The Diamond Sutra

Book Description:

The Diamond Sutra is a Mahayana Buddhist text traditionally attributed to the historical Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as Shakyamuni Buddha). It is a part of the Prajnaparamita ("Perfection of Wisdom") literature and is presented as a dialogue between the Buddha and one of his disciples, Subhūti.

While the teachings are ascribed to the Buddha, the actual text was likely composed by unknown Buddhist scholars or monastics in India around the 4th century CE. The oldest known printed version of the Diamond Sutra dates to 868 CE and was discovered in the Dunhuang caves in China — it is also the world’s oldest known dated printed book.