Shastra On The Door To Understanding The Hundred Dharmas

Author : Vasubandhu Bodhisattva
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 : 160103024X
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shastra on the Door to Understanding the Hundred Dharmas written by Vasubandhu Bodhisattva and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 2012-09-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central text of the Consciousness-Only (Yogācāra) school of Buddhism in China, this treatise by the Indian scholar-monk Vasubandhu presents a list of 100 dharmas, primary elements of our experience. The list includes elements ranging from the subconscious realms of the mind to the sense organs, and from the material world to the unconditioned. Master Hua’s commentary provides examples and explanations of all the elements. Theory and practice merge in his commentary, as he shows how this text is not mere philosophy, but is of invaluable use on the Buddhist path, breaking through confusion and attachment.

Author : Vasubandhu
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shastra on the Door to Understanding the Hundred Dharmas written by Vasubandhu and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 1983 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text fundamental to consciousness Only doctrine, by Vasubandhu Bodhisattva, with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua.

Author : Vasubandhu Bodhisattva
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Author : Hsüan Hua
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881393200
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shastra on the Door to Understanding the Hundred Dharmas written by Hsüan Hua and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text fundamental to consciousness Only doctrine, by Vasubandhu Bodhisattva, with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua.

Author : King Pong Chiu
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004313885
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought written by King Pong Chiu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought, King Pong Chiu discusses Thomé H. Fang and Tang Junyi, two of the most important Confucian thinkers in twentieth-century China, who appropriated aspects of the medieval Chinese Buddhist school of Huayan to develop a response to the challenges of ‘scientism’, the belief that quantitative natural science is the only valuable part of human learning and the only source of truth. As Chiu argues, Fang’s and Tang’s selective appropriations of Huayan thought paid heed to the hermeneutical importance of studying ancient texts in order to be more responsive to modern issues, and helped confirm the values of Confucianism under the challenge of ‘scientism’, a topic widely ignored in academia.

Author : Martin Verhoeven, PhD
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 : 160103069X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra written by Martin Verhoeven, PhD and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knowledge and vision of the Buddha is just your own mind; there is no other Buddha. Such is the teaching of Master Huineng (638 713), the most important and most revered figure in the Chan (Zen) School of East Asian Buddhism. Huineng left no written record, but his students compiled accounts of his public lectures and one-on-one exchanges, together with the dramatic story of his life. The resulting volume was Liu zu fa bao tan jing , The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, sixth, because Master Huineng is counted as the sixth generation of patriarchal succession from the first Chan patriarch Bodhidharma. Master Huineng's Platform Sutra is so highly regarded in Buddhist Asia that it is called a Sutra, a term otherwise reserved for texts spoken by the Buddha himself. In presenting this entirely new English translation of The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, the editors, Professors Heng Sure and Martin Verhoeven of Dharma Realm Buddhist University, have aimed above all to bring across into English Master Huineng's plain-spoken, forthright style. As Professor Verhoeven writes, "Readers inclined to see Buddhist writings as abstruse metaphysical treatises will find The Platform Sutra refreshingly artless and spare. Those expecting a sutra to delve into the supernatural and otherworldly will be surprised at how down-to-earth and here-and-now this text is. The Platform Sutra is humanistic to its core." As Huineng says in a verse, 'The Buddha Dharma is right here in the world,/There is no awakening apart from this world.' The essence of the Sixth Patriarch's philosophy is that all beings have the buddha-nature; all can become Buddha. Full awakening is not a future state or a distant place, but exists right within your own mind,' directly and immediately available. The text presents a powerful and resounding vision of unbounded human potential waiting to be fully realized if only we could see it.

Author : Hsuan Hua
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 : 1601030355
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pictorial Biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun written by Hsuan Hua and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Hsu Yun (虛雲, alternately romanized as Xuyun; “Empty Cloud”) was a renowned Chan master and one of the most influential Chinese Buddhist teachers of the 19th and 20th centuries. He founded Zhenru Monastery in Jiangxi Province and restored Nanhua Monastery in Guangdong Province, the monastery of the Sixth Chan Patriarch Huineng. At Nanhua Monastery, he transmitted the Dharma-seal of the Weiyang lineage of the Chan school to Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua (then Tu Lun). Over his 119-year lifespan (1840–1959), he witnessed the end of imperial rule in China, the short-lived rise of the democratic republic, two world wars, and the eventual rule of the Chinese Communist Party. Volume One covers Venerable Master Hsu Yun’s birth and enlightenment. Volume Two covers Venerable Master Hsu Yun’s propagation of Buddhism

Author : Hsuan Hua
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 : 1601030363
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddha Root Farm written by Hsuan Hua and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pure Land Buddhist practice consists of reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha. This is a method of mindfulness and concentration is considered the easiest and most certain path to enlightenment. In lectures given in 1975 during the course of a seven day Amitabha recitation session, the late Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua explains the methods of Pure Land Buddhism and how it relates to Chan (Zen) meditation and other Buddhist practices.

Author : Ronald B. Epstein, PhD
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 : 160103055X
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhism A to Z written by Ronald B. Epstein, PhD and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a brief, but comprehensive and encyclopedic study handbook of Buddhist cosmology, hagiology, and terminology. Most entries are explanatory essays based on the teachings of Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua explaining hundreds of Buddhist terms, personages, lists, and concepts. The book also indexes Chinese, Pali, and Sanskrit terms, providing clear and accessible explanations. The book also provides a brief study guide for both novice and advanced seekers of enlightenment. Most entries also end with notation that refers the reader to related entries. Reviews Provides the right mix of scholarly attention and accessible language. —David Batstone, University of San Francisco Department of Theology & Religious Studies Have you confused karma with dharma? Amida with Gautama? The Five Desires with the Eightfold Path? Then Ronald Epstein’s Buddhism A to Z can provide a little enlightenment. Geared for English-speaking Westerners who want to know more about Buddhism, this alphabetical dictionary covers everything from the role of an abbot to the contributions of Zen. —Publishers Weekly A comprehensive handbook, not only useful for the interested beginner but also a treasury of teachings for the experienced practitioner. —Ajahn Amaro, Co-abbot Abhayagiri Monastery, Redwood Valley, CA

Author : Ronald Epstein, PhD
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
ISBN 13 : 1601030177
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Surangama Sutra written by Ronald Epstein, PhD and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a thousand years, the Śūraṅgama Sūtra has been held in high regard in the Mahāyāna Buddhist countries of East and Southeast Asia and has been as popular as the Lotus, Heart, and Diamond Sūtras. Its wealth of theoretical and practical instruction in living a spiritual life often made it the first major text studied by newly ordained monks, particularly in the Chan tradition. This Sutra is regarded as a complete and practical manual for spiritual practice that will lead to enlightenment. It provides instruction on understanding one’s own Buddha-nature, the potential within every being for becoming a Buddha. The Sutra explains how and why this nature is hidden and how we can uncover it and recognize it as our own true mind. The Sutra also explains why personal integrity and purity of conduct are prerequisites for spiritual awakening. It presents the principles of meditation, and provides guidelines for discerning correct practices from those which deviate into wrong ones. It explains how our own intentional acts, whether physical, verbal, or mental, result in karmic experiences, including rebirths into various levels of being, both human and non-human. At the heart of the Sūtra is the Śūraṅgama Mantra. The Sutra promises that the practice of reciting this mantra, in the context of the other practices taught in the Sutra, can successfully eliminate internal or external obstacles that block the path of spiritual progress