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Translated into English and deftly edited for contemporary readers by life-long student of Buddhism Charles Luk, Ordinary Enlightenment: A Translation Of The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra presents the enduring story of Mahayana Buddhism and Zen, about a householder named Vimalakirti who balances a worldly life with the way of the Bodhisattva. Explanatory notes and a glossary complement this classic, scholarly resource, which is very highly recommended for Buddhist Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

Translated from Chinese version of Kumarajiva by Charles Luk.

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This sutra is a shorter form of the Larger Surta on Perfect Wisdom, and also translated from Sanskrit by Edward Conze.

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From the Publisher
No other text is as important to Buddhists, especially Zen Buddhists, and this translation includes commentary from major Chinese and Japanese historical sources.
Zen Buddhism is often said to be a practice of "mind-to-mind transmission" without reliance on texts —in fact, some great teachers forbid their students to read or write. But Buddhism has also inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings of any religion, and two such works lie at the center of Zen: The Heart Sutra, which monks recite all over the world, and The Diamond Sutra, said to contain answers to all questions of delusion and dualism. This is the Buddhist teaching on the "perfection of wisdom" and cuts through all obstacles on the path of practice.

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FROM THE PUBLISHER
The short text of The Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. It has had the most profound and wide-reaching influence of any text in Buddhism. Its full title, Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra, "The Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom," explains that this sutra contains the essence of the Buddha's teaching, the core of perfect enlightenment. It is the source of the famous and puzzling declaration, "form is emptiness, emptiness is form." For this new translation into English, Red Pine, award-winning translator of Chinese poetry and religious texts, has utilized various Sanskrit and Chinese versions, refining the teachings of dozens of ancient teachers together with his own commentary to offer a profound word-for-word explication. The result is a wise book of deep teaching destined to become the standard edition of this timeless statement of Mahayana truth.

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Reviewer: An Amazon.com Customer
Although I know nothing about this edition or translation I'm writing this review to turn dharma-interested people on to this remarkable sutra. I've read the translation by Robert A. F. Thurman in an Indian edition and was blown away. For me it is the most eloquent and enjoyable expression of wisdom I've ever encountered. Anyone who has some basic background understanding in Buddhism might have a similar experience... try it.

Translated from Tibetan version by Robert A. F. Thurman

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From the Publisher
The Platform Sutra records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Ch'an classic. Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his translation on the Tun-huang manuscript, the earliest extant version of the work. A critical edition of the Chinese text is given at the end of the volume.

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Editorial Reviews
Ronald Epstein, PhD, Instructor San Francisco State University:
Master Hua's erudition, wisdom and personal experience bring the text to life and illuminate its current relevance.
Product Description:
When on the path of enlightenment, one is easily waylaid by false states of awakening. This volume of the Shurangama Sutra explains in detail fifty kinds of deviant mental states, the causes of these states and the ways to recognize them. This sutra offers a framework for the classification of all spiritual experiences, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist. Bilingual Chinese/English edition. English only edition has ISBN 0-88139-401-7.

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"a rainbow-beam of diamond light", June 8, 1999
Reviewer: A reader
Although I know nothing about this edition or translation I'm writing this review to turn dharma-interested people on to this remarkable sutra. I've read the translation by Robert A. F. Thurman in an Indian edition and was blown away. For me it is the most eloquent and enjoyable expression of wisdom I've ever encountered. Anyone who has some basic background understanding in Buddhism might have a similar experience... try it.

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From the Publisher
In The Threefold Lotus Sutra all three scriptures are presented together for the first time in English. The sutras of Innumerable Meanings and Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue have never before been translated into English, while the present version of the Lotus Sutra itself is based on the translation from the Chinese made by Bunno Kato and W.E. Soothill, thoroughly revised and annotated in the light of present scholarship. A glossary of Sanskrit and doctrinal terms has been compiled especially for this edition.

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Layman Vimalakirti has been considered the first Zen master. The sutra aims to not only lay people but also monks. It is one of the masterpieces of Buddhist litterature.

Translated from Chinese version of Kumarajiva by Burton Watson.