The Mahāratnakūta Sūtra is one of the five major sutra groups in
the Mahāyāna canon. Of the two great schools of Buddhism, Mahāyāna
has the greatest number of adherents worldwide--it prevails among
the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, and Vietnamese--and
contains within it a number of movements, notably Zen, which have
been of growing interest in the West in recent decades. Yet despite
this increased attention and enormous following, translations of
Mahāyāna scriptures have been scarce and fragmentary; clearly, a
comprehensive translation of a major work within the canon was
called for.
This volume addresses that need. It contains 22 of the 49 Sūtras
of the Mahāratnakūta (or "Treasury") Sūtra, many translated for the
first time in a Western language, selected and arranged to give the
modern reader a progressive introduction to one of the world's
major religious traditions. Subjects covered include Māyā and
miracles, the teachings on Consciousness, Emptiness, and monastic
discipline, the Mystical Light of the Tathāgata, and the devotional
practice of Pure Land, making this a comprehensive source book of
Mahāyāna Buddhism hitherto unavailable in English. The book also
includes an introduction to provide historical and interpretive
guidance, annotations that assist in the comprehension of difficult
passages, and an extensive glossary that will be valuable to
specialist and layman alike. A team of scholars, working in Taiwan,
spent eight years translating the Treasury's million words from
Chinese, using Tibetan texts for comparison and checking each Sūtra
with an international board of scholars. In the course of
translating from the original, special effort was made to retain
both the devotional style appropriate for religious reading and the
precision required by the scholar, while presenting the material
with a clarity and flow that would make it accessible to the
Western layman. The editors then selected, arranged, and annotated
the 22 Sūtras presented here.
Published in cooperation with The Institute for Advanced Studies
of World Religions.
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