Buddhist scriptures. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Donald S. Lopez.
• Other Names: Jr, Lopez, Donald S, 1952-
• Contents: The Buddhist universe. The realms of rebirth ; A call to practise ; Karma tales ; A lesson from a ghost ; A scripture that protects kings ; One Buddha per universe ; Two Buddhas seated side by side ; Rebirth in the land of bliss ; Avoiding hell, gaining heaven ; A Chinese pilgrim in India ; A sacred peak ; Maitreya describes the future. -- The Buddha. The three jewels ; The noble search ; A life of the Buddha ; Māyā, mother of the Buddha ; Why the Buddha had good digestion ; A king gives away his head ; Rūpyāvatī gives away her breasts ; How the Buddha became a Bodhisattva ; Providing the Buddha ; Enshrining a relic ; The consecration of a Buddha image ; A hymn to the Buddha. -- Monastic life. The evolution of the ordination ; Making men into monks ; A murderer becomes a monk ; The ascetic ideal ; Monks in the Mahāyāna ; Making new monastic rules ; Lives of eminent monks and nuns ; The nine patriarchs of the East ; Taking the Vinaya across the sea ; Zen for national defence ; How a monk freed his mother from hell ; Living in the degenerate age.
• Edition: New edition
• Publisher Details: London : Penguin
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xlix, 556 pages)
• Subjects: 294.3/8; Sacred Texts; Buddhism; Buddhist literature; Buddhist literature -- Translations into English; Buddhism -- Sacred books; Buddhismus; Electronic books; Sacred books; Translations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781101488195; 1101488190; 9780141909370; 0141909374
• Related ISBNs: 014044758X; 9780140447583
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages xlii-xlix).; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.