The Bible of Tibet

by Franz Anton Schiefner (Translator), William Ralston Shedden Ralston (Translator)

This is the first translated and edited collection of the most significant scripture from the Buddhist literature of South Asia. It was on the basis of this collection that the English speaking reader became acquainted with the 'Bible of Tibet'. This collection still represents the most complete collection of Buddhist teachings and remains indispensable today.

484 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1882

Reviews

[Riley Pierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting delve into Tibetan Folklore, but ultimately repetitive. The translation and quality of the tales seems to have suffered because the stories were translated from sanskrit to tibetan, then back to sanskrit, then to german, and then to english. The translation to European languages by european minds seems to have been a major cause of this. Its an artifact of its time, but is very informative about ancient indian culture and parts of Buddhist history and thought.

[Shayzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The clever thief

[Beka Sukhitashvili · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Twitter thread with some notes and thoughts on the book.