Surangama Sutra

Bramble Leaves Turning Red.

Morning meditation —Perceptions Employed as a Base.

By Buddhism Now on 16 February 2023 • ( 0 )

‘Perceptions employed as a base for building up positive concepts are the origin of all ignorance.’

Surangama Sutra

Reeds and Geese © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Visual Awareness Does Not Perish — From the Surangama Sutra

By Buddhism Now on 30 March 2019 • ( 10 )

The Buddha said, ‘Your Majesty, you have not perished yet. How is it that you know you will perish?’

Seated Buddha Shakyamuni, the Right Hand in Abhaya Mudra, the Left Hand Holding a Jewel, Chinese, late 6th century. © Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

The Host and Guest — From The Surangama Sutra

By Buddhism Now on 28 September 2018 • ( 5 )

By considering this example of the visitor, the one who comes and goes, and the innkeeper, the one who remains, I understood what the visitor signifies.