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The Buddha rejects Māra's advice, and finally Māra retreats. During these first seven weeks, the Buddha also encounters some local passersby, but no teaching is given. Chapter 25: Brahmā, Śakra, and the other gods sense the Buddha's hesitation. They visit the Buddha and formally request him to teach the Dharma.
In 2023, 84000.co published a translation of the 21 chapter version, followed in 2024 by the first English translations of the 29 and 31 chapter versions. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] See also
the eternity of the Buddha's true body (dharmakāya or vajrakāya) the four inversions (viparyāsas) and how they do not apply to the Buddha's ultimate nature, which is constant, blissful, pure, and a self. how sentient beings are not distinct from the dharmadhātu; the inferiority of the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas; buddha-nature ...
"For hate is never conquered by hate. Hate is conquered by love. This is an eternal law." — Buddha "Your mind is Nirvana." — Bodhidharma "The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The Mahāyāna sūtras are a broad genre of Buddhist scripture that are accepted as canonical and as buddhavacana ("Buddha word") in certain communities of Mahāyāna Buddhism. They are largely preserved in Sanskrit manuscripts, and translations in the Tibetan Buddhist canon and Chinese Buddhist canon .
Pariyatti refers to the theoretical study of the Buddha's teaching as preserved within the suttas and commentaries of the Pāli Canon; paṭipatti means to put the theory into practice; and paṭivedha means penetrating the theory or rather experientially realizing the truth of it, that is the attainment of the four stages of awakening.
Thus, the title may be rendered in English as A Garland of Buddhas, Buddha Ornaments, or Buddha's Fine Garland. [3] In Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, the term avataṃsaka means "a great number," "a multitude," or "a collection." This is matched by the Tibetan title of the sutra, which is A Multitude of Buddhas (Tibetan: sangs rgyas phal po che). [3]
A subtitle to the sutra found in some sources is "the heart of the words of all the Buddhas" (一切佛語心 yiqiefo yuxin, Sanskrit: sarvabuddhapravacanahṛdaya). [2] The Laṅkāvatāra recounts a teaching primarily between Gautama Buddha and a bodhisattva named Mahāmati ("Great Wisdom").