Diamond Sutra
by Red Pine · first published 2002
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I love the Diamond Sutra. I read it every few years. To me, it's very funny. how can one read about all the absolutely galactic scale quantity of "merit" to be gained right next to explanations about the illusory nature of words…
on “The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book (2016)” ↗Ken McLeod[0] is teaching a 6 week class Tuesday evenings on the Diamond Sutra at The Alembic[1][2] in Berkeley. The first class was last week. It may be possible to join now and watch the first class online. Ken recommends the Red Pine[3] and Thich Nhat Hanh[4] translations. [0]…
on “The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book (2016)” ↗My background is as a follower of Osho (the guru from Wild Wild Country). I have read some of the Buddhist texts (Dhammapada, Diamond Sutra), and I've spent some but not a ton of time with "Buddhist" teachers. My view of this article: while I appreciate anyone writing about religion today, I don't really love what the article says and it…
on “Five Mildly Anti-Buddhist Essays” ↗The Diamond Sutra, the world's first printed book (868 AD) and it was hidden in a secret cave for centuries. It was brought to the West in 1900. http://diamond-sutra.com/
on “Ask HN: How Do I Know My True Self?” ↗A more fitting title would be: "46 Books that American Intellectuals and Academics Talk About the Most". When it puts Diamond Sutra on top, I thought that this list is going to be interesting. But then I saw it didn't include Bhagavad Gita, The Quran, or anything from China or Japan- I was disappointed and saw this as another list.…
on “46 Books That Changed the World” ↗For me the Diamond Sutra is the essence of Mahayana Buddhism. > To me, it's very funny. how can one read about all the absolutely galactic scale quantity of "merit" to be gained right next to explanations about the illusory…
on “The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book (2016)” ↗