Pdf sanskrit fragments of the sutra of golden light from. Sutra of golden light, 21 chapter english letter version a4 version ebook. The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime golden light. This statement, though, apparently, very nice, is also absurd, because there is no such thing as motion in a straight line. One of the benefits is that the country would gain protection from the four heavenly kings. Reading the sutra helps bring peace to the world, promotes healing, gives great protection, and most importantly, plants the seed of enlightenment. Reading the sutra helps bring peace to the world, promotes healing. If you could take up a stone, and project it into space, and then live long enough, that stone would come back exactly to. The name of the sutra derives from the chapter called the confession of the golden drum, where the. Benten for short is a japanese buddhist goddess who originated from the hindu goddess saraswati. The golden light sutra wijsheidsweb quest for wisdom.
Doubleclick on a title below the page will open then click again on the title. The complete sutra of golden light project, which is our translation of the sutra of golden light. Receive buddhist oral transmission of the golden light. When you read the golden light sutra you also read the mantra without attachment this practice is within the text. King of glorious sutras, the sublime golden light the golden. To mahayana buddhists, there are three principal paths, expressed wonderfully in the king of all sutras the sutra of golden light. Sutra of golden light suvarnaprabhasauttamaraja was popular in china since the 6th century. In the sutra of golden light, buddha shakyamuni lists the benefits of this sublime sutra.
Oral transmission of the golden light sutra mp3 download. Emmerick, professor of iranian philology, university of hamburg. Bhante, in the lecture you speak of the sutra of golden light. She is also mentioned in the lotus sutra and often depicted holding a biwa, a. For those wishing to get a greater understanding of chinese and while emmericks translation of this text is one of the best for a western reader, i can not easily recommend it for beginners to the buddhist lexicon.
It is extremely powerful and fulfills all ones wishes, as well as brings peace and happiness for all sentient beings, up to enlightenment. The complete sutra of golden light project tibetan. Central asian sanskrit fragments of the suvarnaprabhasa and dasabalasutra preserved at lushun museum. Those who hear this sutra,those who cause others to hear it,those who rejoice upon hearing itand make offerings to it,for tens of millions of eonsshall be venerated by gods and nagas,humans and kinnaras,asuras and yakshas. T0600, the sutra on the ten wholesome ways of action, saddhaloka bhikkhu, t0642, suramgama samadhi sutra, pdf. Benefits of golden light sutra lama yeshe wisdom archive. The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime. The sutra of golden light is a mahayana sutra with great power and benefit. This year, the sutra of golden light will be recited at various places around the world. Rinpoche advises recitation of the sutra of golden light every day. Even all the material possessions, all the human wealth, especially all the wealth of the deva realms asuras and suras can not compare to the value of this mantra. If you have enjoyed andor benefited from the dharma translations here on, check out one of the most exciting larger projects being undertaken by erick tsiknopoulos. The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime golden light is completed.
However, if any buddhist group or scholar of buddhism has legitimate reason to modify andor adapt the contents of any such file such as for inclusion of the contents in a. It is extremely powerful and fulfills all ones wishes, as well as bringing peace and happiness for all sentient beings, up to enlightenment. Renunciation, bodhichitta loving kindness and the wisdom of emptiness. Lama zopa rinpoche gave this commentary and partial oral transmission of the sutra of golden light at maitripa college, portland, oregon, usa, over two days, november 23, 2007. Benefits of the sutra of golden light institut vajra yogini. In australia, from september 26th to october 10th, rinpoche offered the extremely rare oral transmission tib. Lama zopa rinpoche, urges us to recite the sutra of golden light for these reasons.
Yes, its good to mention who the question is really or originally from. Towards the end of the tape on the growth of a mahayana sutra, you speak of the movement drawing into its orbit scriptures which are relevant to our needs. The complete sutra of golden light project is an undertaking by erick tsiknopoulos and the sugatagarbha translation group to translate the longer and more complete versions of the sutra of golden light suvar. Sovereign king of sutras, the sacred golden light 500 ad. Rinpoche taught extensively about the benefits of this sutra. It is also extremely powerful for world peace, for your own protection, and for the protection of the country and the world. Why recitation of the sutra of golden light brings peace. Konkomyo kyo, is a buddhist text of the mahayana branch of buddhism. The translation is being done at a very high level.
About the complete sutra of golden light project the. The 21 chapter version is available for free as a pdf file from. I urge you to recite the sutra of golden light for these. Topics buddha, buddhism, sutras, enlightenment collection opensource. The dominant theme of many mahayana sutras the great vehicle teachings is benefiting others. The king of sutras, the sublime golden light was translated from sanskrit into tibetan and edited according the linguistic codes of the new tibetan language by the indian abbots shilendra bodhi, jna siddhi and shakyaprabha, and the translator.
The golden light sutra is one of the most beneficial ways to bring peace. This is a very important practice to stop violence and wars in the world. The 29 and 31 chapter versions please consider making a donation to the complete sutra of golden. The sutra of golden light, being a translation of the suvarnabhasottamasutra by r. Produced by amitabha buddhist centre in singapore, oral transmission of the golden light sutra is a continuous audio recording of the complete tibetan language oral transmission of the golden light sutra conferred by lama zopa rinpoche at the great stupa of universal compassion bendigo, australia, septemberoctober 2014. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. An audio recording in english of one of my favorite sutras.
The following are the currently completed chapters of the sutra of golden light. In an effort to keep track of lama zopa rinpoches progress giving the oral transmission of the sutra of golden light around the world. The holy golden light sutra is the king of the sutras. Note that the first three audio files contain introductory teachings and the oral transmission commences in chapter four rinpoche advises recitation of the sutra of golden light every day. This online library project is still under development and. Jeweled pagoda mandala, sovereign kings of the golden light sutra, heian period, 12th century, gold, silver and color on dark blue paper. Even all the material possessions, all the human wealth, especially all the wealth of the deva realms asuras and. The file itself is distributed with certain security provisions in place that disallow modification.
T0663, golden light sutra, pdf, the extensive sutra of golden light. The complete sutra of golden light translation project. However, emmerick condenses the sutra into an understandable light that few translations are able to achieve. Confessing sins through the sutra of the sublime golden light. Light, and the first question comes from sona on the oral tradition of the sutra of golden light. The sutra was originally written in india in sanskrit and was translated several times into chinese by dharmak. For a feature on the benefits of sutra recitation, see the great. It includes the philosophy of buddhas nature, the methods of confession and the benefits of recitingspreading this sutra. Johannes nobel published sanskrit and tibetan editions of the text. The benefits of the sutra of golden light lama yeshe. A complete buddhist sutra compilation in english is offered by buddhist sutra. Golden light sutra recitation tushita meditation centre. Sutra of golden light reading tushita meditation centre. This is something that everyone can do, no matter how busy you are, even if you can read one page a day, or a few lines, and in this way be continually reading the golden light sutra.
T0599, the dharmaseal sutra spoken by the buddha for ocean dragon king. Note that the first three audio files contain introductory teachings and the oral transmission. As part of the 15 days of miracles following losar, we will be having a group recitation of the golden light sutra in english at 1pm every day between february 24 march 9, 2020. All books on are public domain texts and free to download as pdffiles. Bhante, in the lecture you speak of the sutra of golden light as growing out of successive literary. Jeweled pagoda mandala, sovereign kings of the golden. Receive the oral transmission of the sutra of golden light from lama zopa rinpoche. The sutra was originally written in india in sanskrit and was translated several times into chinese, by dharmak. Foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition.
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