The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 11

Naichen Chen

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20 March 2025

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Buddhism; Buddhist sacred texts

Sakyamuni Buddha taught The Great Prajna Paramita, the perfection of the unsurpassed wisdom of and beyond the world, in sixteen assemblies in four locations over twenty-two years. It was recorded posthumously by his disciples in six hundred fascicles of approximately five million words and is regarded as the largest canon in Buddhism. The Sanskrit original was translated into Chinese by Xuanzang (Hsüan-tsang) during the seventh century (from 660 through 663). This text is now available in English.

The Buddha said to Well-Appearing One and others present in the assembly that because prajna paramita is pure, the five aggregates, six inner spheres, six outer spheres, six consciousness realms, six fundamental realms, twelve chains of dependent arising, six paramitas, twenty kinds of emptiness, realness and dharma realm, four noble truths, and so forth, and the rest of superior virtuous dharmas are pure; because the five aggregates and so forth are pure, the perfect knowledge of all perfect knowledge is pure. Why? It is because the purity of prajna paramita, the purity of the five aggregates and so forth, and the purity of the perfect knowledge of all perfect knowledge are not dualistic, separate, different, or disconnected (fascicle 205).

Translated by: Naichen Chen
Imprint: Wheatmark
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 966g
ISBN: 9798887472652
Pages: 598
Publication Date: 20 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Naichen Chen (1941-) earned a PhD in philosophy of education at the University of Florida, USA. He has served as a professor of philosophy, Buddhism, and education at universities in Taiwan and the United States. He also has served as the president of National Hua Lien Teachers College in Taiwan and the University of the West (formerly Hsi Lai University) in Los Angeles, California. He has authored essays and books on education, religion, and philosophy in both Chinese and English.

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