April 2024

The Dhāraṇī “Surūpa”

26 Apr 2024

This text consists of a short dhāraṇī followed by its application, a food offering made to the pretas (hungry spirits). The text says that by the power of the spell, the offering will be made manifold and there will be many future benefits for the person performing the rite.

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The Questions of Śrīmatī the Brahmin Woman

19 Apr 2024

During an alms round in Vārāṇasī, the Buddha Śākyamuni encounters a brahmin woman by the name of Śrīmatī. Inspired by the Buddha’s majestic and graceful presence, Śrīmatī inquires about the teaching he gave at nearby Deer Park. In response, the Buddha reprises the teaching on how the twelve links of dependent origination lead to suffering and how their cessation leads to the end of suffering.
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84000新英譯佛典 : 《婆羅門女具吉祥所問經》 (大正藏:《有德女所問大乘經》)

19 Apr 2024

此經中, 在波羅奈城,釋迦牟尼佛於托缽途中偶遇名為「具吉祥」的婆羅門女子。具吉祥女見佛莊嚴寂靜,心生凈信,遂問佛在鹿野苑所說之法。佛陀為其重述十二因緣的流轉,講說「順生緣起」所帶來的痛苦,以及「還滅緣起」所導向的離苦。
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Like Gold Dust

12 Apr 2024

This sūtra presents a short dialogue between Ānanda and the Buddha on the theme of limitlessness. In response to Ānanda’s persistent inquiries, the Buddha uses analogies to illustrate both the limitlessness of the miraculous abilities acquired by realized beings, and the limitless multiplicity of the world systems in which bodhisattvas and buddhas are to be found.
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