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Book 1 - The Flower Adornment Sutra (The
Avataṃsaka Sūtra)
Book 2 - Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds
(The Daśabhūmika Vibhāṣā)
Book 3 - The Ten Grounds Sutra (The
Daśabhūmika Sūtra)
Book 4 - The Ten Bodhisattva Grounds (The
Avataṃsaka Sūtra, Ch. 26)
Book 5 - Nāgārjuna on Mindfulness of the Buddha
Book 6 - The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation (by Tiantai Master Zhiyi)
Book 7 - The Six Dharma Gates to the Sublime (by Tiantai Master Zhiyi)
Book 8 - Nāgārjuna's Guide to the Bodhisattva Path (The
Bodhisaṃbhāra Śāstra)
Book 9 - The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise Commentary
(By Bhikshu Vaśitva, c. 400ce)
Book 10 - Nāgārjuna on the Six Perfections
Book 11 - A Strand of Dharma Jewels (Nāgārjuna's
Ratnāvalī)
Book 12 - Letter from a FriendS (Nāgārjuna's
Suhṛllekha)
Book 13 - Marvelous Stories from the Perfection of Wisdom
Book 14 - On Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha
Book 15 - Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Bodhisattva Vow
Book 16 - The Bodhisattva's Practice of Moral Virtue (The
Brahmā's Net Sutra Bodhisattva Precepts)
3 Volumes ! (10/01/2022)
* The Flower Adornment Sutra *
An Annotated Translation of the Avataṃsaka Sutra
With a Commentarial Synopsis of the Flower Adornment Sutra
The Flower Adornment Sutra is the first and so far only complete English translation of any edition of the Avataṃsaka Sutra, the very long collection of bodhisattva path teachings considered to be so complete that it was otherwise traditionally referred to as "the Bodhisattva Canon." These 39 chapters introduce an interpenetrating, infinitely expansive, and majestically grand multiverse of countless buddha worlds extending throughout all three periods of time and all dimensions of space, revealing as it does so a cosmos in which all phenomena are visible in any given phenomenon and any given phenomenon is visible in all phenomena.
Volume One
Volume One Front Matter
Translator’s Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Wondrous
Adornments of the Leaders of the Worlds
Chapter 2 - The Manifest
Appearances of the Tathāgata
Chapter 3 - The Samādhis of
Samantabhadra
Chapter 4 - The Formation
of the Worlds
Chapter 5 - The Flower
Treasury Ocean of Worlds
Chapter 6 - Vairocana
Chapter 7 - The Names of
the Tathāgata
Chapter 8 - The Four Truths
of the Āryas
Chapter 9 - The Radiant
Enlightenment
Chapter 10 - A Bodhisattva
Asks for Clarification
Chapter 11 - Pure Conduct
Chapter 12 - Foremost
Worthy
Chapter 13 - Ascent to the
Summit of Mount Sumeru
Chapter 14 - The Praise
Verses on the Summit of Mount Sumeru
Chapter 15 - The Ten Abodes
Chapter 16 - The Brahman
Conduct
Chapter 17 - The Merit of
the Initial Resolve
Chapter 18 - Clarifying the
Dharma
Chapter 19 - Ascent to the
Suyāma Heaven Palace
Chapter 20 - Praise Verses
in the Suyāma Heaven Palace
Chapter 21 - The Ten
Practices
Chapter 22 - The Ten
Inexhaustible Treasuries
Chapter 23 - The Ascent to
the Tuṣita Heaven Palace
Chapter 24 - The Tuṣita
Heaven Palace Praise Verses
Chapter 25 - The Ten
Dedications
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Volume Two
Chapter 26 – The Ten Grounds
Chapter 27 – The Ten
Samādhis
Chapter 28 – The Ten
Superknowledges
Chapter 29 – The Ten
Patiences
Chapter 30 – Asaṃkhyeyas
Chapter 31 – Life Spans
Chapter 32 – The
Bodhisattva Abodes
Chapter 33 – The
Inconceivable Dharmas of the Buddhas
Chapter 34 – The Ocean of
Major Marks of the Tathāgata’s Ten Bodies
Chapter 35 – Qualities of
the Light of the Tathāgata’s Secondary Signs
Chapter 36 – The Practices
of Samantabhadra
Chapter 37 – The
Manifestation of the Tathāgata
Chapter 38 – Transcending
the World
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Volume Three
Chapter
39 – Entering the Dharma Realm (The Gaṇḍavyūha), Part One (1–20)
Chapter
39 – Entering the Dharma Realm (The
Gaṇḍavyūha), Part Two (21-40)
Chapter
39 – Entering the Dharma Realm (The
Gaṇḍavyūha), Part Three (41-53)
Chapter
39
– Conclusion: The Conduct and Vows of Samantabhadra
A Commentarial Synopsis of the Flower Adornment Sutra
Volume Three Back Matter (Bibliography, Glossary, About the Translator)
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* Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds *
The Daśabhūmika Vibhāṣā
By Ārya Nāgārjuna (ca 2nd c.)
Nāgārjuna’s Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds is Bhikshu Dharmamitra’s extensively annotated original translation of Ārya Nāgārjuna’s "Daśabhūmika Vibhāṣā" rendered from Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva’s circa 410 ce Sanskrit-to-Chinese translation. It consists of 35 chapters that explain the cultivation of the ten highest levels of bodhisattva practice leading to buddhahood. It focuses almost exclusively on the first two bodhisattva grounds.
Chapter 2, Entering the First Ground
Chapter 7, On Training the Mind
Chapter 9, On the Easy Practice
Chapter 10, Getting Rid of Karma
Chapter 11, Distinctions with Regard to Merit
Chapter 12, Distinctions with Regard to Giving
Chapter 13, Distinctions with Regard to the Giving of Dharma
Chapter 15, The Five Moral Precepts
Chapter 16, On Realizing the Faults of the Householder’s Life
Chapter 17, On Entering the Temple
Chapter 18, The Jointly Shared Practices
Chapter 19, The Four-fold Dharmas
Chapter 20, Mindfulness of the Buddhas
Chapter 21, Forty Dharmas Exclusive to Buddhas (Part 1)
Chapter 22, Forty Dharmas Exclusive to Buddhas (Part 2)
Chapter 23, Forty Dharmas Exclusive to Buddhas (Part 3)
Chapter 24, Verses Offered in Praise
Chapter 25, Teachings to Aid Mindfulness-of-the-Buddha Samādhi
Chapter 26, The Analogy Chapter
Chapter 27, A Summarizing Discussion of the Bodhisattva Practices
Chapter 28, Distinctions in the 2nd Ground’s Courses of Karmic Action
Chapter 29, Distinctions Pertaining to Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas
Chapter 30, Distinctions Pertaining to the Great Vehicle
Chapter 31, Guarding the Moral Precepts
Chapter 32, An Explanation of the Dhūta Austerities
Chapter 33, Aids to Gaining the Fruits of Śīla
Chapter 34, In Praise of the Moral Precepts
Chapter 35, The Karmic Rewards of the Moral Precepts
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The Daśabhūmika Sūtra
"The Ten Grounds Sutra" (Trilingual) is an annotated English Translation by Bhikshu Dharmamitra of Tripitaka Master Kumārajīva’s circa 410 ce Sanskrit-to-Chinese translation of the Daśabhūmika Sūtra. This sutra describes in great detail the ten highest levels of bodhisattva practice on the path to buddhahood.
Chapter 1, The Joyfulness Ground
Chapter 2, The Stainlessness Ground
Chapter 6, The Direct Presence Ground
Chapter 7, The Far-Reaching Ground
Chapter 8, The Immovability Ground
Chapter 9, The Sublime Goodness Ground
Chapter 10, The Dharma Cloud Ground
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* The Ten Bodhisattva Grounds *
The Avataṃsaka Sūtra, Chapter 26
"The Ten Bodhisattva Grounds" is an annotated English Translation by Bhikshu Dharmamitra of Tripitaka Master Śikṣānanda’s circa 699 ce Sanskrit-to-Chinese translation of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, Chapter 26. This text describes in great detail the ten highest levels of bodhisattva practice on the path to buddhahood as taught in that sutra.
Part 2, The Stainlessness Ground
Part 3, The Shining Light Ground
Part 4, The Blazing Brilliance Ground
Part 5, The Difficult-to-Conquer Ground
Part 6, The Direct Presence Ground
Part 7, The Far-Reaching Ground
Part 8, The Immovability Ground
Part 9, The Excellent Intelligence Ground
Part 10, The Dharma Cloud Ground
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* Nāgārjuna on Mindfulness of the Buddha *
By Ārya Nāgārjuna (ca 2nd c.)
"Nāgārjuna on Mindfulness of the Buddha" consists of three extended passages from Bhikshu Dharmamitra’s original annotated translations from Sino-Buddhist Classical Chinese of works written by Ārya Nāgārjuna (circa 150 ce). All three of these passages have been selected from Tripitaka Master Kumārajīva’s early Fifth Century Sanskrit-to-Chinese translations of works by Nāgārjuna, as follows:
(Nāgārjuna’s Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds, Chapter 9)
Part 2, “The Pratuyutpanna Samādhi”
(Nāgārjuna’s Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds, Chapters 20-25)
Part 3, “On Recollection of the Buddha”
(Nāgārjuna’s Exegesis on the Mahāprajnāpāramitā Sūtra, Chapter 1, Part 36-1)
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* The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation *
By the Tiantai Mountain Shramana Zhiyi (Chih-i) - (538-597 ce).
Essentials for Practicing Calming-and-Insight and Dhyana Meditation is a calming-and-insight (śamatha-vipaśyanā) meditation manual deeply rooted in the early Indian Buddhist meditation tradition. It offers perhaps the most reliable, comprehensive, and practically useful Buddhist meditation instruction currently available in English.
Prefaces: a) Song Dynasty Yuanzhao Preface; b) Tiantai Zhiyi's Original Preface
Chapter 2, Renunciation of Desires as Preventing Success in Meditation
Chapter 3, Elimination of the Hindrances to Success in Meditation
Chapter 7, Manifestation of Roots of Goodness
Chapter 8, Recognition of the Work of Demons
Chapter 9, Treatment of Disorders
Chapter 10, Realization of the Fruits
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* The Six Dharma Gates to the Sublime *
By the Tiantai Mountain Shramana Zhiyi (Chih-i) - (538-597 ce).
"The Six Dharma Gates to the Sublime" is the ideal companion volume to The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation explains the six practices crucial to success in traditional Indian Buddhist breath (ānāpāna) and calming-and-insight (śamatha-vipaśyanā) meditation. Correctly implemented, these six "gates" lead the practitioner to realize the third of the four truths (cessation), of which the "sublimity" referenced in the title is one of the four canonically-described practice aspects.
Chapter 1, The Six Gates in Relation to the Dhyana Absorptions
Chapter 2, The Six Gates in Terms of Sequential Development
Chapter 3, The Six Gates in Accordance with Suitability
Chapter 4, The Six Gates as Means of Counteraction
Chapter 5, The Six Gates in Terms of Mutual Inclusion
Chapter 6, The Six Gates in Terms of Identities and Differences
Chapter 7, The Six Gates in Accordance with the Reversed Orientation
Chapter 8, The Six Gates According to Contemplation of Mind
Chapter 9, The Six Gates According to the Perfect Contemplation
Chapter 10, The Six Gates in Accordance with the Signs of Realization
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* Nāgārjuna's Guide to the Bodhisattva Path *
"The Bodhisaṃbhāra Śāstra" with Abridged Bhikshu Vaśitva Commentary.
Treatise by Ārya Nāgārjuna (ca 2nd c.); Commentary Abridgement by
the Translator.
"The Bodhisaṃbhāra Śāstra" (lit. "Treatise on
the Provisions for Enlightenment") describes the essential
prerequisites for realizing the complete enlightenment of a buddha.
Part 1, The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise, Part 1
Part 1, The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise, Part 2
Part 1, The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise, Part 3
Part 2, The Abridged Commentary & Translator's Notes, Part 1
Part 2, The Abridged Commentary & Translator's Notes, Part 2
Part 2, The Abridged Commentary & Translator's Notes, Part 3
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* The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise Commentary *
The Sole Extant Commentary on Nāgārjuna's Bodhisaṃbhāra Śāstra.
By the early Indian monk, Bhikshu Vaśitva (ca 300-500 ce).
"The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise Commentary" is a very detailed commentary on the meaning of each stanza comprising Ārya Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Provisions for Enlightenment. It is the only extant traditional commentary on this important work by Nāgārjuna.
Part 1, The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise, Part 1
Part 1, The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise, Part 2
Part 1, The Bodhisaṃbhāra Treatise, Part 3
Part 2, The Vasitva Commentary, Part 1
Part 2, The Vasitva Commentary, Part 2
Part 2, The Vasitva Commentary, Part 3
Part 2, The Vasitva Commentary, Part 4
Part 2, The Vasitva Commentary, Part 5
Part 2, The Vasitva Commentary, Part 6
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* Nāgārjuna on the Six Perfections *
"Nāgārjuna on the Six Perfections" consist of Chapters 17-30 of Nāgārjuna's Exegesis on the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.
By Ārya Nāgārjuna (ca 2nd c.).
In this long free-standing section of his Perfection of Wisdom Exegesis, Nāgārjuna sets forth numerous stories, analogies, and analyses as he explores the deepest meaning of giving, moral virtue, patience, vigor, meditative discipline, and transcendent wisdom, the six primary practices forming the core of the Bodhisattva Path.
The Perfection of Giving, Part 1
The Perfection of Giving, Part 2
The Perfection of Giving, Part 3
The Perfection of Giving, Part 4
The Perfection of Moral Virtue, Part 1
The Perfection of Moral Virtue, Part 2
The Perfection of Moral Virtue, Part 3
The Perfection of Patience, Part 1
The Perfection of Patience, Part 2
The Perfection of Vigor, Part 1
The Perfection of Vigor, Part 2
The Perfection of Dhyana Meditation, Part 1
The Perfection of Dhyana Meditation, Part 2
The Perfection of Wisdom, Part 1
The Perfection of Wisdom, Part 2
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"A Strand of Dharma Jewels" is Bhikshu Dharmamitra's translation of the Earliest Edition of Nāgārjuna's Ratnāvalī.
By Ārya Nāgārjuna (ca 2nd c.).
This is Tripitaka Master Paramārtha's earliest (ca 550 ce) complete translation of Nāgārjuna's Ratnāvalī, a 500-stanza treatise on the Bodhisattva Path in the form of a spiritual advisor's letter to an Indian King. In it, Nāgārjuna presents both abstruse teachings and practical advice to lay and monastic practitioners.
Chapter 1, On Gaining Happiness and Liberation, Part 1
Chapter 1, On Gaining Happiness and Liberation, Part 2
Chapter 2, Advice on Various Topics, Part 1
Chapter 2, Advice on Various Topics, Part 2
Chapter 3, The Provisions for Gaining Enlightenment, Part 1
Chapter 3, The Provisions for Gaining Enlightenment, Part 2
Chapter 4, Guidance Especially for Rulers, Part 1
Chapter 4, Guidance Especially for Rulers, Part 2
Chapter 5, On Right Practice for Monastics, Part 1
Chapter 5, On Right Practice for Monastics, Part 2
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"Letter from a Friend" consists of the Three Earliest Editions of Nāgārjuna's Suhṛllekha
as translated by Tripitaka Masters: Guṇavarman, Saṃghavarman, & Yijing.
This is a guide to right Buddhist practice presented in the form of a letter of spiritual counsel to an Indian King.
The Guṇavarman Translation, Part 1
The Guṇavarman Translation, Part 2
The Saṃghavarman Translation, Part 1
The Saṃghavarman Translation, Part 2
The Yijing Translation, Part 1
The Yijing Translation, Part 2
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* Marvelous Stories from the Perfection of Wisdom *
As told by Ārya Nāgārjuna in his Exegesis on the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.
"Marvelous Stories from the Perfection of Wisdom" consists of 130 didactic stories and short Dharma anecdotes selected from Nāgārjuna's immense commentary on the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. Each story is "framed" by Dharmamitra's inclusion of Nāgārjuna's introductory and summarizing Dharma discussions.
Excerpt 1, Stories on the Perfection of Giving
Excerpt 2, Stories on the Perfection of Moral Virtue
Excerpt 3, Stories on the Perfection of Patience
Excerpt 4, Stories on the Perfection of Vigor
Excerpt 5, Stories on the Perfection of Dhyana Meditation
Excerpt 6, Stories on the Perfection of Wisdom
Excerpt 7, Stories on Various Topics
Excerpt 8, Stories on Various Topics
Excerpt 9, Stories on Various Topics
Excerpt 10, Stories on Various Topics
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* On Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha *
"On Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha" consists of three works on bodhicitta, the resolve to attain the highest enlightenment:
On Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha. By Ārya Nāgārjuna. (Chapter Six of his Ten Grounds Vibhāṣā)
Exhortation to Resolve on Buddhahood. By dhyana master & pureland patriarch, Sheng'an Shixian. (1686-1734)
Exhortation to Resolve on Buddhahood. By the Tang Dynasty literatus, dhyana practitioner, and prime minister, Peixiu. (797-870)
Nāgārjuna's On Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha, Part 1
Nāgārjuna's On Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha, Part 2
Shramana Sheng'an Shixian's Exhortation to Resolve on Buddhahood, Part 1
Shramana Sheng'an Shixian's Exhortation to Resolve on Buddhahood, Part 2
Peixiu's Exhortation to Resolve on Buddhahood, Part 1
Peixiu's Exhortation to Resolve on Buddhahood, Part 2
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* Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Bodhisattva Vow *
By Vasubandhu Bodhisattva (ca 300 ce).
"Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Bodhisattva Vow" is Vasubandhu's treatise on the meaning of The Sutra on Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha. In it, this famous and prolific treatise master presents an inspiring discussion of the essential nature and benefits of the bodhisattva vow along with a treatment of the six perfections through which bodhicitta is brought to fruition.
Excerpt 1: Chapter 1, Exhortation to Generate the Resolve
Excerpt 2: Chapter 2, Generating the Resolve
Excerpt 3: Chapter 3, The Establishment of Vows
Excerpt 4: Chapter 4, The Perfection of Giving
Excerpt 5: Chapter 5, The Perfection of Moral Virtue
Excerpt 6: Chapter 6, The Perfection of Patience
Excerpt 7: Chapter 7, The Perfection of Vigor
Excerpt 8: Chapter 8, The Perfection of Dhyana Meditation
Excerpt 9: Chapter 9, The Perfection of Wisdom
Excerpt 10: Chapter 10, The Dharma Gateway of Accordance with Reality
Excerpt 11: Chapter 11, Emptiness and Signlessness
Excerpt 12: Chapter 12, On the Merit and Preservation of Dharma
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"The Bodhisattva's Practice of Moral Virtue" consists of the Bodhisattva's Moral Code, It's Recitation Ceremony, and Nāgārjuna's Synopsis of the Nature and Practice of the Bodhisattva's Perfection of Moral Virtue.
--- Part One: The Brahmā's Net Sutra Bodhisattva Precepts
--- Part One Supplement: The Semimonthly Precepts Recitation Ceremony
--- Part Two: Nāgārjuna on the Perfection of Moral Virtue
Excerpt 1: Part One: The Brahmā's Net Sutra Bodhisattva Precepts
Excerpt 2: Part One Supplement: The Semimonthly Precepts Recitation Ceremony
Excerpt 3: Part Two: Nāgārjuna on the Perfection of Moral Virtue
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