What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
1. Lotus Sutra
2. Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva
3. Three Pureland Sutras
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What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Astus » Fri May 07, 2010 8:39 am
At the moment:
- Vimalakirti Sutra
- Perfect Enlightenment Sutra (圓覺經)
- Avatamsaka Sutra
- Vimalakirti Sutra
- Perfect Enlightenment Sutra (圓覺經)
- Avatamsaka Sutra
"While teachers of the middle way, mind only, transcendent wisdom, mantra, and other schools may have their own assertions, the fulfillment of those intentions is the same. There is not a single thing that is not contained within mind."
(Gampopa to Düsum Khyenpa, in "The First Karmapa", KTD Pub, p 254)
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(Gampopa to Düsum Khyenpa, in "The First Karmapa", KTD Pub, p 254)
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Will » Fri May 07, 2010 3:27 pm
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by teatimes.me » Sat May 05, 2012 1:04 pm
Earth Store Sutra. This sutra is known for effectively removing Karma through reciting, a foundation for further practice.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by gregkavarnos » Sat May 05, 2012 6:09 pm
Lankavatara Sutra!!! 
And let's not forget the Heart Sutra.
And let's not forget the Heart Sutra.
"Meditation is familiarisation with realisation"
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
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"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by jikai » Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:25 am
1) The Lotus Sutra
2) Mahaparinirvana Sutra
3)Original Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva Sutra
2) Mahaparinirvana Sutra
3)Original Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva Sutra
"There are no seperate dharma's in the Three Realms. There is only the operation of the one mind."
"Whoever wishes to benefit beings ought to establish teachings that fit their capacities, expound the dharma in accordance with their capacities, and match the doctrines to them"
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Kunga Lhadzom » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:37 am
The Diamond Sutra & The Heart Sutra 
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Leo Rivers » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:13 pm
Heart Sutra for Reality Check. Samndhinirmocana for Psychology. Lotus Sutra for True Mythology.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by deepbluehum » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:46 pm
Kunga Lhadzom wrote:The Diamond Sutra & The Heart Sutra
I second this.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Kunga Lhadzom » Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:18 am
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by gregkavarnos » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:54 am
That's actually a Theravadra Sutta, but hey, it's a great one! I finished translating it and other related Sutta into Greek just last night!
"Meditation is familiarisation with realisation"
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
Jigten Sumgon Gonchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
"Oh great bodhisattva, you ought to understand the quintessence in this way: Whatever appears is one in its suchness. It cannot be falsified by anyone. The sovereign of unconceptualised sameness dwells in the spirit of the Dharmakaya which cannot be cognised."
The All Creating Sovereign, Mind of Perfect Purity.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Jikan » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:00 pm
Surangama Sutra hasn't been mentioned yet; it's on my top shelf. Also, Sutra of Complete Enlightenment, as Astus mentioned, and the Lotus Sutra as so many have also brought up. The Vajrasamadhi Sutra is one I keep coming back to since Buswell's translation was published, although I can't claim to have much of a grasp on it. The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala is a gem.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by tomamundsen » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:52 pm
It is tantra.gregkavarnos wrote:And let's not forget the Heart Sutra.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by practitioner » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:01 pm
tomamundsen wrote:It is tantra.gregkavarnos wrote:And let's not forget the Heart Sutra.
It is the essence of the Prajnaparamita Sutra, definitely Mahayana.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by Jikan » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:30 pm
Depending on the tradition, the line between sutra and tantra is difficult. The Mahavairocana Sutra is one example.
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Re: What are your favourite Mahayana Sutras?
by kirtu » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:37 pm
tomamundsen wrote:It is tantra.gregkavarnos wrote:And let's not forget the Heart Sutra.
Is it or isn't it? Only a high Bodhisattva can tell for sure (riffing off an old Clarol commercial).
Lopez essentially wrote a book discussing this, his excellent Heart Sutra book. From the perspective of literary criticism the Heart Sutra can be viewed as an intermediate text between sutras and tantras.
But then how should we classify the numerous dharani texts? Probably as texts developed there is not that great a leap from dharani texts to tantra in terms of outward form.
However many tantras look outwardly like books of magic and the Heart Sutra, while being really magical, doesn't have this characteristic.
Kirt
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