The school of the Great Vehicle - the form of Buddhism that developed in North India, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. Of central importance is the bodhisattva ideal - the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for all sentient beings. The Prajnaparamita teachings on wisdom and those on Buddha nature are also core doctrines.
A translation from the Chinese of the renowned Mahayana sutra, with a commentary by Ch'an master Han Shan (1546-1623). The main concern of the Surangama, or Leng Yen Ching, is to...
The first translation of the Mahavairocana Sutra in English, from the Chinese text. As the root tantra of the division of carya tantras, this work was widely prevalent in Tibet, and in...
New Edition. The Prajnaparamita, or Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, are central scriptures of the Mahayana tradition. They are a large collection of texts, but those...
The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important and influential of all the sutras or sacred scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism, revered by almost all branches of the Mahayana teachings. The object of intense...
The philosophy and world view of the Chinese Hua Yen, or Flower Ornament tradition. This Buddhist school mainly follows the renowned Avatamsaka Sutra, or Flower Ornament...
The extensive system of logic as propounded by the Indian masters Dignaga, Dharmakirti and their followers. Buddhist logic reveals itself as the culminating...
The studies and essays in this collection represent some of the best of contemporary scholarship in Mahayana studies, and deal with the Indo-Tibetan...
This extensively researched and illustrated volume offers readers a rare introduction to Buddhism's complex and fascinating views about the structure of the...