[Buddha-l] Best translations of DIAMOND SUTRA?

[Bruce Burrill]

At 01:30 PM 12/9/2009, Dan L. wrote:
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>Richard's disdain for Conze, while understandable in a certain sense, is
>also somewhat unfair. Conze, aside from his eccentricities (and how many
>scholars of that generation were not eccentric, or Nazis, or just all out
>weird people? Not many), was a pioneer in Prajnaparamita studies, and laid a
>good groundwork for others to follow. His opinions were sometimes daft or
>ill considered, but amidst all that was some sound scholarship. A
>discriminating reader needs to cull the wheat from the chaff when reading
>his works. I have less trouble with his translations, but find his surveys
>of Buddhism inane and better avoided. His Diamond Sutra translation will not
>do you any damage... and it certainly won't answer all your questions, but
>it might shift them around.. . . . .

And outside of all of that, his use of English (both in his 
translations and in his other works) as was his humor was always 
pleasurable to read.