stories and Values

La leyenda de Mahaduta: un cuento sobre el bien y el mal

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JOURNALS & MAGAZINES

Religion East & West features authors who approach religion from a wide variety of perspectives, including doctrine, practice, ethics, history, biography, and the relation of religion to other aspects of life. By welcoming voices from many spiritual traditions, the journal furthers the Institute for World Religions’ mission of promoting interfaith understanding and trust.

Religion East & West champions the ideal of scholar-practitioner. Its editorial board publishes articles by authors who are scholars grounded in practice or who are practitioners informed by study and reflection. The journal’s premise is that when scholarship and practice are combined, both are deepened, and that together they will inspire respect and appreciation for the infinite possibilities of human spirituality.

Published by the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association since 1970, Vajra Bodhi Sea in-cludes Buddhist canonical works and contemporary Buddhist articles trans-lated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Also included are biographies of

Buddhist monks, sketches of the lives of contemporary monastics and lay follow-ers around the world, Sanskrit lessons, verses, and articles that address current issues from a Buddhist perspec-tive.

RELIGION EAST & WEST Journal of the Institute for World Religions

VAJRA BODHI SEAMonthly Journal of Orthodox Buddhism

Annual subscription rates:$12.00 for individuals/ $18.00 for institutionswww.drbu.org/iwr/rew

Bilingual, Chinese/English 48 pages, 8-1/2" by 11" format.Single issue $4.00Annual subscription $45.00

OTHER RESOURCES

Dharma Realm Buddhist University (www.drbu.org)DRBU is a small private school dedicated to liberal education in the broad Buddhist tradition—a tradition charac-terized by knowledge in the arts and sciences, self-cultivation, and the pursuit of wisdom. Know yourself; know the world. These are the enduring hallmarks of an educated per-son, both East and West.

City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (www.cttbusa.org)The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, one of the largest Buddhist communities in the Western Hemisphere, located in Ukiah, CA, is home to

• the Jeweled Hall of 10,000 Buddhas• Tathagata Monastery• Hall of No Words: a memorial hall that contains

relics of the Buddha, Master Hsu Yun, and Master Hua.

• Dharma Realm Buddhist University, Developing Virtue Secondary School and Instilling Goodness

Elementary School• Jyun Kang Vegetarian Restaurant• Tower of Blessings: a home for the elderly monas-

tics residing in the city.• Organic Farm: A ten-acre CCOF-certified organic

farm, whose produce supplements the meals in the dining hall

This book is a brief, but comprehensive and encyclopedic study handbook of Buddhist cosmology, hagi-ology, and terminology for both novice and advanced seekers of enlightenment. Most entries are explan-atory essays based on the teachings of Tripitaka Master Hua explaining hundreds of Buddhist terms, personages, lists, and concepts. The book also indexes Chinese, Pali, and Sanskrit terms, providing clear and accessible explanations.

Ronald B. Epstein, a practicing Buddhist for more than 40 years, received his Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a research pro-fessor at the Institute of World Religions in

Berkeley, a retired lecturer in the philosophy department at San Francisco State Univer-sity, and Chancellor Emeritus at Dharma Realm University.

BUDDHISM A TO Zcompiled by Ronald Epstein, PhD

paperback 0-88139-353-3$21.95 308 pp | 2003

ebook 978-1-60103-055-9$5.00

Provides the right mix of scholarly attention and accessible language.

— David Batstone, University of San Francisco Department of Theology & Religious Studies

Have you confused karma with dharma? Amida with Gautama? The Five Desires with the Eightfold Path? Then Ronald Epstein’s Buddhism A to Z can provide a little enlightenment. Geared for English-speaking Westerners who want to know more about Buddhism, this alphabetical dictionary covers everything from the role of an abbot to the contributions of Zen.

— Publishers Weekly

A comprehensive handbook, not only useful for the interested beginner but also a treasury of teachings for the experienced practitioner.

— Ajahn Amaro, abbot Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, England

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