2026 Reading Challenge
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Mahayana


Mahayana Books

The Way of the Bodhisattva
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham
The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
The Lotus Sutra
Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)
Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva
Shingon: Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
The Surangama Sutra: A New Translation with Excerpts from the Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind
Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way: With Commentary by Gyel-Tsap (Textual Studies and Translations in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism)
The Heart Sutra
The Awakening of Faith: The Classic Exposition of Mahayana Buddhism
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The Heart Sutra by AnonymousThe Diamond Sutra by AnonymousThe Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat HanhThe Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion by Thich Nhat HanhThe Essence of the Heart Sutra by Dalai Lama XIV
Buddhist Sutras
24 books — 13 voters
Why Buddhism Is True by Robert WrightThe Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by NāgārjunaWhat the Buddha Taught by Walpola RahulaOneless Oneness by Marcel EschauzierExistential Rationalism by Marcel Eschauzier
Buddhist Philosophy
117 books — 15 voters

Shin Buddhism by Taitetsu UnnoCall of the Infinite by John ParaskevopoulosThe Three Pure Land Sutras by Numata Center for Buddhist ...Shin Buddhism by Takafumi HiroseRiver of Fire, River of Water by Taitetsu Unno
Shin Buddhism
38 books — 6 voters
Psychotherapy East & West by Alan W. WattsThe Dhammapada by AnonymousWhat the Buddha Taught by Walpola RahulaOn Love and Loneliness by J. KrishnamurtiEmergence and Emptiness by Sorin Delaire
Indian philosophy
117 books — 15 voters

Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva by ŚāntidevaBodhisattva Mind by Pema ChödrönPerfecting Patience by Dalai Lama XIVThe Way of the Bodhisattva by ŚāntidevaA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life by Śāntideva
The Way of the Bodhisattva
14 books — 3 voters
How To Free Your Mind by Thubten ChodronTara by Bokar RinpocheIn Praise of Tara by Martin WillsonThe Tara Tantra by Susan A. LandesmanTara's Enlightened Activity by Palden Sherab
Bodhisattva Tara
23 books — 6 voters

Quotes Tagged “Mahayana”

Thich Nhat Hanh
“ The people who wrote down the Bible and the people who wrote down the Mahayana sutras were artists. They used images to express their insights. ”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Battles: Modern Commentary on the Teachings of Master Linji
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“ Even when dreaming, if the sentient beings who dwell in the three lower realms are witnessed, then at that moment one should pray to sever the continuity of their negativity. —Gathering of Precious Qualities ”
― Pema Lungtok Gyatso, Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd: An Ambrosia Ocean of Sublime Explanations
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Groups Tagged "Mahayana"

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Biblioteca budista White Mahakala Biblioteca Centrului Budist White Mahakala Cluj-Napoca
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Buddhahood study group A private study group on Ven. Yin-Shun's The Way to Buddhahood.…more
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