The Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra
Also known as the 'Vajracheddika Prajna Paramita Sutra' (Diamond Cutter Perfection Of Wisdom Sutra)
Sutra:
http://www.drba.org/dharma/vajrasutra.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe49/sbe4929.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.mandala.hr/mandala.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://community.palouse.net/lotus/diamondsutra.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://reluctant-messenger.com/diamond_sutra.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.fodian.net/English/Dcutter.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhi" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... mond1.html
http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/diamond.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.uwest.edu/sanskritcanon/dp/i" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... f3824bd5c2 (Sanskrit)
Commentary:
http://www.blia.org/english/publication" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ges/11.htm
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/prajparagen2.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.heartchan.org/blogs/2007/10/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ant-to-us/
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=HSM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... 10#PPR7,M1
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=yhX" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... t&resnum=6
http://www.acmuller.net/articles/ogahae-oxford.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.urbandharma.org/udnl3/nl072704.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.dmes.org/contact/dmes/asset/1755/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Buddhist Door Sutra Commentary:
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_01.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_02.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_03.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_04.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_05.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_06.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_07.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_08.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_09.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_10.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_11.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_12.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_13.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_14.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Video Lecture:
(1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_f9864bdbM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb2Z0pNdViw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU6v-CBmDm8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W92EN9r5R3Y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxqxq6fiFBY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sung Part Diamond Sutra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbfR4qrr4N8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Sutra:
http://www.drba.org/dharma/vajrasutra.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe49/sbe4929.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.mandala.hr/mandala.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://community.palouse.net/lotus/diamondsutra.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://reluctant-messenger.com/diamond_sutra.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.fodian.net/English/Dcutter.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhi" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... mond1.html
http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/diamond.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.uwest.edu/sanskritcanon/dp/i" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... f3824bd5c2 (Sanskrit)
Commentary:
http://www.blia.org/english/publication" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ges/11.htm
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/prajparagen2.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.heartchan.org/blogs/2007/10/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ant-to-us/
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=HSM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... 10#PPR7,M1
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=yhX" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... t&resnum=6
http://www.acmuller.net/articles/ogahae-oxford.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.urbandharma.org/udnl3/nl072704.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.dmes.org/contact/dmes/asset/1755/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Buddhist Door Sutra Commentary:
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_01.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_02.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_03.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_04.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_05.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_06.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_07.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_08.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_09.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_10.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_11.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_12.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_13.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoo ... ond_14.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Video Lecture:
(1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_f9864bdbM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb2Z0pNdViw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU6v-CBmDm8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W92EN9r5R3Y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxqxq6fiFBY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sung Part Diamond Sutra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbfR4qrr4N8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Re: The Diamond Sutra
Found this site with the full Sutra sung by Kumuda (Sharon Janis): THE DIAMOND CUTTER SUTRA: SUNG IN ENGLISH
Re: The Diamond Sutra
Nagarjuna found this sutra hidden in the dragon's layer.
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Re: The Diamond Sutra
It's the oldest printed text in the world
Re: The Diamond Sutra
Here are some profound quotes on the kind of mind to be developed:
Here's another translation in addition to the ones by thornbush:
http://www.diamond-sutra.com/diamond_su ... age10.html
Here's another translation in addition to the ones by thornbush:
http://www.diamond-sutra.com/diamond_su ... age10.html
"A disciple should develop a mind which is in no way dependent upon sights, sounds, smells, tastes, sensory sensations or any mental conceptions. A disciple should develop a mind which does not rely on anything."
"Therefore, Subhuti, the minds of all disciples should be purified of all thoughts that relate to seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching, and discriminating. They should use their minds spontaneously and naturally, without being constrained by preconceived notions arising from the senses."
Re: The Diamond Sutra
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I have Thich Nhat Hahn's commentaries on the Diamond Sutra in "The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion "
Unfortunately I haven't had time to read the book yet, its sitting on my shelf together with 3 or 4 other unread
items.
Perhaps I'll be able to share some of it here when I do get round to reading it.
Dazzle
I have Thich Nhat Hahn's commentaries on the Diamond Sutra in "The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion "
Unfortunately I haven't had time to read the book yet, its sitting on my shelf together with 3 or 4 other unread
items.
Perhaps I'll be able to share some of it here when I do get round to reading it.
Dazzle
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Re: The Diamond Sutra
Just finished a recitation of this and my first exposure, and I would have to say, my mind is smokin'!
Shaun
Shaun
Re: The Diamond Sutra
There is also an English translation of the Gilgit manuscript of the Vajracchedikā Sūtra in Studies in the Literature of the Great Vehicle: Three Mahāyāna Buddhist Texts.
And another English translation of the Tibetan text of the Vajracchedikā Sūtra by Ven. Thubten Tsultrim titled The Vajra Cutter Sūtra.
All the best,
Geoff
And another English translation of the Tibetan text of the Vajracchedikā Sūtra by Ven. Thubten Tsultrim titled The Vajra Cutter Sūtra.
All the best,
Geoff
Re: The Diamond Sutra
And more recently, Paul Harrison has made a full translation from the Gilgit text(s) as edited by himself and Watanabe.Yeshe D. wrote:There is also an English translation of the Gilgit manuscript of the Vajracchedikā Sūtra in Studies in the Literature of the Great Vehicle: Three Mahāyāna Buddhist Texts.
Re: The Diamond Sutra
Harrison, Paul. 'Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā: A New English Translation of the Sanskrit Text Based on Two Manuscripts from Greater Gandhāra', contained in Jens Braarvig, Paul Harrison, Jens-Uwe Hartmann, Kazunobu Matsuda & Lore Sander, eds., Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection, Hermes (Oslo 2006).Huifeng wrote:And more recently, Paul Harrison has made a full translation from the Gilgit text(s) as edited by himself and Watanabe.
Re: The Diamond Sutra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_iaGEVS ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Opportunity to listen, mind-ear-explanation without mind running in the singing and other.
Opportunity to listen, mind-ear-explanation without mind running in the singing and other.
Re: The Diamond Sutra
The oldest dated printed book in the world, that is.Ngawang Drolma wrote:It's the oldest printed text in the world
nopalabhyate...
Re: The Diamond Sutra
What would you say is the best English translation? In particular, which would you recommend for reciting?
And, also, does anyone know where/how I could get the Chinese version in print in the US? I know you can get it online, but I prefer the "real" thing.
And, also, does anyone know where/how I could get the Chinese version in print in the US? I know you can get it online, but I prefer the "real" thing.
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diamond sutra in chinese:
http://www.jingangjing.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://taosculture.org/bookstore/11.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.jingangjing.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://taosculture.org/bookstore/11.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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An inward outlook produces outward insight.
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PadmaVon - what you just did for me, I spent hours trying to do. Thank you!!!
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I put "diamond sutra" into the Google translator, got the chinese characters and did a search with those.
EMPTIFUL.
An inward outlook produces outward insight.
An inward outlook produces outward insight.
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Ha! Oy... well, to be fair, last time I tried to find anything was a year ago, and nothing really useful came up. Thanks anyway!
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Re: The Diamond Sutra
I find it puzzling that in the Diamond Sutra (I am using the Shambhala edition translated by A.F Price & Wong Mou-lam), at the end, The Buddha refers to the merit gained from reciting "...even only four lines of this discourse". This is followed by a four line stanza, but is this what he is referring to specifically?
Also, as there are numerous references to 'offering up countless jewels' (and other precious things) 'numerous as the sands of the Ganges' and so forth, this reminds me very much of the mandala offerings associated with Mahayana traditions, and I wonder if there is something implied here.
Also, as there are numerous references to 'offering up countless jewels' (and other precious things) 'numerous as the sands of the Ganges' and so forth, this reminds me very much of the mandala offerings associated with Mahayana traditions, and I wonder if there is something implied here.
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An inward outlook produces outward insight.
An inward outlook produces outward insight.
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Re: The Diamond Sutra
When studying any Sutra I find it very helpful to study at least 3 different translations with commentaries. Really does give one a broader perspective, and from there you can choose which one you would like to chant in English. I like these three:
The Diamond Sutra by Red Pine
Describing the Indescribable by Hsing Yun
The Diamond Sutra translation and commentary by Master Hsuan Hua/BTTS
The Diamond Sutra by Red Pine
Describing the Indescribable by Hsing Yun
The Diamond Sutra translation and commentary by Master Hsuan Hua/BTTS
"But if you know how to observe yourself, you will discover your real nature, the primordial state, the state of Guruyoga, and then all will become clear because you will have discovered everything"-Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
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Original here
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