I have the Buddhist Bible, and enjoyed many of its texts till my teacher said it wasn't that good.
Thanks, --Chris 301-270-6524 On Jan 25, 2013 6:22 PM, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > I'll get 'hold of it. Thanks. I like his translations of several other > things, here, including writings (?) of Bodhidharma. > > My fondness of the limpidly clear English translation by Wong Mou Lam in > Dwight Goddard's A BUDDHIST BIBLE, 1938, 1966, 1970, Pp. 497-558, was > commented on here in this forum previously. I've loved it since 1977, and > have copied it by Xerox and given away hand-stitched (bound) copies, and > saved some. > > I promise I'll grab the Red Pine from Amazon, next order. What the hay. > I like reading 3 or 4 translations side by side, but esp. of Tao Te Ching, > and other Taoist books, incl. the I-Ching, which are more opaque to me than > Buddhist writings. I spread them on the floor, or ground, and read. Lots > of ground in this desert. I'll try it with Hui Neng and see what old Red > Pine brings. > > tnx, > > --Joe > > > Chris Austin-Lane wrote: > > > > Red Pine 's translation is particularly clear English. I recommend it for > > non-Chinese readers that wish to appreciate some funny answers to > problems > > that still vex the sangahs. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
