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The Mystical experiences of True Buddha disciples

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This book is a another great book from Master Lu Sheng-Yen who uses the stories experienced by disciples to spread the buddha dharma in most eloquent fashion. Even if you are not Buddhist you can find stories that you can relate to.

Janny and the Purple Lotus team did their best in translation. They are not Pulitzer Prize writers. Besides that, there aren't any other english versions of this book so it's not like there's a better translation available. As far as I'm concerned the other reviewer doesn't have any right to criticize. I've read many of Janny's translations (both book and magazine) and her english and writing skills are good. I've also gotten a chance to listen to her translations in person at the temple and from comparing her to other translators I'd say she's very good. She gets the main meaning of what the speaker is trying to say and that's the most important point.

The English translation of this book can be improved, as the Chinese version is much better.