author: Dwight Goddard d. ate. citation: 1938 d. dentifier.

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A Buddhist Bible book. The importance of this book lies in its role in the development of American Buddhism as well as, of course, in the texts themselves. Dwight Goddard, according to Aitken's introduction, was an enigmatic figure with training first as an engineer (where he became wealthy as a result of an invention) and as a Christian minister.

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My experience is identical to someone who posted last year. I find that hilarious). The description implied the cover might look different but the "peek inside" table of contents was near 700 pages-like my old one.

This Chinese type of Buddhism is called Ch'an in China, and Zen in Japan, and Zen seems to be the more familiar name for it. .

This Chinese type of Buddhism is called Ch'an in China, and Zen in Japan, and Zen seems to be the more familiar name for it in America and Europe. To this is added Historical and Literary Introductions and a few notes that seem to be called for to make certain phases of the Sutras more easily intelligible.

A Buddhist Bible - Dwight Goddard. It is only within the last twenty-five years that books written by competent and sympathetic Buddhist scholars have begun to appear. Moreover, knowledge of Buddhism has come at first through translations of Pali texts which represent an older and more primitive type of Buddhism. It is only recently that the great Sanskrit texts, revealing the later philosophical and metaphysical riches of the Mahayana type, have been translated and appreciated.

The Buddhist Bible was first published in Vermont in 1932 by DWIGHT GODDARD (1861-1939), a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist . This book is by far the best collection of Buddhist scriptures I've ever seen

The Buddhist Bible was first published in Vermont in 1932 by DWIGHT GODDARD (1861-1939), a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement. 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.

This is the first etext of A Buddhist Bible to appear on the Internet. However, he did nothing to water down or simplify the message of the sutras; quite the contrary. One can read this book repeatedly and still come back with new insights on each reading. John Bruno Hare, August 28th, 2004.

Buddhism, once thought of as a mysterious religion from the East, has now become very popular in the West, including the United States

Buddhism, once thought of as a mysterious religion from the East, has now become very popular in the West, including the United States. As Buddhism does not require any formal "conversion", American Buddhists can easily incorporate dharma practice into their normal routines and traditions. The result is that American Buddhists come from every ethnicity, nationality and religious tradition. In 2012, U-T San Diego estimated .