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This anthology illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present, by presenting a selection of forty-eight translated texts including hagiographies, monastic rules, pilgrimage songs, apocryphal Sutras, and didactic tales from India, China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Burma. Most of these pieces have never before been translated into a Western language, and each is preceded by a substantial introduction by its translator. Together they are designed to do nothing less than reshape the way in which Buddhism is understood. These unusual sources provide the reader with a sense of the remarkable diversity of the practices of persons who over the course of 2,500 years have been identified, by themselves or by others, as Buddhists. In this rich variety there are often contradictions, such that the practices of one Buddhist community might seem strange or unfamiliar to another. At the same time, however, there is evidence here of many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and topography. From "A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities" through 'On Becoming a Buddhist Wizards to "Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful' the selections here are an ideal introduction to Buddhism and a source of new insights for scholars. Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan.
áAdopting a fresh approach to sourcebooks on the religions of the world, Princeton Readings in Religions moves away from an emphasis on philosophy and the religious expressions of elite groups to represent instead a wide range of current and historical religious practices. The series will provide a new configuration of texts by making available for the first time works that have never been translated before, including ritual texts, hagiographical and autobiographical works, folktales, and ethnographic material. Students, specialists, and general readers alike will discover a wealth of unfamiliar and valuable material in these volumes.
Buddhism in Practice, Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Editor. Princeton, 608pp, $19.95
Princeton Readings in ReligionsNote on TransliterationContents by VehicleContents by CountryContributorsIntroduction31A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities392Consecrating the Buddha503Sutra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha594Reading Others' Minds695The Prayer of the Original Buddha806Myoe's Letter to the Island887The Tathagatagarbha Sutra928The Whole Universe as a Sutra1079Gotami's Story11310The Great Bliss Queen13911Story of Simhala, the Caravan Leader15112A Prayer for the Long Life of the Dalai Lama17013Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Guanyin17614A Mahayana Liturgy18315A Discussion of Seated Zen19716The Way to Meditation20717Buddhism and the State in Early Japan21618Original Enlightenment Thought in the Nichiren Tradition22819The Matsumoto Debate24120A Prophecy of the Death of the Dharma24921The Book of Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma25722A Heretical Chinese Buddhist Text27223Eschatology in the Wheel of Time Tantra28424Atisa's A Lamp for the Path to Awakening29025The Advice to Layman Tundila30226The Legend of the Iron Stupa31427Two Tantric Meditations: Visualizing the Deity31828The Story of the Horn Blowing32829A Summary of the Seven Books of the Abhidhamma33630On Becoming a Buddhist Wizard34331Pure Land Buddhist Worship and Meditation in China35932Aryadeva and Candrakirti on Self and Selfishness38033A Modern Sermon on Merit Making39934Saramati's Entering into the Great Vehicle40235Auspicious Things41236Tales of the Lotus Sutra42737Daily Life in the Assembly45538Deaths, Funerals, and the Division of Property in a Monastic Code47339A Rite for Restoring the Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows50340Awakening Stories of Zen Buddhist Women51341The Chinese Life of Nagarjuna52542Atisa's Journey to Sumatra53243Bimba's Lament54144Hagiographies of the Korean Monk Wonhyo55345The Illustrated Biography of Ippen56346Account of the Buddhist Thaumaturge Baozhi57847Buddhist Chaplains in the Field of Battle58648Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful592Index603
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