Sutras & Suttas
 Click to enlarge |
THE ORIGINS OF OM MANI PADME HUM: A Study of the Karandavyuha Sutra by Alexander Studholme 256 pp. #OROMMA - $ 23.95 Om Mani Padme Hum, perhaps the most well-known and most widely used of all Buddhist mantras, lies at the heart of the Tibetan system. This book presents a new interpretation of the meaning of this mantra, and includes a detailed, annotated study of the Karandavyuha Sutra. The earliest textual source for this mantra is the Karandavyuha Sutra, which describes both the compassion of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva whose power the mantra invokes, and the mythical tale of the search and discovery of the mantra. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
SUTRA OF THE THREE HEAPS by Bodhi Path. Multi-media CD, requires pentium 133 processor, Windows 95 or higher, sound card. #SUTHHE - $ 15.00 A meditation and study guide for the Sutra of the Three Heaps; Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas; The Bodhisattva's Confession of Moral Downfalls. The CD assists students with memorization and visualization during meditation. It can be run in English or Tibetan and was developed in consultation with Geshe Gelek Chodak of Sera Je Monastery who is currently the resident teacher at Kadampa center in N. Carolina. | |
 Click to enlarge |
THE UNIVERSAL VEHICLE DISCOURSE LITERATURE (MAHAYANASUTRALAMKARA) trans. by Robert A.F. Thurman Cloth. 415 pp. #UNVEDI - $ 49.00 A fully annotated, critical translation of Maitreyanatha's text, as transmitted to the 4th-century adept Asanga, along with a commentary by Vasubhandu. This text emphasizes the compassion side of Buddhist thought. Inlcudes introduction, bibliography, and detailed index. More ... | |