Selections from Chinese sources. Tao-teh-king / Wai-tao -- Dhyana for beginners / Wai-tao -- Sutra spoken by the Sixth Patriarch / Wong Mou-lam
Selections from Pali sources. The historic Buddha / Narasu -- The word of the Buddha / Nyanatiloka -- Tevigga sutta / Rhys-Davids -- 118th discourse / Chao Kung
Selections from Sanskrit sources. Maha-prajna-paramita-hridaya [heart sutra] / Goddard -- The diamond sutra / Wai-tao -- The Surangama sutra / Wai-tao -- Lankavatara scripture / Suzuki and Goddard -- The awakening of faith / Wai-tao
Selections from Tibetan sources. The life and hymns of Milarepa / Evans-Wentz -- The supreme path / Evans-Wentz
Selections from modern sources. Homeless brothers / Yamabe -- Practising the seventh stage / Goddard
Summary of Buddha's dharma
Summary
A collection of Buddhist texts from a variety of traditions provides an introduction to the basic tenets of the faith