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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas ClearyPublisher: Shambhala Publications Inc Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc Dimensions: Width: 11.30cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 17.10cm Weight: 0.135kg ISBN: 9781590309469ISBN 10: 1590309464 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 14 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature. -- Library Journal <br><br> There is no doubt in my mind that Thomas Cleary is the greatest translator of Buddhist texts from Chinese or Japanese into English of our generation, and that he will be so known by grateful Buddhist practitioners and scholars in future centuries. Single-handedly he has gone a long way toward building the beginnings of a Buddhist canon in English. --Robert A. F. Thurman, Tricycle -One of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature.---Library Journal -There is no doubt in my mind that Thomas Cleary is the greatest translator of Buddhist texts from Chinese or Japanese into English of our generation, and that he will be so known by grateful Buddhist practitioners and scholars in future centuries. Single-handedly he has gone a long way toward building the beginnings of a Buddhist canon in English.---Robert A. F. Thurman, Tricycle One of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature. -- Library Journal There is no doubt in my mind that Thomas Cleary is the greatest translator of Buddhist texts from Chinese or Japanese into English of our generation, and that he will be so known by grateful Buddhist practitioners and scholars in future centuries. Single-handedly he has gone a long way toward building the beginnings of a Buddhist canon in English. --Robert A. F. Thurman, Tricycle Author InformationTHOMAS CLEARY holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |