A Buddhist Bible was published in 1932. Translated from writings Goddard found of worth in the traditions of Theravada, Mahayana, Zen, Tibetan and other Buddhists schools of thought, the book soon became popular and it contributed to the spread of Buddhism in the USA in the 1930s and 1940s.

Buddhist Bible, Dwight Goddard, Beacon Press, Paperback, 1938/1994, 677 pp, $30.00

Dwight Goddard was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1861, and became a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement. During his life, he authored and edited nine titleson Buddhism, including, A Buddhist Bible.