Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional First Edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Perfection of Wisdom: Extracts from the Astasahasrikaprajnaparamita by R.C. Jamieson, Translator. Foreword byTenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. First Edition stated, 2000 Viking. First Printing with full number line, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a tilted spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making this an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. L
A translation of extracts from The Perfection of Wisdom in 8000 Lines illustrated with ancient manuscripts from Cambridge University Library. The text represents the first formal expression of central Buddhist ideas such as the voidness of all things and the ideal of a bodhisattva – the ideal that we can become a Buddha-to-be ourselves. It is composed of conversations among Buddhas, bodhisattvas, gods and monks as they debate the nature of existence. The extracts have been chosen to illustrate the key themes of the text, and they are accompanied by commentary and a glossary.
An introduction from the Dalai Lama explains the relevance of the text to Buddhist thought and the background of the illustrations. At the back of the book there are detailed notes to every image.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
