BUDDHIST SUTRAS
Origin, Development, Transmission
by Kogen Mizuno
Founded in India twenty-five
hundred years ago by the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, Buddhism ranks as
one of the three great universal religions. The history of its transmission
from India to the countries where it flourished is in essence the story
of the transmission of the teachings recorded in its sutras, or scriptures.
This book offers an engrossing account both of the origin and development
of the sutras and of the priests who braved perilous journeys and mastered
unfamiliar languages in order to carry the sutras to new lands. Because
of China's signal role in the history of Buddhism--as home to the greatest
of scriptural translators and birthplace of most of the extant sects of
Mahayana Buddhism--the story of the transmission of the sutras to China
is particularly important. "Heartily recommended." --The Middle
Way
KOGEN MIZUNO, Litt.D., one of Japan's foremost scholars of Buddhism and an authority on Pali texts, was president of Komazawa University, where he also taught Buddhology. His numerous books include Basic Buddhist Concepts and The Beginnings of Buddhism.
220 pp. 15.1 cm. x 22.7 cm. Map. Appendix. Index. (softcover)
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