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About The Book: A Buddhist Bible by Dwight Goddard is a foundational anthology of Mahāyāna Buddhist texts, with a focus on Zen. It includes translations and summaries of key scriptures such as The Diamond Sutra, The Prajñā Pāramitā Sutra, The Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, and The Self-Realisation of Noble Wisdom. The book also outlines the history of early Zen Buddhism. Aimed at Western readers, it played a major role in introducing Zen philosophy and meditative wisdom to the English-speaking world About The Author: Dwight Goddard (1861–1939) was an American engineer, missionary, and Buddhist scholar who played a significant role in introducing Eastern philosophy, especially Buddhism, to Western audiences. Originally a Christian missionary in China, he later embraced Buddhist teachings and sought to bridge Eastern and Western spiritual thought. Goddard is best known for compiling A Buddhist Bible (1932), a landmark anthology that made key Mahāyāna texts accessible to English readers. His work influenced early American Buddhist movements and spiritual thinkers, including the Beat Generation. The Title 'A Buddhist Bible the favorite scriptures of the Zen sect: history of early Zen Buddhism self-realisation of noble wisdom the Diamond sutra the Prajna paramita sutra the sutra of the sixth patriarch written/authored/edited by Goddard Dwight', published in the year 1932. The ISBN 9789371697866 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 320 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Religion. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms.