Diamond Sutra – Chapter 13

The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra 13. Receiving and maintaining the Dharma Then Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World Honored One, what should the sutra be named? How should we respect and hold it?” The Buddha told Subhuti, “The name of the sutra is Vajra Prajna Paramita. You should respect and hold it by that name.

Diamond Sutra – Chapter 12

The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra 12. Venerating the true teachings “Moreover, Subhuti, you should know that all the gods, men, and asuras of the world should make offerings to any place at which even so few as four lines of verse from this sutra are spoken and so forth, just as they would to a

Diamond Sutra – Chapter 10

The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra 10. The adornment of pure lands The Buddha said to Subhuti, “What do you think? Was there any dharma which the Tathagata obtained while with Burning Lamp Buddha?” “No, World Honored One, there was actually no dharma which the Tathagata obtained while with Burning Lamp Buddha.” “Subhuti, what do you

Diamond Sutra- Chapter 9

The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra 9. The appearance without appearance “Subhuti, what do you think, can a Srotaapanna have the thought, ‘I have obtained the fruit of Srotaapanna.’?” Subhuti said, “No, World Honored One. And why? A Srotaapanna means One Who Has Entered the Flow, and yet he has not entered anything. He has not