{"product_id":"buddhist-wisdom-the-diamond-sutra-and-the-heart-sutra-9780375726002","title":"Buddhist Wisdom: The Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra","description":"A landmark publication which offers Western readers a unique combination of what Buddhists worldwide consider the holiest of holy texts \u003ci\u003eThe Diamond Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, two sutras, or scriptures, ascribed to the early centuries of the first millennium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Diamond Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, or the \u003ci\u003ePerfection of Wisdom, \u003c\/i\u003e which cuts like a thunderbolt, is one of the cornerstone texts of Mahayana Buddhism and provides a summary of the core concepts of the Buddha. \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, perhaps the most important of all Buddhist texts, sets out to formulate the very heart, or essence of perfect wisdom and is studied with special reverence in Zen monasteries and the Tibetan Buddhist lamaseries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edward Conze, who was until his death in 1979 a powerful force for introducing Buddhism and its sacred texts to the West, has provided these translated key texts with an extensive commentary for the easiest possible appreciation phrase by phrase. For this new edition, Judith Simmer-Brown, a well-known American scholar of Buddhism, has contributed a lively, context-setting introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the annals of spirituality, certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight, encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of mankind's relation to the divine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375726002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Ed Conze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636699263132,"sku":"9780375726002","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_38475fb9-4069-46ed-bf03-3e7f778b42d9.jpg?v=1603842686","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/buddhist-wisdom-the-diamond-sutra-and-the-heart-sutra-9780375726002","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}