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. The diamond sutra vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra. His mother is a phd in biochemistry, and his father was an executive at a prominent. The vajra cutter sutra also known as diamond cutter sutra or diamond sutra is one of most wellknown sutras of mahayana buddhism. One day before noon, the bhagavan put on his patched robe and picked up his bowl and entered the. The frontispiece depicts the buddha, surrounded by monks, devotees and deities.
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. Which path must bodhisattvas, motivated men and women who seek for enlightenment. Lama zopa rinpoche advises students to recite the dedication prayer by mipham rinpoche, available below, after reciting or reading the vajra. It was preceded by introductory remarks and a recitation of the heart sutra in tibetan. Jan 07, 2018 the diamond sutra vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra is one of the prajnaparamita perfection of wisdom sutras of mahayana buddhism. If you would like to know more about the diamond sutra as a buddhist teaching, one of the most accessible ways to learn is through videos by an american monk named hyungak paul muenzen. 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. Its purpose is to lead advanced bodhisattvas to final selfrealization, that is, to be a tathagata see below. At one time the buddha dwelt in the jeta grove in the garden of the benefactor of orphans and the forlorn, together with a gathering of great followers, twelve hundred fifty in all. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from the.
Educated at yale college and harvard university, he was ordained a monk under zen master seung sahn in 1992 at nam hwa sah temple, the temple of the sixth patriarch, guangzhou, peoples republic of china. May 11, 2016 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. While i dont own the rights to this material, i hope those who do wont mind it being shared here. After putting on robes, begging for food and eating, subhuti addressed the buddha respectfully.
Written in chinese and featuring an illustrated frontispiece, the woodblock printed scroll is fivemetres long and dated 868ad. The notes of the disciples of bodhidharma part 1 youtube. The buddha said this sutra may be known as the diamond that cuts through illusion. Vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra is a mahayana sutra from the prajnaparamita sutras or perfection of wisdom genre. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the diamond sutra is one of the most influential mahayana sutras in east asia, and it is particularly prominent within the chan or zen tradition, along with the.
To see more of the diamond sutra please go to our award winning turning the pages. The diamond sutra buddhism is used as a gauge of the understanding we must have when we are trying to understand our true selves. Hyon gak sunim, a zen monk, was born paul muenzen in rahway, new jersey. Dependent origination four noble truths heart sutra. A general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra. 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. Printed copy of the diamond sutra the british library. Theres an america born korean buddhist monk and his name is hyun gak. The official title of his sutra is the dharma jewel of the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch, and this title represents the deepest truth of this sutra.
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 diamond sutra project gutenberg selfpublishing. The heart sutra commentary by zen master seung sahn open buddha. Ebook the vajra paramita sutra buddhist text translation. The diamond sutra and the sutra of huineng by huineng. The key is to understand that, at the juncture of no grasping to anything, it is not dead, interrupted or extinguished, but alive, free, fully engaged without. He was there together with a gathering of 1250 monks. The oldest printed text in the world the diamond sutra the walled city of dunhuang shachou was an outpost on the northwestern frontier, whose importance was due primarily to its location for it was a military base on the silk road connecting china with central asia and the. The diamond sutra the sutra of transparent wisdom 1. The diamond sutras zen master hyon gak sunimvenerable hyon gak sunim was born paul muenzen in 1964 to a family of devout catholics in new jersey, u. Sutra of golden light, 21 chapter english letter version a4 version ebook.
In this practice advice given to a new student, rinpoche explained the amazing benefits of reciting the arya sanghata sutra and the sutra of golden light. The diamond sutra vajracchedika prajnaparamita diamond cutting transcendent wisdom translated by paul harrison a shooting star, a clouding of the sight, a lamp, an illusion, a drop of dew, a bubble, a dream, a lightnings flash, a thunder cloudthis is the way one should see the conditioned. That, of course, is putting it simply, as only buddhists can do. The british library is part of the international dunhuang project, a groundbreaking collaboration which aims to make more than 100,000 manuscripts, paintings and artefacts from silk road sites available on the internet. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from the sanskrit by edward conze om namo bhagavatyai aryaprajnaparamitayai. Homage to the perfection of wisdom, the lovely, the holy. The diamond perfection of wisdom sutra the vajracchedikaprajnaparamita sutra thus have i heard. English new to buddhism mindfulness practice from venerable thich nhat hanh. Aug 02, 2009 the diamond sutra is one of the most historically important texts in the buddhist faith, in part because a copy of it is the oldest surviving dated printed book in the world 868 a.
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. The lankavatara sutra minnesota zen meditation center. Upon a time buddha sojourned in anathapindikas park by shravasti with a great company of. 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. At meal time the world honored one put on his robe, took up his bowl and. Of god, come and go, higher consciousness, illusions, diamond quartz. His mother is a phd in biochemistry, and his father was an executive at a prominent american computer company, and later founded his own company. All the saints and sages vary only in mastery of this.
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. My most dear, most kind, most precious, wishfulfilling one, if you can, read the golden light sutra quite often, if possible six thousand times, but i think if you can, just continue reciting some amount every day and in this way continually keep reading it make sure to always read it for numberless sentient beings to achieve enlightenmentfor them to be free from samsara and. And sometimes again we allow ourselves the luxury if you like of just floating back into the past, not to say drifting back into the. 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. The diamond sutra is the worlds oldest printed book. The diamond sutra short version the diamond sutra the assembly. Seungsahn haengwon born dukin lee, was a korean seon master of the jogye order and.
In 1986, along with a former student and dharma heir dae gak, seungsahn founded a retreat center and temple in clay city. 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. Also known by its sanskrit title vajracchedika, the diamond sutra posits that something is what it is only because of what it is not. The diamond sutra provided by the dharma treasury of the mandala society.
Jan 30, 2012 the diamond sutra a general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra by dhyana master hsuan hua january 30, 2012 december 15, 2010 by lichtenberg the diamond sutra, along with the heart sutra, are among the most popular works of the prajnaparamita group of sutras. Furthermore, according to the buddhas own words in the sutra. Atrendtowardshortversions,whichincludestheheartand diamondsutras,occursinthefourthcenturyce. The vajra prajna paramita sutra also known as the vajracchedika or diamond sutra based on audio recordings of lectures given by master hua at the buddhist lecture hall in san francisco, 1968 paperback price. Sometimes it happens that we live as it were, we dwell very much in the present.
Some very funny parts to this talk and some excellent evocations of rigorous dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life. Once upon a time, the buddha sojourned in the jetavana park near sravasti with an assembly of twelve hundred and fifty bhiksus. Watch out too for an intriguing discussion of the sutra as. At one time the buddha was staying in the park anatapindika. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from. 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. Sacred texts series homage to the perfection of wisdom, the lovely, the holy.
Written more than 25 centuries ago, the diamond sutra is the first text to record the. The sixth patriarch is the sixth successor after bodhidharma. 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. We owe hyon gak sunim a great debt of gratitude for making possible the. This teaching was given by jetsun khandro rinpoche at the rigpa center in new york city, 3 september 20. So, i thought it was funny enough asking me to say something about it laughter, but to want to finish it in one eveningthats even funnier or should i say extraordinary more laughter. In the lower lefthand corner, the buddhas disciple, subhuti, listens as the buddha. One day, a monk friend of his lent him a copy of the diamond sutra. 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. The diamond sutra of 868 now lives at the british library, whose turning the pages project includes close looks online at the worlds oldest printed book. Discover our manual selection of the finest and most beautiful sayings by buddha. Sungsan haengweon daeseonsa, august 1, 1927 november 30, 2004, born dukin lee, was a korean seon master of the jogye order and founder of the international kwan um school of zen.
Hyon gak sunim buddhist monk, korean art, buddhism, plumbing, japanese, free. This is most definitely not a new age book, no wooly thinking here, no devotional aspect either just. Rinpoche also advised how to establish a bodhicitta motivation for the recitation of these two sutras, and explained other daily practices. The opening gatha was composed by thich nhat hanh to precede the translation. The diamond sutras zen master hyon gak sunim buddha share. In the diamond sutra the teachings are not confined to negative expressions that guide one to escape from delusion and to renounce grasping. Five things to know about the diamond sutra, the worlds. It was designed to be readable, understandable, and not overly laden with flowery language or titles and terms. The diamond sutra is the sutra on nonattachment or the perfection of wisdom.
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. Bhagavan sravastyam viharati sma jetavanenathapindadasyaarame mahata bhiksusamghena sarddham ardhatrayodasabhir. It is said that many people have received blessings or reached enlightenment because of this very sutra. Upon a time buddha sojourned in anathapindikas park by shravasti with a great company of bhikshus, even twelve hundred and fifty. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geo. In this sutra buddha is teaching his followers to cut off their doubts about this thunderbolt mind in order to realize it. An americanborn zen monk hyon gak sunim explains some of bodhidharmas teachings. Subhuti was known to best understand the true meaning of emptiness. The diamond sutra is a mahayana sutra from the prajnaparamita sutras or perfection of wisdom genre. The vajra cutter sutra is a discourse on the buddhist concept of emptiness, the wisdom gone beyond. Venerable hyon gak sunim was born paul muenzen in 1964 to a family of devout catholics in new jersey, u.
As one of the early korean zen masters to settle in the united. The diamond sutra 1 diamond sutra the full sanskrit title of this text is the vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra the vajra prajna paramita sutra. The diamond sutra pdf reader required translated by geshe michael roach. 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. The english translation used here is by ari goldfield. The topic of the heart sutra is one of the most extraordinarily complex and profound topics. Jun 25, 2015 this translation of the diamond that cuts through illusion, sometimes known simply as the diamond sutra, has been prepared by thich nhat hanh from the vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra in sanskrit, and the chinese taisho revised tripitaka, no.
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. Like many buddhist sutras, the diamond sutra begins with the famous phrase, thus have i heard. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the diamond sutra is one of the most influential mahayana sutras in east asia, and it is particularly prominent within the chan or zen tradition, along with the h. The authors writing style is the model of clarity and he is aware of the postmodern debate. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. The classic guide to buddhist practice by zen master so sahn boep joeng no river to cross.
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