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"The Perfection of Wisdom in 150 Verses" is one of the most influential and revered scriptures in East Asian esoteric Buddhism, and survives in five Chinese versions, a Tibetan translation, and a fragmented Sanskrit text in a bilingual manuscript from Central Asia. Editions of the latter two are presented here, along with a diplomatic transcription of the Sanskrit manuscript. The substantial introduction discusses such aspects as how the Adhyardhasatika fits into the Paramadya Cycle, the Sanskrit manuscript, the Sanskrit-Khotanese bilingual text, Chinese translations, two longer Paramadya texts, the mantra of the Outer Vajra Family, and editorial policy for the two texts. There is no index. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
