Buddha's Wisdom: Xuemo Interprets the Diamond Sutra 2 (Traditional Chinese Edition)

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雪漠 Xuemo

Buddha's Wisdom

Name: Buddha's Wisdom
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ISBN: 9798889910848

Xuemo Interprets the Diamond Sutra 2 (Traditional Chinese Edition)

雪漠 Xuemo

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Ruxue International Media Inc.
18 December 2025

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Buddhist sacred texts; Zen Buddhism; Popular psychology; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

Series: Buddha's Wisdom

Clarity in Every Word, Wisdom in Every Line

Buddha’s Wisdom: Xuemo Interprets the Diamond Sutra is Xuemo’s comprehensive commentary on the thirty-two chapters of the Diamond Sutra, making it the most complete commentary on the Diamond Sutra in history. Drawing on over forty years of mind training, the author spent five years reinterpreting Kumarajiva’s ancient Chinese translation from 1,600 years ago, using long verses and modern Chinese explanations to make the Buddha’s teachings more accessible to contemporary readers.

This book not only clarifies the historical background of the Prajnaparamita scriptures’ transmission to China but also conveys Buddha’s true intent when delivering these teachings, infused with Xuemo’s own spiritual realization. Its audiobook version has garnered over 31.29 million plays on Ximalaya, making it Xuemo’s most popular cultural work.

Xuemo, born in 1963 as Chen Kaihong, is a renowned writer from Gansu, China. He has written over 80 books, published in more than 200 editions, with translations available in over 20 languages.

His novel Into the Desert won the 2022 Excellent Translation Award by the China International Communications Group (CICG), 2024 NYC Big Book Award for Women’s Fiction and the 2024 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction. His novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia won the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for World Literature. The novel Wild Fox Ridge won the 2024 International Impact Book Award and the 2025 NYC Big Book Award, and was honored with the 2025 International Book Awards. He topped the International Media Spotlight List at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022, even surpassing the Guest of Honor, Spain, became the most remarkable and memorable events of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022. The e-book editions of Desert Rites, Desert Hunters, White Tiger Pass, Love Letters from the Goddess, Eternal Love and Reclaim the Throne of Your Heart have repeatedly ranked No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller lists.

By: 雪漠 Xuemo
Imprint: Ruxue International Media Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9798889910848
Series: Buddha's Wisdom
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 18 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Xuemo, born in 1963 as Chen Kaihong, is a renowned writer from Gansu, China. He has written over 80 books, published in more than 200 editions, with translations available in over 20 languages, including English, French, German, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.Xuemo is one of China's most influential contemporary writers. His audiobook Buddha's Wisdom: Xuemo Interprets the Diamond Sutra on the Himalaya platform, has been played over 35 million times and remains a top-ranking program. His series What's on Laozi's mind: Xuemo Interprets Dao De Jing has sold nearly one million copies in China.Since 2019, his works have been featured in independent booths at major international book fairs and film festivals in Germany, London, the United States, and across Asia. In 2022, he topped the International Media Spotlight List at the Frankfurt Book Fair, drawing more attention than the Guest of Honor, Spain. This achievement was hailed as one of the most remarkable and memorable events of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022.Notably, more than ten of his works have been translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin, the distinguished translators of Nobel Prize-winning literature. Research centers devoted to his work have been established at Ningbo University and Central South University.Xuemo's novel Into the Desert won the 2022 Excellent Translation Award by the China International Communications Group (CICG), the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for Women's Fiction and the 2024 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction. His novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia won the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for World Literature. The novel Wild Fox Ridge won the 2024 International Impact Book Award and the 2025 NYC Big Book Award, and was honored with the 2025 International Book Awards. He has been nominated three times for the Mao Dun Literature Prize and has won the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award six consecutive times.The e-book editions of Desert Rites, Desert Hunters, White Tiger Pass, Love Letters from the Goddess, Eternal Love and Reclaim the Throne of Your Heart have repeatedly ranked No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller lists.