Just Released: Vol. 2 of Canonical Texts from Mahayana Canon

SAN DIEGO - Oct. 7, 2016 - PRLog -- BDK America happily announces publication and availability of "The Canonical Book of the Buddha's Lengthy Discourses," Volume II. The volume includes ten of some of the most interesting sutras in Buddhism, including several focusing on the Buddhist view of causality.

"Since we published Volume I last year, we continue to deal with requests for Volume II," Bill Teague, BDK Webmaster, said. "That's why we are so happy to announce the publication. The latest volume completes the publication of the important collection by two thirds.

"The final volume to come will be Volume III, which completes the last ten sutras of the series," Teague said. "We will announce that volume just as soon as it is ready."

Students of Buddhism can learn more about the publication on the BDK catalog site, at www.bdkamerica.org, Teague said.

About the BDK English Tripitaka Series

The Chinese Mahayana canon consists of thousands of sutras transcribed from Pali and Sanskrit sources, as well as the comments of later sages. Much of this content has yet to appear in English.

Over the decades, the BDK English Tripitaka Series has continued to release new volumes from the Chinese Mahayana canon to the benefit of students and scholars of Buddhism.

About BDK America

BDK America partners with Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (BDK) in Tokyo Japan. The Japanese name of the nonprofit organization means The Society to Promote Buddhism. Through global connections with BDK America, BDK Hawaii, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai de Mexico A.C., BDK Canada, and offices in Europe and Asia, the Society works to improve Buddhist understanding.

BDK America assists BDK with both scholarly support for Buddhist Studies and in publishing Buddhist materials in English, including The Teaching of Buddha and The BDK English Tripitaka Series.

For more information about BDK America, see http://www.bdkamerica.org. Information on BDK Japan can be found at http://www.bdk.or.jp/english/.

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