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The Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Hui-neng

Wong Mou-lam A. F. Price W.Y. Evans-Wentz Christmas Humphreys

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English
Shambhala Publications Inc
15 March 2006
Two classic Zen Buddhist texts that presentthefoundationalteachings of the tradition-now collected in one volume for the modern practitioner

The DiamondSutra, composed in India in the fourth century CE, is one of the most treasured works of Buddhist literature and is the oldest existing printed book in the world. It is known as the DiamondSutra because its teachings are said to be like diamonds that cut away alldualisticthought, releasing one from the attachment to objects and bringing one to the further shore of enlightenment. The format of this importantsutrais presented as a conversation between the Buddha and one of his disciples.

TheSutraof Hui-neng, also known as the PlatformSutra, contains the autobiography of a pivotal figure in Zen history and some of the most profound passages of Zen literature. Hui-neng(638-713) was the sixth patriarch of Zen in China but is often regarded as the true father of the Zen tradition. He was a poor, illiterate woodcutter who is said to have attained enlightenment upon hearing a recitation of the DiamondSutra. Together, these two scriptures present the central teaching of the Zen Buddhist tradition and are essential reading for all students of Buddhism.
Foreword by:   ,
Translated by:   ,
Imprint:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   272g
ISBN:   9781590301371
ISBN 10:   1590301374
Pages:   176
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Wong Mou-lam(1886-1934) was from Guangdong, China. He completed the first published English translation ofThe Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarchin 1930. Mou-lam also translatedThe Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui Neng,two of the most treasured works of Buddhist literature, the first of which is considered the oldest existing printed book in the world. A. F. Priceis the translator of the ancient and revered Zen Buddhist scripturesThe Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-neng.In her bookEmbracing Illusion- Truth and Fiction in the Dream of the Nine Clouds, author Francisca Cho praised Price'swork for its ""readability and faithfulness to Kumarajiva's Chinese translation."" W. Y. Evans-Wentz(1878-1965) was an American author and anthropologist. Evans-Wentz was an innovator in the study of Tibetan Buddhism, whose work helped to introduce Tibetan Buddhism to Western culture. While best known for publishing an early English translation ofThe Tibetan Book of the Dead, he translated many other significant Tibetan texts and wrote the foreword toThe Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-neng. Christmas Humphreys(1901-1983) took an interest in Buddhism at a young age and founded the Buddhist Society inLondon in 1924. The Buddhist Society is now the biggest and oldest Buddhist organization inEurope. In 1945, he expressed his interest in world Buddhism in his famous ""Twelve Principles of Buddhism."" He is the author ofBuddhism- An Introduction and GuideandA Western Approach to Zen, among others.

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