Buddhist Suttas

by T W Rhys Davids (Translator), F Max Mïller (Editor)

Overview

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. Buddhist Suttas (1881) translated by T.W. Rhys Davids, is volume XI of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book focuses on Buddhism and includes the Book of the Great Decease, similar to Christian Gospel, as well as truths and mysticism central to the Buddhist faith, a must-read for anyone interested in Buddhism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646797899
Publisher:	Cosimo Classics
Publication date:	02/23/1905
Series:	The Sacred Books of the East (Volume 11 of 50) , #11
Edition description:	Volume XI ed.
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

T.W. RHYS DAVIDS (1843-1922) was an English-born professor of Pali and co-founder of the London School for Oriental Studies. An authority on Buddhism, he wrote numerous scholarly articles and books on the subject. F. MAX MÜLLER (1823-1900) was a German author and orientalist who lived in England most of his life. As a professor at Oxford, he combined the studies of language, culture, and religion to create the discipline of comparative mythology. His body of work included The Sacred Books of the East, which he had edited.