Sutra of golden light, 21 chapter english letter version a4 version ebook. Some very funny parts to this talk and some excellent evocations of rigorous dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life. I studied this book on and off for 6 months and i will continue to come back to it as being definitive on the subject. The diamond sutra, composed in india in the fourth century ce, is one of the most treasured works of buddhist literature and is the oldest existing printed book in the world.
Diamond sutra, first printed book on 11 may 868 ce history. Its purpose is to lead advanced bodhisattvas to final selfrealization, that is, to be a tathagata see below. Homage to the perfection of wisdom, the lovely, the holy. This new translation of the diamond sutra allows the reader to experience and comprehend this timeless buddhist text in a more contemporary language and style. Lama zopa rinpoche advises students to recite the dedication prayer by mipham rinpoche, available below, after reciting or reading the vajra cutter sutra. Furthermore, according to the buddhas own words in the sutra. All living beings, whether born from eggs, from the womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. Once the bhagavan was dwelling near shravasti at anathapindada garden in jeta forest together with the full assembly of 1250 bhikshus and a great many fearless bodhisattvas. Download in pdf talks given from 300189 pm to 050289 pm, english discourse series, 7 chapters, year published. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the diamond sutra. It was designed to be readable, understandable, and not overly laden with flowery language or titles and terms. Huineng 6387 was the sixth patriarch of zen in china, but is often. In sanskrit its called the mahaprajnaparamitahrdayasutra.
This sutra appears in thich nhat hanh, chanting from the. Diamond sutra and the sutra of huineng shambhala classics pdf. The sutra, which is structured in twentyseven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the buddhas birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king. It is known as the diamond sutra because its teachings are said to be like diamonds that cut away all dualistic thought, releasing one from the attachment to objects and. The diamond sutra, a sanskrit text translated into chinese, was one of 40,000 scrolls and documents hidden in the cave of a thousand buddhas, a secret library sealed up around the year 1,000. The sutra of huineng, also known as the platform sutra, contains the autobiography of a pivotal figure in zen history and some of the most profound passages of zen literature. Please click on the chinese title enclosed in frame for viewing the traditional chinesekanji text in gif format no decoding needed the amitabha sutra translated by dr.
Download the buddhist text the diamon sutra here as pdf ebook. Five things to know about the diamond sutra, the worlds. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from the sanskrit by edward conze om namo bhagavatyai aryaprajnaparamitayai. Such a person, o subhuti, has produced, and gathered safely into themselves, a mountain of merit beyond any calculation. In diamond sutra narratives, chiew hui ho explores diamond sutra devotion and its impact on medieval chinese religiosity, uncovering the complex social history of tang lay buddhism through the laitys production of parasutraic narratives and texts. In this sutra the buddha has finished his daily walk with the monks to gather offerings of food, and sits down to rest. Sutra, considered an introduction to the lotus sutra, shakyamuni says. Tectonometallogenic systems the place of mineral systems within. The buddha said this sutra may be known as the diamond that cuts through illusion. A copy of the chinese version of diamond sutra, found among the dunhuang manuscripts in the early 20th. A general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra by dhyana master hsuan hua this translation has been prepared by the buddhist text translation society of the sinoamerican buddhist association, under the auspices of gold mountain dhyana monastery, 1731 15th street, san francisco. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His clear and readable commentary traces the connections between these teachings and contemporary theories of quantum reality, explores the sutra within the. Buddha is a sanskrit skrt word meaning a perfect, enlightened being.
At one time the buddha was staying in the jeta grove of the garden of the benefactor of orphans and the solitary together with a gathering of great bhiksus, twelve hundred fifty in all. A general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra by dhyana master hsuan. Click on document diamond sutra and the sutra of huineng shambhala classics pdf. The diamond sutra three major aspects of the diamond sutra the sutra is a record of a dialogue between the buddha and one of the ten great disciples, subhuti, in front of 1,250 buddhas followers. Transforming the way we perceive the world by mu soenq gick here for the reluctant messenger host site the diamond sutra the walled city of dunhuang shachou was an outpost on the northwestern frontier, whose. The full title of this sutra is the heart of great prajna sutra or the heart of great real wisdom sutra its called the maka hannya haramita shingyo in japanese. The lotus sutra, revised second edition bdk america. This pdf file may be printed and distributed according to the terms of use estab lished on the website. The opening gatha was composed by thich nhat hanh to precede the translation. It takes the form of a dialogue in the presence of a.
The diamond sutra is the sutra on nonattachment or the perfection of wisdom. The lotus sutra is one of the most important of all the mahayana sutras, and. Life sutra the full name of this sutra is the buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school. The exact date of the composition of the diamond sutra in sanskrit is uncertainarguments for the 2nd and 5th centuries have been made. Commentary on chapter 1 the reasons for the dharma assembly thus i have heard. Diamond sutra, brief and very popular mahayana buddhist text widely used in east asia and perhaps the best known of the 18 smaller wisdom texts that together with their commentaries are known as the prajnaparamita perfection of wisdom. The vajra cutter sutra is a discourse on the buddhist concept of emptiness, the wisdom gone beyond.
Preaching the law in various different ways, i made use of the power of expedient means. The vajra cutter sutra also known as diamond cutter sutra or diamond sutra is one of most wellknown sutras of mahayana buddhism. Sakyamuni buddha originally spoke the vajra sutra in india. It is a key object of devotion and study in zen buddhism. Ron epstein of the buddhist text translation society.
The diamond sutra and the sutra of huineng by huineng. Heart, diamond and lankavatara sutras download pdf ebook. Cheng kuan, 53rd generation acharya of the shingon sect. Prajna paramita heart sutra mantra with lyrics duration. In this sutra buddha is teaching his followers to cut off their doubts about this thunderbolt mind in order to realize it. Bhagavan sravastyam viharati sma jetavanenathapindadasyaarame mahata bhiksusamghena sarddham ardhatrayodasabhir. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from. This translation of the diamond that cuts through illusion, sometimes known simply as the diamond sutra, has been prepared by thich nhat. Upon a time buddha sojourned in anathapindikas park by shravasti with a great company of bhikshus, even twelve hundred and fifty. Written over 25 centuries ago, the diamond sutra, like many sutras, begins with the famous phrase thus have i heard. Furthermore, subhuti, any plot of land on which this sutra is proclaimed, even if only one gatha of four lines, will be a land where gods, men, and asuras will come to make offerings just as they make offerings to a stupa of the buddha. Like many buddhist sutras, the diamond sutra begins with the famous phrase, thus have i heard.
Please use the browsers back button to come back to this page. Buddha channel best buddhism videos for buddhist 2,441,295 views 26. The diamond sutra project gutenberg selfpublishing. Reading them i realized that i was a buddhist, and always had been one. Though i continued to have contact with christianity, at least from time to time, henceforth i was in contact with it as a buddhist. He has gained complete awareness of the nature, phenomenon and function of the whole universe, in the past, present. Watch out too for an intriguing discussion of the sutra as. Diamond sutra vajracchedika prajna paramita 4 then the buddha declared, nevertheless, subhuti, if someone studies our discourse and understands only four lines of it but then explains those lines to someone else, the consequent merit would be far greater. The aim of this sutra is to reveal the buddhas thunderboltvajra mind. The first chinese translation dates to the early 5th century, but, by this point, the 4th or 5th century monks asanga and vasubandhu seem to have already authored authoritative commentaries on its content the vajracchedika sutra was an influential work in. Honoring the diamond sutra wherever this sutra is honored and revered there is a sacred site enshrining the presence of the buddha or one of the buddhas most venerable disciples.
The amitabha sutra translated by the dragon flower chan temple. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path through the diamond sutra a text guaranteed to turn your world upsidedown. Subhuti was known to best understand the true meaning of emptiness. The lankavatara sutra introduction the lankavatara sutra sutra on the descent to lanka is an unsystematic and partial overview of the one path teaching of mahayana buddhism. The lankavatara sutra minnesota zen meditation center. Transforming the way we perceive the world kindle edition by soeng, mu. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. One day before noon, the bhagavan put on his patched robe and picked up his bowl and entered the. Sutra starting with letter, in word document, in pdf.
The high master hsuan hua, professor of the tripitaka tripitakacarya and of the. The play in full tells the story of how the buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening as perceived from the perspective of the great vehicle. The chung tai translation committee comprises of dharma masters and lay disciples and convenes regularly. Opening the way for the enlightenment of all people t. It represents the heart of a much longer sutra of 600 volumes called the mahaprajnaparamitasutra the. In the presence of a tv crew from the ussr, and almost a year before the walls of eastern europe crumble, osho offers a unique appraisal reappraisal of soviet communism.
But in these more than forty years, i have not yet revealed the truth the lotus sutra and its opening and closing sutras, p. In this brilliant new translation and commentary on the diamond sutraone of the sublime wisdom teachings of mahayana buddhismmu soeng integrates this ancient wisdom teaching with current scientific and psychological thought. When the buddha dharma was transmitted to china, the great patriarchs certified translations into chinese. This excellent second edition of the diamond prajnaparamita sutra contains both the english and chinese text as well as annotations. Suppose, o subhuti, that a person reaches even just a single feeling of faith for the words of a sutra such as this one.
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