Diamond Sutra

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Section zero of The Diamond Sutra, Chin Kang Chin, or Prajna Paramita by Unknown, read by John Greenman.

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The Diamond Sutra by Unknown, translated from the Chinese with an introduction and notes by William Gemmell.

Preface and Introduction.

Preface.

They are called illusory existence, illusions.

Okay? Um, a very famous quote from the Diamond Sutra.

A Diamond Sutra is a expansion on the Heart Sutra.

If you feel the Heart Sutra is difficult to understand, you can read the Diamond Sutra, which is, uh, much longer, and it explains more of this concept.

And there's a very famous sentence, "All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, and a shadow.

Like dew and like lightning, thus should they be contemplated." Right, thus this is how we should perceive this reality as it is, with no attachment, no separation, like a dream, like a bubble.

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Section 0 of The Diamond Sutra, Chin Kang Chin, or Parajna Paramita, by Unknown.

Read by John Greenman.

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For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. the diamond sutra by unknown translated from the chinese with an introduction and notes by william gemmel preface and introduction preface This English version of the Diamond Sutra, translated from the Chinese text of Kumana Jiva, owes its inception to successive conversations with a friend profoundly interested in the interpretation of Oriental systems of philosophy.

During those conversations renderings into English were made of numerous passages from the works of Confucius, Mencius, and Lao Tzu.

having surveyed briefly those fertile fields of thought we passed by a natural transition into the delectable buddhist realm some passages from the chinese sutras comprising texts and annotations were consecutively examined and variously considered eventually it was suggested that the diamond sutra perhaps one of the most metaphysical of the works ascribed to buddha be conveniently rendered into the english language in order that the rather unfamiliar text might assume due intelligibility parallel passages and numerous annotations were subjoined as the pleasant work of translating proceeded the idea of printing and publishing the text seemed to follow as a natural sequence already there exist in the english language renderings of the diamond sutra from the sanscrit by max muller and from the chinese by this new version does not seek to enter into rivalry with those erudite works and a possible apology which might readily be offered for the publication of this modest volume is that the scholarly productions of mller and biel in their present forms are perhaps slightly inaccessible to the general english reader it would appear that the peculiar charm of the buddhist philosophy and the remarkable purity of the buddhist faith are becoming more generally appreciated in europe should this imperfect rendering of the diamond sutra even in the faintest degree confirm this just sense of appreciation or prove a gentle incentive to further inquiry then its unexpected publication may prove to be not entirely unjustified in recording our many obligations to those scholars whose works were frequently consulted we also give expression to a hope that nothing of importance is omitted which ought to be gratefully acknowledged it may also be permissible to express admiration of the piety appreciation of the friendship of those learned monks in central china to whom we are everlastingly indebted for even a slight initiation into those inexhaustible truths which are alike the heritage and the glory of the disciples of buddha Amongst those we should like to specify are Chang Ming, the chief monk Sun Quan of Chenchao Prefecture, Hunan, and the aged and affectionate Zhou Xian.

Người ta cũng đau khổ như vậy.

Chứ không phải nói "Kinh Kim Cang" nói "공" là mình bỏ hết, không có làm gì hết.

Các vị Bồ Tát mà còn phải tu mà chỉ trừ thành Phật mới hết thôi.

Thầy nói.

Section zero of The Diamond Sutra, Ching-kang-ching or Prajna-paramita by unknown.

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The Diamond Sutra by unknown.

Translated from the Chinese with an introduction and notes by William Gemmell.

Preface and Introduction.

[bell chimes] The YouTube channel for Little Heron Zen Hermitage, which is, uh, youtube.com @littleheronzenhermitage.

Uh, you have-- you've been giving some Dharma talks and, uh, over the past few months, and one of them maybe a month or two ago was around the Diamond Sutra.

And I really, really enjoyed what you were saying, and, uh, I thought it might be kind of, uh, interesting to, to talk a little bit about it because in that Dharma talk you were talking about how you use that sutra to practice and, um ...

And, uh, also something that you were really careful about when you were discussing it was, uh, how it's really up to the, the reader or the interpreter or the experiencer to kind of have a first-hand account of what interacting with that sutra is.

You know, it's, it's really is about what you as an individual is getting out of it, and there's only so much teaching that can happen.

You have to have that kind of, uh, transformation or that sort of understanding that happens deep within yourself.

So, I was just wondering about, like, your relationship with the Diamond Sutra and, uh, and what you've been getting out of it as through your practice.

Yeah, thanks for that question.

So I'll do two seminars then.

And then in November, we'll start the Diamond Sutra, and we'll go for, uh, several weeks with the Diamond Sutra.

All of this, I'm, I'm sure is up on the website by now.

But since it, it, it is only recently on the website, I wanted to let everybody know, uh, because this is the conclusion of a, of a long series, and, uh, that's what's happening next.

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and real not vain therefore we repeat the prajna paramita dharani then also say jyedi jyedi bholo jyedi bholo sungyedi bhuti sapaha gati gati paragati parasangati bodhisvaha The Diamond Sutra, Ching Kang Ching, or Prajna Paramita, translated from Sanskrit to Chinese by Kumarajiva, translated from Chinese to English by William Gimel.

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Subuti replied, saying, Very considerable, honoured of the worlds.

The Lord Buddha then declared unto Subuti, If a good disciple, whether man or woman, were, with implicit faith, to adhere to a stanza of this scripture, and diligently explain it to others, the consequent merit would be relatively greater than the other.

twelve the lord buddha continuing said unto sabuti wherever this scripture is proclaimed even though it were but a stanza comprising four lines you should realize that that place would be sanctified by the presence of the whole realm of gods men and terrestrial spirits who ought unitedly to worship as if before a sacred shrine of buddha but what encomium shall express the merit of a disciple who rigorously observes and diligently studies the text of this scripture you should realize that such a disciple will be endowed with spiritual powers commensurate with initiation in the supreme incomparable and most wonderful law whatever place constitutes a repository for this sacred scripture there also the lord buddha may be found together with disciples worthy of reverence and honour upon that occasion sabuti inquired of the lord buddha saying honoured of the worlds by what name shall this scripture be known that we may regard it with reverence the lord buna replied saying sabuti this scripture shall be known as the diamond sutra the transcendent wisdom by means of which we reach the other shore by this name you shall reverently regard it and why what the lord buddha declared as transcendent wisdom by means of which we reach the other shore is not essentially transcendent wisdom in its essence it transcends all wisdom The Lord Buddha addressed Subhuti, saying, What think you? Did the Lord Buddha formulate a precise system of law or doctrine? Subhuti replied, saying, Honored of the worlds, the Lord Buddha did not formulate a precise system of law or doctrine.

the lord buddha addressed sabuti saying what think you within the myriad worlds which comprise this universe are the atoms of dust numerous sabuti replied saying very numerous honoured of the worlds the lord buddha continuing his discourse said sabuti the lord buddha declares that all these atoms of dust are not essentially atoms of dust they are merely termed atoms of dust the lord buddha also declares that those myriad worlds are not really myriad worlds they are merely designated myriad worlds the lord buddha addressed sabuti saying what think you can the lord buddha be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions sabuti replied saying no honoured of the worlds the lord buddha cannot be perceived by means of his thirty-two bodily distinctions and why because what the lord buddha referred to as his thirty-two bodily distinctions are not in reality bodily distinctions they are merely defined as bodily distinctions the lord buddha addressed subhuti saying if a good disciple whether man or woman day by day sacrificed lives innumerable as the sands of the ganges and if another disciple adhered with implicit faith to a stanza of this scripture and diligently explained it to others the intrinsic merit of such a disciple would be relatively greater than the other upon that occasion the venerable sabuti hearing the text of this scripture proclaimed and profoundly realizing its meaning was moved to tears addressing the lord buddha he said thou art of transcendent wisdom honoured of the worlds the lord buddha in expounding this supreme canon of scripture surpassed in perspicuity every exposition previously heard by me since my eyes were privileged to perceive this most excellent wisdom honoured of the worlds in years to come if disciples hearing this scripture proclaimed and having within their minds a pure and holy faith engender true concepts of the ephemeral nature of phenomena we ought to realize that the cumulative merit of such disciples will be intrinsic and wonderful honoured of the worlds the true concept of phenomena is that these are not essentially phenomena and hence the lord buddha declared that they are merely termed phenomena honoured of the worlds having heard this unprecedented scripture faith clear understanding and firm resolve to observe its precepts follow as a natural sequence if in future ages disciples destined to hear this scripture likewise believe understand and observe its precepts their merit will incite the highest wonder and praise and why because the minds of those disciples will have outgrown such arbitrary ideas of phenomena as an entity a being a living being or a personality and why because the entity is in reality nonentity and a being a living being or a personality are ideas equally nebulous and hypothetical wherefore discarding every arbitrary idea of phenomena the wise and wholly enlightened were severally designated the Lord Buddha, assenting, said unto Sabuti, If in future ages disciples destined to hear this scripture neither become perturbed by its extreme modes of thought, nor alarmed by its lofty sentiments, nor apprehensive about realizing its high ideals, these disciples also by their intrinsic merit will incite superlative wonder and praise.