Rulu's latest translation, which is from the Bodhisattva-bhumi of Maitreya:
http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra31.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Book of Bodhisattva Precepts
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Book of Bodhisattva Precepts
May all seek, find & follow the Path of Buddhas.
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Will wrote:Rulu's latest translation, which is from the Bodhisattva-bhumi of Maitreya:
http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra31.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That would be Asanga, actually.
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Very interesting. Thanks for the notification Will.
1 Myriad dharmas are only mind.
Mind is unobtainable.
What is there to seek?
2 If the Buddha-Nature is seen,
there will be no seeing of a nature in any thing.
3 Neither cultivation nor seated meditation —
this is the pure Chan of Tathagata.
4 With sudden enlightenment to Tathagata Chan,
the six paramitas and myriad means
are complete within that essence.
1 Huangbo, T2012Ap381c1 2 Nirvana Sutra, T374p521b3; tr. Yamamoto 3 Mazu, X1321p3b23; tr. J. Jia 4 Yongjia, T2014p395c14; tr. from "The Sword of Wisdom"
Mind is unobtainable.
What is there to seek?
2 If the Buddha-Nature is seen,
there will be no seeing of a nature in any thing.
3 Neither cultivation nor seated meditation —
this is the pure Chan of Tathagata.
4 With sudden enlightenment to Tathagata Chan,
the six paramitas and myriad means
are complete within that essence.
1 Huangbo, T2012Ap381c1 2 Nirvana Sutra, T374p521b3; tr. Yamamoto 3 Mazu, X1321p3b23; tr. J. Jia 4 Yongjia, T2014p395c14; tr. from "The Sword of Wisdom"
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Not in the Chinese tradition; they consider Maitreya the source/dictator/inspiration. See Rulu's note #2.Namdrol wrote:Will wrote:Rulu's latest translation, which is from the Bodhisattva-bhumi of Maitreya:
http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra31.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That would be Asanga, actually.
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Questions regarding these abound, for example number 12:
Should "him" be "himself"? Does this verse mean a bodhisattva should repair his faults when pointed out; but not protest against the criticism?12. Failing to Guard against Criticism
Suppose a Bodhisattva, ignoring its severity, fails to guard against, or clear him of, criticism or slander. If it is because he has faults and fails to correct them, it is called a transgression...
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good. Its interesting
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Will wrote:Not in the Chinese tradition; they consider Maitreya the source/dictator/inspiration. See Rulu's note #2.Namdrol wrote:Will wrote:Rulu's latest translation, which is from the Bodhisattva-bhumi of Maitreya:
http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra31.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That would be Asanga, actually.
Interesting. In the Indian (and subsequently the Tibetan tradition) Arya Asangha spent 12 years meditating on Maitreya. In these traditions the Bodhisattva-bhumi was definitely written by Arya Asangha but obviously inspired by Maitreya from whom he received many teachings, including the explanation of the Heart Sutra. I wonder why the Chinese tradition ignores that?