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The Nirvana Sutra, Volume 1

Mark L. Blum

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Description:One of the most influential Buddhist texts in East Asia, the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana sutra takes the occasion of Shakyamuni Buddha's last sermon to present a thoroughly Mahayana message in which buddhas are mythically eternal yet a constant presence in our world, all living beings possess buddha-nature and attain liberation when they realize this, vegetarianism is asserted as the new standard for monastics, and icchantikas are problematic individuals whose liberation is usually hopeless.More commonly called by its abbreviated title, Nirvana Sutra, there are three Chinese translations of this text, the most influential being the forty-fascicle effort by Dharmakshema produced between 420-431 C.E. There is no complete Sanskrit text for this sutra, but a number of Sanskrit fragments are extant, and the material in these fragments and the parallel Chinese translation by Faxian have been taken into consideration in preparing the present translation. This book translates the first ten fascicles of the Dharmakshema translation into English, and is the first of four volumes.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Nirvana Sutra, Volume 1. To get started finding The Nirvana Sutra, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 423

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai America

Release: 2013

ISBN: 188643946X

Description: One of the most influential Buddhist texts in East Asia, the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana sutra takes the occasion of Shakyamuni Buddha's last sermon to present a thoroughly Mahayana message in which buddhas are mythically eternal yet a constant presence in our world, all living beings possess buddha-nature and attain liberation when they realize this, vegetarianism is asserted as the new standard for monastics, and icchantikas are problematic individuals whose liberation is usually hopeless.More commonly called by its abbreviated title, Nirvana Sutra, there are three Chinese translations of this text, the most influential being the forty-fascicle effort by Dharmakshema produced between 420-431 C.E. There is no complete Sanskrit text for this sutra, but a number of Sanskrit fragments are extant, and the material in these fragments and the parallel Chinese translation by Faxian have been taken into consideration in preparing the present translation. This book translates the first ten fascicles of the Dharmakshema translation into English, and is the first of four volumes.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Nirvana Sutra, Volume 1. To get started finding The Nirvana Sutra, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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