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Buddhist texts through the ages book by edward conze. The heart sutra, perhaps the most important of all buddhist texts, sets out to formulate the very heart, or essence of perfect wisdom and is studied with special reverence in zen monasteries and the tibetan buddhist lamaseries. Together they provide a vivid picture of the buddha and of the vast nature of the buddhist tradition. His books include buddhism 1951, buddhist wisdom books 1958, buddhist thought in india 1962, thirty years of buddhist studies 1967 and many translations from the buddhist literature on perfect wisdom. Eberhart julius dietrich conze, who published as edward conze, studied indian and comparative philosophy at the universities of bonn and hamburg. An intensely practical religion, buddhism is by contrast inclined to. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.
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While buddhism has no central text such as the bible or the koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of buddha. It consists of translations from the pali canon and the sanskrit version udanavarga pdf here. Buy a cheap copy of buddhist texts through the ages book by edward conze. Edward conze studied indian and comparative philosophy at the universities of bonn.
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