Author Description

The Lankavatara Sutra is a prominent Mahayana Buddhist text. The Sutra draws upon the concepts and doctrines of Yogacara and Buddha-nature. In this book ‘Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra’, the author has studied the association of Lankavatara with Japanese Zen Buddhism and Chinese Chan Buddhism, with more emphasis on popular Zen. The Nepalese Buddhists also consider ‘The Lankavatara Sutra’ as one of the nine canonical texts. The author has written the book in a systematic manner and has also included a Sanskrit-Chinese-English glossary for the benefit of scholars and students, enhancing the book for the general readers interested in this text. Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a well known Buddhist scholar, known for his important publications on Zen Buddhism. He was a professor at Otani University, Japan. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.