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Maitreya's Sutras and Prayer (Paperback)
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Maitreya's Sutras and Prayer (Paperback)
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The Prayer of Maitreya, found in the forty-first chapter of the
Ratnakuta Great Vehicle Sutra, is one of the five great prayers of
the Great Vehicle tradition and, after Samantabhadra's Prayer, one
of the most popular prayers for all followers of that tradition. It
is recited every day without fail by many Tibetan followers and we
think would be recited more often by non-Tibetans if they had
access to a reliable translation with a clear explanation. The
prayer is approximately half the size of Samantabhadra's Prayer,
though the content of the two prayers is sufficiently similar that
learning about one considerably enhances an understanding of the
other. Thus, this text of Maitreya's Prayer will be an excellent
support for those trying to understand more of Samantabhadra's
prayer and vice versa. Maitreya's Prayer is a little less
complicated than Samantabhadra's Prayer and hence easier to
understand and also easier to use as a prayer. Essentially, it
consists of the seven limbs followed by an explanation of emptiness
followed by explanations of the six paramitas. The prayer itself
contains many prayers within its twenty-four verses, so a guide to
it is needed. There are not many commentaries available, though a
highly informative one by the great Drukpa Kagyu author Padma Karpo
is very useful. Thus, the book is a very rich collection of
materials, containing two previously un-translated Great Vehicle
sutras, plus the prayer of Maitreya, plus a major commentary to it.
A long introduction clarifying all these materials is also
included. Finally, all of the Tibetan sources are included in
Tibetan script to assist translators and those studying the Tibetan
language.
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