The opening gatha was composed by thich nhat hanh to precede the translation. A study of some punctuation errors found in the taisho and. The title of the sutra in sanskrit is vajra cchedika prajna parmita sutra. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path through the diamond sutra a text guaranteed to turn your world upsidedown. The diamond sutra, a sanskrit text translated into chinese, was one of 40,000 scrolls and documents hidden in the cave of a thousand buddhas, a secret library sealed up around the year 1,000. Audio reading of diamond sutra diamond sutra a new. First translation sutra from sanskrit, chinese into english and is summarized. Translated by tripitaka master hsuan tsang commentary by. This is an online hypertext dictionary for sanskrit english and english sanskrit. For even at that time, subhuti, there will be bodhisattvas who are gifted with good conduct, gifted, with virtuous qualities, gifted with. The diamond sutra vajracchedika prajnaparamita diamond cutting transcendent wisdom translated by paul harrison a shooting star, a clouding of the sight, a lamp, an illusion, a drop of dew, a bubble, a dream, a lightnings flash, a thunder cloudthis is the way one should see the conditioned. Like many buddhist sutras, the diamond sutra begins with the famous phrase, thus have i heard. Ram karan sharma on the diamond sutra in sanskrit and english.
Transforming the way we perceive the world by mu soenq gick here for the reluctant messenger host site the diamond sutra the walled city of dunhuang shachou was an outpost on the northwestern frontier, whose. Dec 19, 2010 heart, diamond and lankavatara sutras. One day before noon, the bhagavan put on his patched robe and picked up his bowl and entered the. Dharmaguptas translation of the diamond sutra vajracchedika. Dec 15, 2010 download free pdf ebooks download pdfs. A study of some punctuation errors found in the taisho and cbeta diamond sutra based on sanskrit chinese comparative studies shufen chen bernard montoneri national tsing hua university, taiwan providence university, taiwan. This sutra is entirely in accord with both the mahayana and theravada traditions. License all sanskrit related audio recordings, video recordings, and other downloadable content at the sanskrit site are licensed to you under a creative. There are two famous commentaries to the diamond cutter sutra that were written in sanskrit in india.
A general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra by dhyana master hsuan hua this translation has been prepared by the buddhist text translation society of the sinoamerican buddhist association, under the auspices of gold mountain dhyana monastery, 1731 15th street, san francisco. Reading them i realized that i was a buddhist, and always had been one. It was designed to be readable, understandable, and not overly laden with flowery language or titles and terms. English translation, by chung tai translation committee devanagari of the diamond sutra in the digital sanskrit buddhist canon. Diamond sutra, sanskrit vajraccedikasutra diamond cutter sutra, brief and very popular mahayana buddhist text widely used in east asia and perhaps the best known of the 18 smaller wisdom texts that together with their commentaries are known as the prajnaparamita perfection of wisdom. Sutra starting with letter, in word document, in pdf. The dharmachakra translation committee would like to thank khenpo sherap sangpo for his generous assistance with the resolution of several difficult passages. Foreword this is primarily an exercise in sanskrit grammar parsing of.
The lectures sometimes refer to the books buddhist wisdom by edward conze and the diamond sutra by red pine. Printed copy of the diamond sutra the british library. It is an important buddhist text that has a long and profound history. The heart sutra is a member of the perfection of wisdom prajnaparamita class of mahayana buddhist literature, and along with the diamond sutra, is perhaps the most prominent representative of the genre.
This audio reading of the diamond sutra was sent to me by ryan, a reader of this site who was inspired to make an audio version of this translation of the diamond sutra. The prajna paramita hrydaya sutra is the core of the maha prajna paramita in six hundred scrolls. A second recitation of the translation of the diamond sutra vajracchedikaprajnaparamita sutra by upasaka lu kuan yu charles luk, which. In sanskrit these sutras are typically measured by their number of. The sanskrit text of the vajracchedika hereafter vaj has been translated into modern. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page.
Finally, andreas doctor edited the translation and wrote the introduction. Each of the eight items discussed can be a subject of meditation, and each of these subjects can be further divided. Also known by its sanskrit title vajracchedika, the diamond sutra posits that something is what it is only because of what it is not. Oct 05, 2015 the diamond sutra the diamond that cuts through illusion a new translation in english by alex johnson read by chris johnys. The vajra cutter sutra also known as diamond cutter sutra or diamond sutra is one of most wellknown sutras of mahayana buddhism. Background and importance the diamond sutra is believed to have been composed sometime between 300 and 500 bce. Jan 27, 2005 diamond sutra explained nan huaichin, pia giammasi on. See this and more treasures of the british library. Master nan huaichins discourses on the treasured buddhist diamond sutra bring together a lifetimes personal cultivation experience that crosses into every single school of esoteric and spiritual practice. The diamond sutra a general explanation of the vajra the diamond sutra, along with the heart sutra, are among the most popular works of the prajnaparamita group of sutra. The diamond sutra vajracchedikaprajnaparamitasutra is one of the most popular and important buddhist scriptures which has been translated by six different translators. Diamond sutra is a superliteral translation with every single word of the sanskrit text translated into chinese. This copy of the diamond sutra is the worlds earliest complete and dated, printed book.
The online hypertext sanskrit dictionary is meant for spoken sanskrit. In the history of printing, the diamond sutra has special prominence as the first dated printed work that is has been found this date being 11th may. Though written in chinese, the text is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faith, which was founded in india, and was originally expressed in sanskrit. Some very funny parts to this talk and some excellent evocations of rigorous dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life. The perfect thought prajnaparamita and the great compassion. Sutra the essential yoga sutra the essential yoga sutra. The master lectured in mandarin, and upasaka wang kai translated into cantonese, making the cantonese people very happy.
The commentary to the diamond cutter sutra that geshe michael is using for the basis of this teaching is by master kamalashila. The heart sutra as recited in the triratna buddhist community the bodhisattva of compassion, when he meditated deeply, saw the emptiness of all five skandhas and sundered the bonds that caused him suffering. Table of contents a complete buddhist sutra collection. Because of these lectures many of them now understand the heart sutra. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from the sanskrit by edward conze om namo bhagavatyai aryaprajnaparamitayai. Carved wooden blocks were used to print this copy on a scroll made from seven panels of paper. Download the buddhist text the diamon sutra here as pdf ebook.
The exact date of the composition of the diamond sutra in sanskrit is uncertainarguments for. The vajracchedika sutra diamond sutra is one of the monumental scriptures of. Though i continued to have contact with christianity, at least from time to time, henceforth i was in contact with it as a buddhist. Jun 25, 2015 this translation of the diamond that cuts through illusion, sometimes known simply as the diamond sutra, has been prepared by thich nhat hanh from the vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra in sanskrit, and the chinese taisho revised tripitaka, no. Find an englishlanguage printed copy or audio cd of the sutra in the foundation store. The diamond sutra 1 diamond sutra the full sanskrit title of this text is the vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra the vajra prajna paramita sutra.
Homage to the perfection of wisdom, the lovely, the holy. The diamond sutra project gutenberg selfpublishing. May 11, 2016 the diamond sutra, a sanskrit text translated into chinese, was one of 40,000 scrolls and documents hidden in the cave of a thousand buddhas, a secret library sealed up around the year 1,000. Diamond sutra a new translation of the classic buddhist text. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. Aug 02, 2009 the diamond sutra is one of the most historically important texts in the buddhist faith, in part because a copy of it is the oldest surviving dated printed book in the world 868 a. Heart, diamond and lankavatara sutras download pdf ebook. A central text of indian buddhism, the diamond sutra was first translated from sanskrit into chinese in about ad 400. Among them, dharmaguptas translation of the diamond sutra is a wordforword literal translation, without paying attention to the chinese morphology and sytax.
This new translation of the diamond sutra allows the reader to experience and comprehend this timeless buddhist text in a more contemporary language and style. A general explanation of the vajra prajna paramita sutra. Vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra is a mahayana buddhist. Bhagavan sravastyam viharati sma jetavanenathapindadasyaarame mahata bhiksusamghena sarddham ardhatrayodasabhir. The lectures sometimes refer to the books buddhist wisdom by edward conze and the diamond sutra by red pine, both of which give translations of the diamond sutra into english. This copy of the diamond sutra is the worlds earliest, dated, printed book ad 868. The diamond sutra in sanskrit and english translated from. In indian sanskrit language, arya vajracchedika nama prajnaparamita mahayana sutra in tibetan, phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen poi mdo in english, the noble mahayana sutra on the wisdom gone beyond called the diamond cutter i bow to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas. Chakravarti and dutt, whose defects schopen documents at length in his. The heart sutra every day for nine days, yet the heart sutra itself was never mentioned. Jan 07, 2018 the diamond sutra vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra is one of the prajnaparamita perfection of wisdom sutras of mahayana buddhism. In addition to the actual text of the diamond sutra this web site provides a diamond sutra background page which explains the origins of the diamond sutra and information about how this new translation was done.
Vajracchedika prajnaparamita sutra is a mahayana sutra from the prajnaparamita sutras or perfection of wisdom genre. Here then, form is no other than emptiness, emptiness no other than form. The diamond cutter sutra sung in english aka diamond sutra. The buddha said this sutra may be known as the diamond that cuts through illusion. Below is compilations of all the buddhist sutras from a to z. Five things to know about the diamond sutra, the worlds. Price and wong moulam the diamond of perfect wisdom sutra.
In indian sanskrit language, arya vajracchedika nama. Once the bhagavan was dwelling near shravasti at anathapindada garden in jeta forest together with the full assembly of 1250 bhikshus and a great many fearless bodhisattvas. The diamond sutra is the worlds earliest dated printed book. However, of course, we will not fail to always refer to the other sanskrit editions and especially to pargiters critical edition 1916 of the dandan uiliq manuscript.
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