A Buddhist Bible: Favorite Scriptures of the Zen Sect and millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more. A Buddhist Bible: The Favorite Scriptures of the Zen Sect 1st Edition. by Dwight Goddard (Author) › Visit Amazon s Dwight Goddard Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In arriving at these convictions Hui-neng s inherited and experiential acquaintance with Taoism was very influential. He was said to be illiterate but this could have been only relatively true of one who had mastered the Diamond Sutra and frequently discoursed to his disciples about the other great Sutras of the Mahayana.His study of the Diamond Sutra had convinced him of the truth. Don t take this book as a literal bible--it s too personal to Goddard. It s also not the best intoduction to Buddhist thought out there: if you want a basic intro to Buddhist thought, I d suggest Rahula s _What the Buddha Taught_. If you like what you ve seen elsewhere and want to start delving into the sutras, this is the place to start. This book, A Buddhist Bible , by Dwight Goddard, is a replication. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.
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This is the first etext of A Buddhist Bible to appear on the Internet. One of the favorite books of the Beat writers, particularly the ultimate Dharma Bum Jack Kerouac, A Buddhist Bible has had a huge influence on the growth of Buddhism in the English-speaking world in the 20th century and beyond. This etext was scanned and proofed from an autographed copy of the first edition. Last week, around 33,000 people downloaded books from my site - 10 people gave donations.These books can take me from 2 to 10 hours to create. I want to keep them free, but need some support to be able to do so. If you can, please make a small donation (the average is £2.50). I ordered A Buddhist Bible by Goddard to replace mine that I had given up (to release my attachment to it) only to find I m still attached. (I find that hilarious). The correct one is paperback and has a black cover with A red square on it with the Title A Buddhist Bible edited by Dwight Goddard and a forward by Robert Aitken. A buddhist bible by dwight goddard INDIAN TYPES of ethical and philosophical Buddhism did not easily find acceptance in China; it took centuries of contact before a distinctively Chinese adaptation of Buddhism was effected that proved to be congenial to Chinese.