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Anthologies

Modern Buddhist anthologies and readerly collections that shaped English-language Buddhist study.

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Texts

A Buddhist Bible — Dwight GoddardA landmark anthology of Zen Buddhist scriptures compiled by Dwight Goddard. Includes the Lankavatara Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, the Prajna Paramita Sutra, and the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Hui-Neng, with introductions and historical context.Buddhism in Translations — Henry Clarke WarrenA comprehensive anthology of translated passages from the Pali canon and its commentaries, organized thematically to present Buddhist doctrine, practice, and philosophy. One of the foundational works of Buddhist studies in English.The Essence of Buddhism — E. M. BowdenE. M. Bowden’s anthology of some four hundred short passages from Buddhist scriptures and later Buddhist writings in English translation, gathered for their moral sentiments and maxims, including those that teach mercy to animals, with a preface by Edwin Arnold, printed in 1922 as No. 325 of the Haldeman-Julius Ten Cent Pocket Series.