The book is 4 x 6 inches and fits in my back pocket and it does not cause any discomfort or buldge when i sit, it is easy to transport with me anywhere i go which allows me to be able to read it on the train while i wait, or in the office or waiting room. The famous sutra on the contemplation of buddha amitayus also called the meditation sutra is revered as canonical by all pure land buddhists, and is one of the three sutras of pure land buddhism, the others being the larger sukhavativyuha sutra and the smaller sukhavativyuha sutra. This pdf file may be printed and distributed according to the terms of use. Meditate the form of infinite life buddha the sutra of contemplation on buddha amitayus. It is called the platform sutra because it was given at the same platform where the sixth patriarch in his later years received the preceptsthese precepts which help us live a clearminded daily life. Medicine master buddha sutra class 5 12th april 2020. Metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of mind these are mental states or qualities cultivated by practice. These excerpts focus on morality and the principles and truths of causality, in an effort to explain the root causes to todays problems and seek to end. He states that in a past life, amitabha was once king who renounced his kingdom, and became a bodhisattva monk named dharmakara dharma storehouse.
Brahma sutras text, wordtoword meaning, traslation and commentary by sri swami sivananda published by the divine life society p. Together with the shorter sukhavativyuha sutra, this text is highly influential in china and japan where it is revered by the jodoshu and jodo shinshu congregations. The other three are compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 1 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 8 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 5 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 7 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 4. The infinite life sutra is thus number one of all number ones. The great vehicle infinite life sutra translated by f. It is impossible for a sutra to suit ones capacity from beginning to. Essence of the infinite life sutra book thriftbooks. The book is 4 x 6 inches and fits in my back pocket and it does not cause any discomfort or buldge when i sit, it is easy to transport with me anywhere i go which allows me to be able to read it. Essence of the infinite life sutra xi 1 regrettably, we do not have an approved english translation of the in. In the past few years, the buddhist canon has been printed in taiwan and distributed worldwide. He has gained complete awareness of the nature, phenomenon and function of the whole universe, in the past, present. The scripture on the explication of underlying meaning samdhinirmocana sutra is a foundational text in the development of yogacara thinking in india.
Siddharthas teaching on buddhanature the tathagatagarbha sutra. Shivanandanagar249 192 tehrigarhwal, uttarakhand, himalayas, india price 2008 rs. Yoga sutra is an excellent companion for those who would use meditation as a path. He spent thirteen years studying the classics, history, philosophy, and buddhism under the guidance of professor fang dongmei, a great philosopher of his time. Because of these lectures many of them now understand the heart sutra. Essence of the infinite life sutra venerable master chin kung. Nevertheless, both of them are difficult to comprehend and. Essence of the infinite life sutra sixty excerpts that. The assembly of sages attend the dharma teaching h all the teachings given by buddha shakyamuni were based upon true reality. The buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school. Good men, you must believe and understand the truthful words of the thus come one. Takakusu the visualization of the buddha of infinite life span sutra, pdf, charles patton. 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. 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.
Read a little, then practice, read some more, practice, read, and so forth in that way. In the longer sukhavativyuha sutra, the buddha begins by describing to his attendant ananda a past life of the buddha amitabha. Venerable ananda learned and memorized all the teachings from buddha shakyamuni. It is also referred to as the sukhavativyuhasutra in sanskrit, the muryojukyo.
Hence, the infinite life sutra sums up and fulfills the final goal of the avatamsaka sutra. Infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school. It relates the life and teachings of master hui neng, the great master the sixth patriarch, as set down by one of his disciples. May 28, 20 the buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school. The lankavatara sutra minnesota zen meditation center. Buddhist sutra the buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra. This excellent commentary on the essence of the larger infinite life sutra of amitabha, also known as the buddha speaks the mahayana, infinite life, adornment, purity, impartiality, and enlightenment sutra is a must read for everyone. It was apparently composed in the second century c.
Infinite life sutra wikisource, the free online library. The prajna paramita the heart sutra prajnaparamita the heart sutra praise of the pure land and protection by buddhas pubbakotthaka sutta eastern gatehouse puggalavaggo andha sutta punnovaadasuttam advice to venerable punna puttamansa sutta a sons flesh r rahogata sutta secluded rahula sutta advice to rahula raja sutta. His presence at this teaching represents that the infinite life sutra is the foremost teaching for all buddhas in helping sentient beings to escape the cycle of. Mahayana sutras, such as the lotus flower sutra and the flower adornment sutra, explain the way of becoming enlightened. The western pure land is also contained within this name. In this pivotal pure land sutra text, the buddha tells the past life story of amitabha buddha when he was a. The heart sutra, along with the diamond sutra, are the keystones to zen. Story on how the buddha protected a young boy from dying early. The heart sutra every day for nine days, yet the heart sutra itself was never mentioned. Brahma sutras swami krishnananda the divine life society. After more than ten reprints, the number of copies in circulation is very impressive.
Please read the profile section for the purpose of this website below is compilations of all the buddhist sutras from a to z. The infinite life sutra by gautama buddha goodreads. Reading these sixty excerpts is the same as reading the entire in. The heart sutra 2 no ignorance or ending of ignorance, and so forth, up to no aging and death or ending of aging and death. The infinite life sutra, or larger pure land sutra, a mahayana buddhist text, is the primary text of pure land buddhism, and the longest of its three major texts. 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. I have also bought that book, i read only the part about shantaos life, which was interesting. He has gained complete awareness of the nature, phenomenon and function of the whole universe, in the past, present and future. There is no suffering, no cause, no extinction, no path.
When i was with seung sahn at sambosa, we would also chant it twice a day, both in english and korean. The buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school translated into chinese during the tsaowei dynasty by the tripitaka master samghavarman from india. Freely circulated, it is humbly offered to readers for them to bene. T0363, buddha spoken mahayana eternal life sublime sutra, f. The lotus sutra translated by burton watson chapter sixteen. T0365, s utra on the contemplation of buddha amitayus, j. Xia lianju divided the infinite life sutra into fortyeight chapters. Essence of the infinite life sutra excerpt thirtyone. Amitayus is another name for the buddha amitabha, the preeminent figure in. Ananda for requesting the dharma for the benefit of all beings. Nutritional therapist anp doterra diamond leader essential oil educator, gaps practitioner, health coach, passionate fermenter sharing my devotion to a natural life.
The longer sukhavativyuha sutra or infinite life sutra is one of the two indian mahayana sutras which describe the pure land of amitabha. Infinite life sutra project gutenberg selfpublishing. Some scholars believe that the infinite life sutra was compiled in the age of the kushan empire in the first and second centuries by an order of mahisasaka monastics who flourished in the gandhara region. The sutra of visualization of the buddha of infinite life as. Translated into chinese during the tsaowei dynasty by the tripitaka master samghavarman from india. For this lecture series at ta kioh buddhist temple, i plan to give four lectures, eight hours in total, to introduce the infinite life sutra. Nov 30, 2014 the infinite life sutra, or larger pure land sutra, a mahayana buddhist text, is the primary text of pure land buddhism, and the longest of its three major texts. Once the buddha was staying at the city of royal palaces on mount grdhrakuta with a great assemblage of great bhikkhus, in all twelve thousand. The larger sutra sutra on the buddha of infinite life delivered by. Online buddhist sutras, scriptures, texts and related. May 14, 2010 on the other hand, the infinite life sutra, from the beginning to the end, describes the western pure land. I am shallow and ignorant in my knowledge and i try to not incur malicious karma by misinforming. The visualization of the buddha of infinite life span sutra pdf charles patton.
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. Sutra on the great dragon krkalas defeating the exteriorpath practitioners translated by ivan taniputera. In this pivotal pure land sutra text, the buddha tells the pastlife story of amitabha buddha when he was a king who renounced his kingdom to become a monk named dharmakara dharma treasury. The sutra of visualization of the buddha of infinite life as expounded by shakyamuni buddha. The sutra of complete enlightenment translated from the chinese of buddhatrata by ven. Thus, there were several translations of the infinite life sutra in existence at the time of the modern era, the most popular being the three kingdoms era cao wei 220265 translation. Opening dharma request pdf download sutra text pdf downloadclosing dedication of merit pdf downloaddescription. Essence of the infinite life sutra internet archive. T0360, buddha spoken infinite life sutra, hisao inagaki. The virtues that you will derive from it are inestimable. Venerable master chin kung, whose formal name is hsu yae hong, was born in lujiang county, anhui province, china, in 1927. When i was with thich tienan, we would chant it once a day in both vietnamese and english. Essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 1 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 8 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 5 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 7 essence of the infinite life sutra, excerpt 4 essence.
By way of prajna paramita, the bodhisattvas mind is free from hindrances. Buddhist sutra the buddha speaks of the infinite life. Amitayus is another name for the buddha amitabha, the preeminent figure in pure land buddhism, and this sutra focuses mainly. In the longer sukhavativyuha sutra, the buddha begins by describing to his attendant ananda a past life of the buddha. Mahayana sutras, such as the lotus flower sutra and the flower adornment sutra, explain the way of. Sutra text pdf download closing dedication of merit pdf download description. In this sutra, the nembutsu namu amida butsu is specifically proclaimed as the avenue to. Buddha is a sanskrit skrt word meaning a perfect, enlightened being.
At that time the buddha spoke to the bodhisattvas and all the great assembly. I have given several lecture series on it in the united states. The sixty excerpts, introduced as the essence, were identified and highlighted from the infinite life sutra based on todays problems in our society. Sutras commentary on the infinite life sutra buddhist.
In sanskrit its called the mahaprajnaparamitahrdayasutra. Its purpose is to lead advanced bodhisattvas to final selfrealization, that is, to be a tathagata see below. Nevertheless, both of them are difficult to comprehend and even. Long considered one of the primary sutras of pure land buddhism, the infinite life sutra, also called buddha speaks the mahayana, infinite life, adornment, purity, impartiality, and enlightenment sutra, is widely chanted and studied in asia. During the seventh and eighth centuries under the tang dynasty, master hui neng. The purpose is to help us nurture good habits in daily life so that the mind will naturally be calm. The dharma jewel of the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch, and this title represents the deepest truth of this sutra. Lastly, as sila virtue is the fertile soil that samadhi and wisdom spring from, the great master yin guang 18611940, the th patriarch of the pure land school, strongly recommended the taoist treatise of the illustrious sage on response and retribution. The infinite life sutra is one of the most important teachings of pure land buddhism. Pure land translation team toowoomba, australia november 20 essence of the infinite life sutra vii. Mahayana sutras are emphasized in this site because they are ones which i am familiar with, such that i can uphold them properly. The amitayurdhyana sutra is a mahayana sutra in pure land buddhism, a branch of mahayana buddhism. The larger sutra sutra on the buddha of infinite life delivered by sakyamuni buddha1 part one 3 part two 31 the contemplation sutra sutra on the visualization of the buddha of infinite life delivered by sakyamuni buddha 63 the smaller sutra sutra on amitayus buddha delivered by sakyamuni buddha 89 notes 97 appendix 101 glossary 105.
Numata center for buddhist translation and research, isbn 1886439184, archived from. The infinite life sutra is called the longer sutra in the pure land school. Zhangjia living buddha, an eminent monk of the tibetan buddhist tradition. A buddhist discussion forum on mahayana and vajrayana buddhism. The sixth patriarchs dharma jewel platform sutra is the fundamental text of chan buddhism. It is the longest of the three major texts of pure land buddhism. W hile the introduction will deal with the evidence concerning the date of the writing, and. Under the guidance of the buddha lokesvararaja world sovereign king, innumerable buddhalands. Discuss and learn about the traditional mahayana scriptures, without assuming that any one school owns the only correct interpretation infinite life sutra commentary in english. To view an individual sutra, please scroll further down. It represents the heart of a much longer sutra of 600 volumes called the mahaprajnaparamitasutra the.
Infinite life sutra selected excerpts from the infinite. Infinite life sutra lecture berkeley buddhist monastery. Essence of the infinite life sutra 9780980711486 by venerable master chin kung and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. As a scholar julian pas cannot accept many things, for example that a buddha has omniscient vision of the universe in the past, present and future, and that buddha shakyamuni therefore saw and knew the world of buddha amitabha. 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. Commentary on the infinite life sutra the full name of this sutra is. Infinite life sutra commentary in english dharma wheel. Regrettably, without an approved english translation, the teachings in this crucial sutra and their. It is one of the three principle pure land sutras along with the infinite life sutra and the amitabha sutra. Essence of the infinite life sutra by venerable master chin kung. The master lectured in mandarin, and upasaka wang kai translated into cantonese, making the cantonese people very happy. Baldy, we would chant the heart sutra in japanese twice a day. Of the twelve links of dependent origination, craving, grasping, and becoming are the causes of ones transmigration within the six paths. The essence of the infinite life sutra website is dedicated to all beings who seeks to understand the root causes to the problems of our planet earth, and seeks to resolve and end sufferings in our society.
The scripture of the explication of underlying meaning. The longer sukhavativyuha sutra or infinite life sutra is one of the two indian mahayana. The sutra of visualization of the buddha of infinite life. The infinite life sutra is a mahayana buddhist sutra, and the primary text of pure land buddhism. The topic of the heart sutra is one of the most extraordinarily complex and profound topics. The buddha spoke the infinite life sutra several times during the course of his 49 year ministry. Then, when the worldhonored one had finished expounding this sutra, vajramati, together with the four groups of bodhisattvas, the gods, the gandharvas. Buddhist sutra the buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school. In this pivotal pure land sutra text, the buddha tells the pastlife story of amitabha buddha when he was. It is, however, advisable to furnish here a brief analysis of. Translated by tripitaka master hsuan tsang commentary by.
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