The ten great aspirations of samantabhadra bodhisattva has been prepared by thich nhat hanh from avatamsaka sutra 36, taisho revised tripitaka 279. The sixth patriarch is the sixth successor after bodhidharma. The avatamsaka sutra or flower garland sutra was translated into chinese by buddhabhadra between 408 and 410 ce. The first sutra translation meeting was held on march 7, 2011 in the conference room of dharma realm buddhist university drbu, with more than twenty participants eagerly joining the discussion. The platform sutra the mahaprajnaparamita sutra of the direct teaching of the southern school of the supreme mahayana, the platform sutra delivered at tafan temple in shaochou by the sixth patriarch, master huineng, in one volume, compiled and recorded by fahai, recipient of the formless precepts and advocate of the dharma. Then, when the worldhonored one had finished expounding this sutra, vajramati, together with the four groups of bodhisattvas, the gods, the gandharvas. Also known as the avatamsaka sutra in sanskrit mahavaipulyabuddhavatamsakasutra. The flower adornment sutra whose full title is the great means expansive buddha flower adornment sutra is the longest sutra in mahayana buddhism. The great means expansive buddha flower adornment sutra. The title is rendered in english as flower garland sutra, flower adornment. This sutra gives details on the ten stages of development a bodhisattva must undergo to attain supreme enlightenment. Homage to the buddhas flower garland sutra of great expanded. The teaching is expressed through the metaphor of jeweled net of indra.
The founder of the flower garland school in japan is considered to. The first part of this document is an excerpt from one. Forest of merits one of the four great bodhisattvas appearing in the flower garland sutra. It gives a very detailed account of shakyamunivairochanas quest for enlightenment, and offers the view that existence is the combination of individual identity and interdependence, a crucial theme in the development of indian. The day spirit garland of beautiful flowers found the door of liberation of universal renown and bringing benefit to all who see. The ten great aspirations of samantabhadra bodhisattva.
His translation of the flower ornament sutra from shikshanandas chinese translation of the sanskrit is one of the monuments in buddhist studies of our time. Every person participated with sincerity and hoped to make contributions to this noble translation work. Through its structure and symbolism, as well as through its concisely stated principles, it conveys a. The larger sutra is replete with myriad buddhas and bodhisattvas, described as filling every grass tip or atom. Chapter 1 the wondrous adornments of the rulers of the worlds narration based on the sutra text published in website of city of ten thousand buddhas 2016 this. When i was studying tons of buddhism a while back, one of my favorite concepts was upaya, which is almost universally translated as skillful means. The buddha speaks of the infinite life sutra of adornment, purity, equality and enlightenment of the mahayana school. Indian mahayana buddhist texts columbia university. Chapter 1 the wondrous adornments of the rulers of the worlds narration based on the sutra text published. So, i thought it was funny enough asking me to say something about it laughter, but to want to finish it in one eveningthats even funnier or should i. If you are interested in joining the session, please email email protected. Sep 03, 2009 there is one world, that avatamsaka sutra shows us, where the dharma is conveyed through the sense of smell.
Thurman, tricycle as to the avatamsakasutra, it is really the consummation of buddhist thought, buddhist sentiment, and buddhist experience. It is sorted by the english translation of the title as given by thurman. Flower ornament avatamsaka sutra minnesota zen meditation. The sutra sets forth many stages of bodhisattva practice and teaches that all things constantly interrelate with and give rise to one another. Bodhisattva mind king asks the buddha to explain incalculable, measureless, boundless, incomparable, innumerable, unaccountable, unthinkable, immeasurable, unspeakable, untold numbers. Avatamsaka sutra, chapter 30 in 16 images, the incalculable. This is entire work is included in classics of buddhism and zen, volume five. Dinosaurs and the bible debunking the 7 myths that deny biblical truth series duration. They may look like bodhisattvas, but at heart they are like yaksha demons. Next samantabhadra expounds the lionstretch concentration, and the buddha radiates light to induce the bodhisattvas into this concentration, revealing all buddhalands in the universe, each containing an equal number of buddhalands in each atom. Thus the flower garland sutra states, women are messengers of hell who can destroy the seeds of buddhahood.
The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from. The flower garland sutra the flower garland sutra is most known for the notion of the mutual interpenetration of all phenomena which is the distinctive teaching of the huayen school of chinese buddhism. Texts cited by tsong khapa in the central philosophy of tibet. The flower ornament scripture a translation of the avatamsaka. The title is rendered in english as flower garland sutra, flower adornment sutra, or flower ornament scripture. Jack kerouac sat beside me on a busted rusty iron pole, companion, we thought the same thoughts. Avatamsaka sutra the flower garland sutra selfdefinition. Illustration of the avatamsaka sutra at songgwangsa in suncheon, korea. Through its structure and symbolism, as well as through its concisely stated principles, it conveys a vast range of buddhist teachings. Sutra texts the avatamsaka sutra city of 10,000 buddhas. The official title of his sutra is the dharma jewel of the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch, and this title represents the deepest truth of this sutra. According to this sutra, shakyamuni expounded the teaching it contains immediately after he attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree in the kingdom of magadha, india.
An introduction to huayen buddhism, the basis of which is the avatamsaka or flower ornament sutra. And the silvercolored woman sutra says, even if the eyes of the buddhas of the three existences were to fall to the ground, no woman in any of the realms. Body, speech and mind, purified, in oneness, i bow deeply to touch limitless buddhas. Mahayana sutras, such as the lotus flower sutra and the flower adornment sutra, explain the way of becoming enlightened. A translation of the avatamsaka sutra kindle edition by cleary, thomas. All their deeds i will fulfill, leaving nothing undone. This is a rare opportunity to join in the translation efforts of the buddhist text translation society. A mahayana scripture, the flower ornament sutra avatamsaka in sanskrit and huayan jing in chinese is both one of the longest in the buddhist canon much. The avatamsaka sutra project buddhist text translation society. Flower garland sutra skt buddhaavatamsakanamamahavaipulyasutra. The story of the dragon kings daughter, who attained enlightenment in the 12th devadatta chapter of the lotus sutra, appears in the complete tale of avalokitesvara and the southern seas and the precious scroll of. The heart sutra as a translation kansas zen center. The content of the sutra the sutra on the eight realizations of the great beings contains eleven essential subjects for meditation. The vajrayana, the tibetan buddhist mahayana vehicle consists of the kagyu, sakya and gelug schools and are referred to as the new translation tantra schools sarma that devel oped after the translations of rinchen sangpo 9581055, during the time of atisha and marpa.
The five hundred disciples receive their predictions 9 chapter ix. The avatamsaka sutra is the most expansive teachings the buddha gave on the bodhisattva practice. I will wholly purify samantabhadras conduct, and the great vows of manjusri as well. What follows is an excerpt from entry into the inconceivable. Nevertheless, both of them are difficult to comprehend and. The sutra on the eight realizations of the great beings is not an analytical treatise. Flower garland sutra chinese buddhist encyclopedia. A complete translation of the flower ornament sutra. The volumes available include commentary by tripitaka master hsuan hua that makes the text and its principles come to life by adding explanatory text and background stories. The phenomenal universe of the flower ornament sutra. The official title of his sutra is the dharma jewel of the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch, and this title represents the. It is a realistic and effective approach to meditation.
When you see chinese characters grouped together, that is a distinct word. Avatamsaka sutra the flower garland sutra practices and vows of the bodhisattva samantabhadra the first part of this document is an excerpt from one of the great buddhist sutras. In this second volume of the garland of past lives, aryashura applies his elegant literary skill toward composing fourteen further stories that depict the buddhas quest for enlightenment in his former lives. The virtues that you will derive from it are inestimable. I will discuss these subjects along with the eight realizations. Siddharthas teaching on buddhanature the tathagatagarbha sutra. Its full title is the great and vast buddha flower garland sutra. The topic of the heart sutra is one of the most extraordinarily complex and profound topics. Bhagavan sravastyam viharati sma jetavanenathapindadasyaarame mahata bhiksusamghena sarddham ardhatrayodasabhir. The buddhas flower garland sutra of great expanded teachings and the oceanwide flower garland assembly of buddhas and bodhisattvas. The avatamsaka sutra project buddhist text translation. Upaya forms a core concept within the bodhisattvabulging universe of mahayana buddhism.
City of 10,000 buddhas sutra texts the avatamsaka sutra 39. The lotus sutra has inspired a branch of folklore based on figures in the sutra or subsequent people who have embraced it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. Then the ten leading bodhisattvas each utter verses of praise of the buddha, trying to broaden the perspective of the saints. Jan 21, 20 flower adornment sutra chapter 1 1 duration. His holiness the dalai lama has shown that the view and basic structure of these schools are. Disciples of the buddha, the bodhisattva, while staying on this, the. Known in chinese as huayen and in japanese as kegonkyo, the avatamsaka sutra, or flower ornament scripture, is held in the highest regard and studied by buddhists of all traditions. Tushun 557640 was the first patriarch of the school in china, although fatsang who systematized its doctrines can be considered the real founder. The flower adornment sutra chapter forty universal worthys conduct and vows with commentary by tripitaka master hua sutra.
An introduction to the flower ornament sutra shambhala. The first realization explains and clarifies the four basic subjects of buddhist meditation. The phenomenal universe of the flower ornament sutra lions. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from the sanskrit by edward conze om namo bhagavatyai aryaprajnaparamitayai. The wondrous adornments of the rulers of the worlds 2. Book one begins below buddha shakyamuni preached it in heaven shortly after his attainment of buddhahood. This is a list of many of the texts to which tsong khapa refers in his legs bshad snying po translated by robert thurman in the central philosophy of tibet. At that time, the day spirit displaying palaces, imbued with the power of the buddha, surveyed all the day spirits and said in verse, the buddhas knowledge is like space. The buddhas flower garland sutra of great expansive teachings and the oceanwide flower garland assembly of buddhas and bodhisattvas na mo da fang guang fo hua yan jing. When you see chinese characters grouped together, that is a distinct word pusa, bodhisattva.
The sutra is also well known for its detailed description of the course of the bodhisattvas practice through ten stages where the ten stages sutra, or dasabhumika sutra, wylie. Now let us speak a moment of the avatamsaka sutra, aka the flower garland sutra, which is far and away the most psychedelic and mindboggling of the classic buddhist mahayana sutras. But the primary buddha of the flower ornament sutra is vairocana, the reality body buddha dharmakaya in sanskrit whose body is the equivalent of the entire phenomenal universe, which is known in buddhism as the dharmadhatu. Flower ornament sutra minnesota zen meditation center. Full text of the flower ornament scripture a translation of the. I walked on the banks of the tincan banana dock and sat down under the huge shade of a southern. Homage to the buddhas flower garland sutra of great. It appears in thich nhat hanh, chanting from the heart parallax press, rev. Sunflower sutra i walked on the banks of the tincan banana dock and sat down under the huge shade of a southern pacific locomotive to look at the sunset over the box house hills and cry. Sep 01, 2006 the larger sutra is replete with myriad buddhas and bodhisattvas, described as filling every grass tip or atom. The sutra, among the longest buddhist sutras, is a compilation of disparate texts on various topics such as the bodhisattva path, the interpenetration of phenomena dharmas, the visionary powers of meditation and the equality of things in emptiness.
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