Publication

2008 - University of Hawaii Press

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100824833538
  • ISBN-139780824833534
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009294658
  • OCLC Control Number276340289
  • Better World Books9780824833534
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCBQ2122.E5L36 2009
  • LCCBQ2122.E5 L36 2009

Description

"The Suramgamasamadhisutra is an early Mahayana Buddhist scripture. Within a narrative framework provided by a dialogue between the Buddha and the bodhisattva Drdhamati, it airs central issues of Mahayana Buddhism by means of philosophical discussion, edifying anecdote, marvelous feat, and drama. At its core is a description of the seeming conversion of Mara, the embodiment of all malign tendencies that obstruct advancement, and the prediction that he too will become a Buddha ... The present volume comprises the first full English translation of Kumarajiva's Chinese translation of the Suramgamasamdhisutra, with an extensive explanatory introduction and annotations. Etienne Lamotte's French version appeared in 1965 and now Sara Boin-Webb's English rendering of this work gives the English-speaking world access both to an important Buddhist scripture and a classic work of Buddhist studies scholarship."--Book cover.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • SuramgamasamadhisutraUniversity of Hawaii Press2008

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