The Lankavatara Sutra: An Epitomized Version

by D.T. Suzuki (Translator), Dwight Goddard (Editor)

Overview

Said to contain the words of the Buddha on the nature of ultimate wisdom, the Lankavatara was influential in the general doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular Zen. Translated by D.T Suzuki and edited by Dwight Goddard, this epitomized version was intended to make the sutra more widely accessible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939681317
Publisher:	Provenance Editions
Publication date:	11/24/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	467 KB

About the Author

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities, and devoted many years to a professorship at Otani University, a Japanese Buddhist school.