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New Publication: Maitreya’s Setting Out
29 Apr 2021
Maitreya’s Setting Out narrates the stories of two previous lives of the bodhisattva Maitreya and explains the circumstances for his initial arousing of the mind set on awakening.
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84000新英譯佛典:《增上意樂促進經》(大正藏:大寶積經發勝志樂會 第二十五)
22 Apr 2021
此經中,彌勒菩薩見眾會中有六十位菩薩已忘失正念且丟失修行的信心。為此彌勒菩薩向佛陀求助,世尊因而揭示導致菩薩們現況的前世因緣。
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New Publication: The Questions of Brahmaviśeṣacintin
22 Apr 2021
The Questions of Brahmaviśeṣacintin is an important Mahāyāna sūtra that enjoyed significant popularity in Buddhist India, China, and Tibet over the centuries. The teaching itself takes the form of a lively discussion blending practical and theoretical strands of Mahāyāna and emphasizes how bodhisattvas should practice the Dharma—a training that transcends both the mundane and the supramundane.
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New Publication: The Account of the Noble Deeds of Śrīsena
15 Apr 2021
The Account of the Noble Deeds of Śrīsena belongs to one of the most beloved narrative genres in Buddhism, the past life story (avadāna), and deals with one of the most powerful and pervasive themes in this genre, the bodhisattva’s bodily sacrifice for the benefit of living beings.
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84000新英譯佛典:《福力阿波陀那》 (大正藏:《佛説福力太子因緣經》)
8 Apr 2021
此經中,佛陀僧眾中有幾位長老於舍衛城衹樹園中探討:究竟是色相莊嚴、精進、工藝善巧,還是具大智慧最具利益?
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New Publication: The Account of the Noble Deeds of Puṇyabala
8 Apr 2021
The Account of the Noble Deeds of Puṇyabala is written in one the most recognizable literary forms in Buddhism: the Buddha’s past-life stories. This tale focuses on the benefits of accruing merit. Puṇyabala is a young prince whose store of merit is so great that he acquires untold riches and power.
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