sutras

• Even though it is very short, the Heart Sutra contains the most fundamental principle of Buddhism

  Maka-hannya-haramitsu Shobogenzo

The most important texts

1. Maka-hannya-haramitsu ●●● Shobogenzo

   Even though it is very short, the Heart Sutra contains the most fundamental principle of Buddhism

   form is emptiness · Heart Sutra · mantra that heals all suffering · prajñā-pāramitā · bhikṣu's venerative bow · guarding prajñā · instances of prajñā · researching prajñā as space · walking, standing, sitting, lying down · windbell chattering prajñā · prajñā-pāramitā as the buddhas · the other shore
2. Maha Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra ●●●

   Thus is concluded the Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra

   Buddha's praise of Avalokitesvara · form is emptiness · Heart Sutra · buddhas of the three times · mantra that heals all suffering · nothing to get · practice of profound prajñā pāramitā · the other shore
3. The Sutra of the Heart of the Great Practice of Zazen ●●●

   Thus ends the Sutra of the Heart of the Practice of Zazen

   Buddha's praise of Avalokitesvara · Heart Sutra · mantra that heals all suffering · nothing to get · the other shore
4. The Heart Sutra: Labels and Reality ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

   So that's the meaning that I understand from the Heart Sutra

   form is emptiness · Heart Sutra · prajñā paramita as zazen

Other texts

5. Fueko – Extending Merit to All Beings ●●●

   is the traditional way to end a Buddhist talk

   Fueko · buddhas of the three times · prajñā-pāramitā
6. Kaikyoge – Verse to Open the Sutras ●●●

   The verse to open the sutras, called Kaikyoge in Japanese, is the traditional way to begin a talk about Buddhism in Japan.

   Kaikyoge
7. Bendōwa ●●● Shobogenzo

   any virtue that is gained from practices such as reading sutras and reciting names of buddhas

   reciting sutras and buddhas' names
8. How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwa

   do you know for yourself anyone who has benefited from reading sutras or reciting the names of past buddhas?

   reciting sutras and buddhas' names
9. Doshin ●●● Shobogenzo

   we should produce [copies of] the Sutra of the Flower of Dharma. We should write them, should print them

   copying the Lotus Sutra
10. Preface ●●● Shobogenzo

    treat the characters of the Lotus Sutra not as a stream of concepts but rather as a series of momentary mirrors

    characters as momentary mirrors · secretly working concrete mind
11. Ikka-no-myoju 4: The Universe as Teacher ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

    the Lotus Sutra has many beautiful passages which suggest Buddhas appearing

    Lotus Sutra
12. Just to Be Alive Is Enough ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

    the Buddha's teachings are written on stones and trees and everywhere. So it means that the true teachings are everywhere

    boy writing truth on trees
13. Prajñā: The State Before Thinking ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    That's what is described in the Hannya Shingyo, and that state is called prajñā.

    Heart Sutra
14. Fukan-zazengi ●●● Shobogenzo

    a son who wanders in poverty through foreign lands, unaware that he is the heir to his father's fortune

    son wandering through foreign lands
15. Bussho 2: Balance in Action ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    And the master replies, “I’m just shading my eyes”

    shading eyes with a sutra
16. Bussho 4: The Cut Earthworm ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    Move (your mental block) with balance, and remove it with wisdom.

    Kegon Sutra mental block
17. MMK 1: The Four Conditions ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    So it is a description of the state in Zazen, the simple state

    Heart Sutra describing zazen
18. Ceremony and Everyday Life ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    I didn't learn to chant Hannya Shingyo and have a ceremony with a mokugyo, so I don't do it.

    Heart Sutra
19. Nishijima’s Four Main Points ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    So the boy went around and wrote the truth on the trees and the rocks and the ground and the sky

    boy writing truth on trees
20. Buddhism and the Theory of No-Self ●●●

    I would have wasted my whole life being largely deceived by sutras and commentaries.

    deceived by sutras and commentaries

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