Here is one of the great treasures of Mahayana Buddhism, made fresh for today's readers: the Sutra of the Golden Light, a faithful modern-English rendering of one of Asia's most beloved scriptures. At once a teaching and a storybook, it gathers the Buddha's radiant revelation of his boundless life, a moving rite of confession that unties the knots of the past, and the joyful promises of gods and goddesses who vow to protect every person and land that honors this book. It holds two of Buddhism's most treasured tales — the rescuer who saves a dying pond of fish and speaks the Dharma to them, and the prince who gives his body to a starving tigress and her cubs. Here, too, are practical chapters on wise rule, healing, and the luminous peace of emptiness. Faithful in meaning and spirit, clear in voice, this edition invites slow reading and quiet reflection. Part of The World Scriptures Library.