We often attach to that person. We might ask who the person is…
Prajnaparamita
Great Wisdom Sutra from the Chū sonji Temple Sutra Collection
The frontispiece to this sutra chapter shows a dramatic three-quarters view of the Buddha seated with two bodhisattvas. Seven figures pay obeisance to the Buddha, with the six in front raising offerings of food. The silver used to articulate sections… Read More ›
Prajnaparamita Bodhisattva
The Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) texts, are said to be closest Buddhists got to putting truth (impossible task) into words.
Breakthrough Sermon by Bodhidharma
Those who understand the mind reach enlightenment with minimal effort. Those who don’t understand the mind practise in vain. Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible…
Ecology, Gaia Hypothesis, and Saving all Beings, by Colin Moore
The Buddha stressed the urgency for change saying that the human situation is like a man whose house is on fire. What was true for the individual then is becoming increasingly true for our collective existence today…
Two Worlds make One, by Diana St Ruth
If we think the Buddha had a point, then we can take heart and make efforts in transforming our own minds and seeing that there is no outer world in turmoil as distinct from an inner one, that one is the other…
The Six Paramitas, by Ringu Tulku
Six short films on the Six Paramitas; Giving, Conduct, Patience, Diligence, Meditation, and Wisdom, by Ringu Tulku
Perfect Wisdom: Prajnaparamita Texts
The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras (The Short Prajnaparamita Texts) were composed in India between approximately 100 BC and AD 600. Those contained within this volume are among the shorter ones; they are also some of the most well known such as The Heart Sutra, Perfection of Wisdom in 500 lines, The Diamond Sutra, and Perfection of Wisdom in 700 lines.