Zen Buddhism - The Path to Enlightenment - Special Edition

Siddhartha Gautama, the great Indian philosopher, is believed to have attained sometime in the middle of the 5th century before the Common Era, while meditating under a tree. From that time of Enlightenment until his death, by which he entered , he traveled by foot around the countryside of India, teaching others his philosophy of the Middle Path. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are often called the Three Jewels: , (teachings), and (community). Presented in this modern special edition is a unique selection of the ancient texts which would follow the path of the Silk Road from India to China to Japan, and evolve into the school of thought known today as Zen Buddhism. This path follows the Indian Mahayana verses from the , to a collection of Buddhist sutras (scriptures) transcribed from Chinese texts, and finally concludes with the Threefold Lotus, the three Pure Land sect sutras favored in Japan. Reprinted by permission - All rights reserved. The Buddha said: