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The Diamond Sutra (Chin-kang-ching), or Prajna-Paramita

The Diamond Sutra

The Diamond Sutra (Chin-kang-ching), or Prajna-Paramita

William Gemmell (trans.)

Sanskrit

1912

160 pages

Sacred Texts Chinese Classics Indic Traditions Mysticism Buddhism Mahayana Chinese Buddhist Texts Indian Buddhist Jain East Asia South Asia

Chinese Buddhist Texts Buddhist & Jain Texts Mahayana Scriptures Buddhism Mysticism Sacred Texts Indic Traditions Chinese Classics

About This Book

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How can one find indestructible wisdom in a world of fleeting illusions? William Gemmell’s translation of The Diamond Sutra guides readers through a series of profound paradoxes that dismantle the ego and reveal the true nature of reality. Discover the ancient text that claims to transcend all other knowledge known to philosophy.

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Major Themes

Subhuti97pDiamond Sutra65pBuddha56pMax Müller53pLord Buddha44pDharma38pVagrakkhedika34pTathagata33pKin-Kong-King30pBeal29pmerit28pNirvana27pBuddhism24penlightenment24pThe Diamond Sutra23pLaw23pSamuel Beal21pEitel20pEastern Monachism17pSpence Hardy16pSakyamuni Buddha15pBodhisattva15pSakyamuni15p

alms-bowlp. 39, p. 40, p. 41

Almsgivingp. 38, p. 51

Anagamip. 67, p. 68

Anandap. 25, p. 47, p. 48

annihilationp. 46, p. 133

Anuttara Samyak Sambodhip. 43, p. 60

Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhip. 132, p. 151

Apostle Paulp. 44, p. 59, p. 99

Aranyakap. 71, p. 72, p. 73

Arhatp. 56, p. 68, p. 69, p. 70, p. 71, p. 91, p. 114, p. 149+1 more

ascetic exercisesp. 33, p. 57

asceticismp. 33, p. 40, p. 41, p. 57, p. 93, p. 94

Ashvaghoshap. 16, p. 45, p. 110

Asokap. 19, p. 130, p. 131, p. 149

Asvaghochap. 16, p. 20, p. 45, p. 110

Atmanp. 87, p. 129

atomsp. 137, p. 138

atoms of dustp. 84, p. 85

Banap. 71, p. 81, p. 87

beingp. 35, p. 58, p. 129, p. 142

Bhagavad-Gitap. 22, p. 34, p. 35, p. 44, p. 59, p. 70, p. 94, p. 104+1 more

Bhagavatp. 59, p. 62, p. 74, p. 83, p. 90, p. 111, p. 116, p. 121+4 more

Bo-Treep. 106, p. 107

Bo-Tree (the Bodhi Tree, or ‘Tree of Awakening’)p. 106, p. 107

Bodhip. 42, p. 99

Bodhisattvasp. 25, p. 133, p. 142, p. 146

Bodhisatwap. 95, p. 111

Bodhisatwasp. 75, p. 135

Buddha-Karitap. 122, p. 127, p. 145

Buddhasp. 43, p. 56

Buddhashipp. 42, p. 51, p. 68

Buddhic eyep. 114, p. 115

Buddhic Lawp. 63, p. 110, p. 118

Buddhic thoughtp. 17, p. 98

Buddhic wisdomp. 97, p. 99

Buddhist cosmologyp. 78, p. 126, p. 150

Buddhist doctrinep. 35, p. 141

Buddhist Kingdomsp. 74, p. 75, p. 76, p. 112

Buddhist philosophyp. 12, p. 13, p. 16, p. 120, p. 139, p. 140, p. 145

Buddhist psychologyp. 48, p. 141

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The Key to TheosophyHelena BlavatskyIndia, India, Alexandria, Alexandria, London Ikhwan al-Safa (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity)Ikhwan al-Safa; tr. John T. PlattsIndia, India, India, Alexandria, London

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