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Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch & The Lotus Sutra

Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern

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SUTRA OF THE SIXTH PATRIARCH
The key topics of the discourse are sudden enlightenment, the direct perception of one's true nature, and the unity in essence of sila, dhyana and prajna.
Translated by Dwight Goddard, who was a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement.

THE LOTUS SUTRA
One of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – , the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism.
Translated by H. Kern, a Dutch linguist and Orientalist

Language: English

Pages: 338

Format: Kindle Edition

Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch & The Lotus Sutra

Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern

3.5/5 ( ratings)

SUTRA OF THE SIXTH PATRIARCH
The key topics of the discourse are sudden enlightenment, the direct perception of one's true nature, and the unity in essence of sila, dhyana and prajna.
Translated by Dwight Goddard, who was a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement.

THE LOTUS SUTRA
One of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – , the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism.
Translated by H. Kern, a Dutch linguist and Orientalist

Language: English

Pages: 338

Format: Kindle Edition

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