Common Buddhist Text
Guidance and Insight from the Buddha
An anthology of extracts from Buddhist sacred texts translated from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan.
The Shorter Sutra on the Abundance of Wonderful Qualities which Adorn Sukhāvatī
This translation of one of the most popular and influential sutras in East Asian Buddhism was first published in the book Great Faith Great Wisdom.
I am currently working on a complete translation of the Sutra of Golden Light. This is a translation of the Sanskrit version of the first three chapters.
One of the most influential Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) texts, this short sutra is recited in many different languages by Buddhists all across the world.
The Piercing Thunderbolt of the Perfection of Wisdom
More commonly known as The Diamond Sutra, this is one of the earliest and most important Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) texts.
The Collection of Verses on Precious Qualities
This is a translation of the first two chapters of the Ratnaguṇasaṃcayagāthā, one of the earliest Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) texts.
A beautiful short prayer to the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, translated from Tibetan.
Hui Neng Becomes the Sixth Patriarch
The first chapter of the Platform Sutra of Hui Neng, which tells the story of how he attained Awakening, and became the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism. This translation was first published in the Common Buddhist Text.
The Chapter on Meat-Eating from The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
This is one of the central Mahāyāna texts to deal with the issue of whether meat-eating is ethically acceptable in Buddhism.
Translations into Norwegian can be found here.