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The Diamond Sutra: Transforming the Way We Perceive the World: Wisdom Publications Translation of the Diamond Sūtra with commentary 2000 ISBN 978-0861711604: Edward Conze: Buddhist Wisdom: The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra: Random House The Diamond Sūtra and The Heart Sutra, along with commentaries on the texts and practices of Buddhism 2001
The Golden Light Sutra became especially influential in East Asian Buddhism, particularly because of its teaching on how the Four Heavenly Kings protect the ruler who governs his country in the proper manner and upholds the sutra. [118] The Sutra of the Three Heaps meanwhile remains an important confession focused sutra in Tibetan Buddhism. [119]
The Heart of Buddhist Wisdom: Plain English Translations of the Heart Sutra, the Diamond-Cutter Sutra, and other Perfection of Wisdom Texts, ISBN 978-1-4783-8957-6: Jackson Square Books Clear translations and summaries of the most important texts with essays 2012 Geshe Kelsang Gyatso: Heart of Wisdom ISBN 0-948006-77-3: Tharpa
The first woodblock printing of the entire Chinese Buddhist Canon was done during the Song dynasty by imperial order in China in AD 971; the earliest dated printed Buddhist sutra was the Diamond Sutra printed in AD 868 (printed by an upāsaka for free distribution); although printing of individual Buddhist sutras and related materials may have ...
It was there that he discovered a printed copy of the Diamond Sutra which is the world's oldest printed text, dating to AD 868, along with 40,000 other scrolls (all removed by gradually winning the confidence and bribing the Taoist caretaker). [11]
'Thunderbolt', IAST: Vajra) is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). In Hinduism, it has also been associated with weapons. [1] [2] The use of the bell and vajra as symbolic and ritual tools is found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism
Jiang Xiaowan was the interpreter who accompanied Aurel Stein on his expedition to Dunhuang in 1907 and enabled Stein to secure the purchase of ancient manuscripts, [3] including the Diamond Sutra, the world's oldest dated printed text.
The Diamond Sutra is a very delicate content, so it was the most carefully handled sutra, but was not one of the most influential in East Asia and Mahayana Buddhism.-- Sérgio Itigo ( talk ) 13:31, 1 June 2018 (UTC) [ reply ]