1·This book is intended as an introduction to the ideas of Mahayana Buddhism, and also to some of the recent scholar work in the field.
因此，（像我这样）试图用一本书的篇幅来介绍大乘佛教的行为可能显得有些轻率。 不过，我还是斗胆写下了这本书。
2·More than 40% of the Singaporeans adhere to Mahayana Buddhism, the main faith of the Chinese population.
超过40%的新加坡人恪守大乘佛教，是华人的主要信仰。
3·If you are here because you think that probably some of these mahayana teachings might act as a therapeutic help then.
假如你在这里，是因为你认为某些大乘教法可能会有些治疗性质的帮助。
4·For example in the buddhist tradition the monks of the mahayana eat vegetarian at least and they are unmarried.
比方说，依照佛教的传统，大乘佛教的和尚，他们至少是吃素的，而且不结婚。
5·For instance, it is believed that Suddhodana or Shakyamuni Buddha's father, the physical father Suddhodana, is considered, in the mahayana sutras, as a Manjushri in person.
例如，在大乘经典里，释迦牟尼佛的父亲净饭王，就被视为是文殊菩萨以肉身示现。
1·This Mahayana view was probably developed out of the ideas found in the original Theravada Pali texts, to which we have just referred in our brief discussion.
大乘佛教的观点超出了原始的小乘佛教的巴利文的观念，这是在我们刚才的简短讨论中提到的。
2·This scripture has always been held in the greatest veneration in Mahayana countries.
这经文一直关押在大乘佛教国家的最大的尊敬。
3·Brahmanism and Mahayana have passed a long process of mixture and interfusion.
婆罗门教与大乘佛教经过了长期融和的过程。
4·Egoism and altruism are the essence of mahayana.
自利利他思想是大乘佛教的精髓。
5·Some Mahayana traditions see the Buddha in almost docetic terms, viewing his visible manifestations as projections from within the state of Nirvana.
某些大乘佛教的传统把佛陀看作是可以任意使用的术语，把它看作涅槃状态在人间的化身。