Some longago copyist might have thought the diamond sutra needed a stronger finish and tossed in. Red pine also questions whether the gatha was in the original text, which has been lost. Once the bhagavan was dwelling near shravasti at anathapindada garden in jeta forest together with the full assembly of 1250 bhikshus and a. For a close reading of the texts rhetoric, see chapter 4. At one time the buddha was staying in the park anatapindika. The sutra of perfect awakening fifty second lecture wednesday september 27th, 1939 o obedient one. Table of contents other works by red pine title page preface. The diamond sutra isbn 9781582432564 pdf epub red pine.
The platform sutra the mahaprajnaparamita sutra of the direct teaching of the southern school of the supreme mahayana, the platform sutra delivered at tafan temple in shaochou by the sixth patriarch. Like subhuti, someone might fill innumerable worlds with the seven treasures and give all away in gifts of alms, but if any good man or any good woman awakens the thought of enlightenment and takes even only four lines from this discourse, reciting, using, receiving. It is known as the diamond sutra because its teachings are said to be like diamonds that cut away all dualistic thought, releasing one from the attachment to objects and bringing one to the further shore of enlightenment. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the diamond sutra is one of the most influential mahayana sutras in east asia, and is particularly prominent within the chan. This sutra appears in thich nhat hanh, chanting from the. What are the best translations or translation that you could point me to. Red pine the diamond sutra the perfection of wisdom. Isbn 9780912887760 empty bowl is proud to present red pine s newest offering.
Zens first patriarch, bodhidharma, gave a copy of this text to his successor, huiko, and told him everything he needed to know was in this book. Pdf the diamond sutra and the sutra of hui neng download. Red pine has produced some excellent translations of buddhist texts, and the diamond sutra. Vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra is a mahayana buddhist. One of the best known commentaries is the exegesis on the diamond sutra by huineng, the sixth patriarch of the chan school. A general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra. But its a body with nothing inside and nothing outside. I own a number of copies of the diamond sutra but this is my favourite. While often interesting and even beautiful, these translations fail to. Red pine s book will help the reader begin with the diamond sutra and its difficult teachings. The diamond sutra has been rendered into english many times over the last 40odd years. Diamond sutra by charles muller, the vajra prajna paramita sutra by the buddhist text translation society, the diamond sutra.
This acclaimed book by red pine is available at in several formats for your ereader. If you want to explore the diamond sutra, the guidance of a teacher is recommended. Buy the diamond sutra book online at low prices in india. The lankavatara sutra by red pine overdrive rakuten.
Basically red pine or bill porter is stepping down a bit and focusing on more personal projects as hes aging, one of these is the translation of the empty bowl sutra as well as an updated version of the diamond sutra. Most english translations of the diamond sutra are based on a single text, usually one of the traditional chinese versions. The diamond sutra and the sutra of hui neng pdf ebook. When they meet a good teacher, according to his method of. The diamond may look like a book, but its really the body of the buddha. Other works by red pine the diamond sutra the heart sutra the platform sutra in such hard times. Red pine started translating the diamond sutra in 1999, shortly after he began teaching buddhism and taoism in exchange for room and board at the city of 10,000 buddhas near ukiah, california.
Paternal seductions in early mahayana buddhist literature berkeley. The diamond sutra available for download and read online in other formats. However, i know nearly nothing about mahayana or about which mahayana translators are best. You can find a number of translations of varying quality online. Red pine has lived in taiwan and hong kong, and has traveled. The diamond sutra has fascinated buddhists for centuries because of its insights into dualism and illusion. The opening gatha was composed by thich nhat hanh to precede the translation.
The platform sutra, the diamond sutra, and the heart sutra. Red pines translation of the diamond sutra the diamond sutra is a spiritual treasure and a key text of mahayana buddhism. Red pine the diamond sutra the perfection of wisdom counterpoint, berkeley 2001 quellentext. This is the buddhist teaching on the perfection of wisdom and cuts through all obstacles on the path of practice. What makes it so is the authors obvious engagement with the text. The diamond sutra the sutra of transparent wisdom 1.
The diamond sutra by red pine, 9781582432564, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Text and commentaries translated from sanskrit and chinese is a book that i recommend to readers who want to explore the various diamond sutra translations and exegesis that remains untranslated today. He is also the author of zen baggage, road to heaven. In this book, red pine presents a translation of the sutra based on his studies of the sanskrit and.
After putting on robes, begging for food and eating, subhuti addressed the buddha respectfully. Buy the diamond sutra book online at best prices in india on. Which path must bodhisattvas, motivated men and women who seek for enlightenment. Red pine, whose translations of the heart sutra and the diamond sutra have been celebrated and widely received, now provides a sensitive and assured treatment of the third and final sutra of the classic triumvirate. Upon a time buddha sojourned in anathapindikas park by shravasti with a great company of bhikshus, even twelve hundred and fifty. Read the diamond sutra and the sutra of hui neng online, read in mobile or kindle. I own a number of copies of the diamond sutra but this is. To my surprise, red pine s version of the diamond sutra was informative and enjoyable. Red pine s translation of the diamond sutra, is, in my opinion, the best out there. Empty bowl sutra and updated translation of the diamond.
Pdf the diamond sutra download full pdf book download. He adds remarkable commentary to a translation that, combined with the full chinese text, a glossary, and notes, results in a. Then came his stunning translation of the diamond sutra, with commentaries by himself and other buddhist writers from over the centuries. For a more indepth look at the diamond sutra, see the diamond that cuts through illusion by thich nhat hanh. Download the diamond sutra and the sutra of hui neng ebook free in pdf and epub format. Estimates for its date of composition range from the second century b. The diamond sutra may look like a book, but its really the body of the buddha. The diamond sutra, along with the heart sutra also available translated by red pine, are arguably the two most popular works of the prajnaparamita group of sutras. Also by red pine laotzus taoteching the collected songs of cold mountain the zen teaching of bodhidharma guide to capturing a plum blossom the zen works of stonehouse the clouds should know me by now edited with mike oconnor the diamond sutra.
U cal press, 2005 entitled be all you cant be, and other gainful losses in the diamond sutra. Red pine offers a sensitive, straightforward, and solid translation of this vital buddhist. Transforming the way we perceive the world by mu soeng, the diamond sutra by a. The same gatha provides a summary of the perfection of wisdom in 500 lines, and it fits better into that sutra. Copying and recitation of the diamond sutra was a widespread devotional practice, and stories attributing miraculous powers to these acts are recorded in chinese, japanese, tibetan, and mongolian sources. He was there together with a gathering of 1250 monks.
The perfection of wisdom counterpoint, by red pine, the pen name of bill porter, an american who dropped out of his graduate studies in anthropology to become a buddhist scholar and the acclaimed translator of. I expected 400 pages on a 30page sutra to be a bit of a slog. He notes in the preface his early confusion with the diamond sutra, even after living with it for three years in a taiwanese. He lived there two years before returning to port townsend. Like the other sutra books in the prajnaparamita, the diamond sutra is an eyewitness account of one of the buddhas teachings. Prices version is still a classic, and better in terms of flow, pine s edition expresses clearly the difficult teachings of emptiness, many of which are missed in more eloquent versions. It is a superb companion to other such works by the american scholar, which include translations of the heart sutra and the lankavatara sutra. All sentient beings will prove that innately they possess the nature of this perfect awakening. The diamond sutra, along with red pines commentary, is a precious tool that reflects the brilliance of the buddhas teaching and enables us, if we give it the chance, to cut through whats hardest in our lives. An acclaimed translator, his published works include three major buddhist texts. The diamond sutra project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Indeed they are among the most popular sutras within the mahayana cannon as a whole. The format of this important sutra is presented as a conversation between the buddha and one of his disciples. Just as the diamond sutra teaches detachment from dharmas, and the heart sutra teaches the emptiness of. Reading this particular book is a pleasure on several levels. Having translated the diamond sutra and the heart sutra, and following with the platform sutra, red pine now turns his attention to perhaps the greatest sutra of all.
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