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The Vimalakirti Sutra by Watson, Burton (Translator ) HC DJ Columbia Press 1997
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Vimalakirti Sutra
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- Subject
- Hinduism / General, Eastern
- ISBN
- 9780231106566
- Subject Area
- Religion, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Vimalakirti Sutra
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Series
- Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Width
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 12.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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One of the most popular Asian classics for roughly two thousand years, the Vimalakirti Sutra stands out among the sacred texts of Mahayana Buddhism for its conciseness, its vivid and humorous episodes, its dramatic narratives, and its eloquent exposition of the key doctrine of emptiness or nondualism. Unlike most sutras, its central figure is not a Buddha but a wealthy townsman, who, in his mastery of doctrine and religious practice, epitomizes the ideal lay believer. For this reason, the sutra has held particular significance for men and women of the laity in Buddhist countries of Asia, assuring them that they can reach levels of spiritual attainment fully comparable to those accessible to monks and nuns of the monastic order. Esteemed translator Burton Watson has rendered a beautiful English translation from the popular Chinese version produced in 406 C.E. by the Central Asian scholar-monk Kumarajiva, which is widely acknowledged to be the most felicitous of the various Chinese translations of the sutra (the Sanskrit original of which was lost long ago) and is the form in which it has had the greatest influence in China, Japan, and other countries of East Asia. Watson's illuminating introduction discusses the background of the sutra, its place in the development of Buddhist thought, and the profundities of its principal doctrine: emptiness.
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231106564
ISBN-13
9780231106566
eBay Product ID (ePID)
471699
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Vimalakirti Sutra
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Hinduism / General, Eastern
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Philosophy
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Width
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
96-018578
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Bq2212.E5w66 1997
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"A new translation of any of the classics... from the hand of Burton Watson is an event to be welcomed with gratitude." -- Journal for Asian Studies
Table of Content
Translator's Note Introduction The Vimalakirti Sutra 1. Buddha Lands 2. Expedient Means 3. The Disciples 4. The Bodhisattvas 5. Inquiring About the Illness 6. Beyond Comprehension 7. Regarding Living Beings 8. The Buddha Way 9. Entering the Gate of Nondualism 10. Fragrance Accumulated 11. Actions of the Bodhisattvas 12. Seeing Akshobhya Buddha 13. The Offering of the Law 14. Entrustment Glossary
Copyright Date
1997
Dewey Decimal
294.3/85
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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