The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism is written by the Sutra Translation Committee of USA/Canada. The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism has been rewritten and enlarged in this edition. The text is a collection of 350 excerpts and quotations from monks, nuns, academics, scholars, and other laypeople from nine nations, written in their own words or in translation. The editors have simply structured the information and added a few connecting themes for readability.