Looks at a variety of Buddhist sacred writings as literature and includes insights from literary theory.

This classic illustrated book describes the origins of buddhism in one of the world's best book collections on the subject. It not only goes in detail about the

This book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and story narratives have shaped the religious life and culture of the only surviving South Asian Mahayana Buddh

What does Shakespeare have to teach us about mindfulness? What Eastern spiritual views about death, love, and presence are reflected in the writings of The Bard

While Buddhism has no central text such as the Bible or the Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the te