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The Diamond Sutra is revered throughout Asia as one of the Buddha's most profound expressions of the nature of reality. A gem among the vast Perfection of Wisdom literature, the Diamond Sutra elicits an experience of eternal truth through its use of a seemingly paradoxical style, as the reader goes back and forth between "what is" and "what is not." Master Hsing Yun skillfully plumbs the depths of the Diamond Sutra, illuminating for us its power to change who we are and how we interpret our world.
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"The Diamond Sutra beats with two hearts: one is wisdom and the other is compassion. To be wise is to know and understand the essence of awareness. To be compassionate is to know and understand the essence of intention. In the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha shows us that ultimately, compassion and wisdom are one."--
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"A brilliant translation with a lucid and accessible commentary. Master Hsing Yun is truly a leading light of contemporary Chinese Buddhism."
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"A very important contribution to the study of Buddhism, ably and readably translated. I strongly recommend reading it."
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"Master Hsing Yun is beloved for his approachable, down-to-earth religiousness and revered for his worldly wisdom. He offers a new perspective."
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The Diamond Sutra is revered throughout Asia as one of the Buddha's most profound expressions of the nature of reality. Describing the Indescribable offers a brilliant explanation from a modern Chinese meditation master.
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In this commentary on the sutra, Master Hsing Yun carefully shows how the Buddha's brilliant use of language reveals the equal importance of insight and emotion to the spiritual path.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-210).
About the Author
Master Hsing Yun is the founder of Fo Guang Shan-an international Buddhist order with temples worldwide-the affiliated Buddha's Light International, and University of the West in Rosemead, California. Born in 1927, he is a forty-eighth patriarch of the Lin Chi (Rinzai) School of Zen Buddhism and lives in Taiwan.Tom Graham, a scholar and translator of Chinese, worked in East Asia for ten years. He now resides in San Diego, California.