Sunday, November 15, 2009

What cannon or text is the Buddhist Flower Sermon translated from?

I. E. is it a translation from the Lotus Sutra, or Pali cannon, I am after the actual origional scriptural reference that the English is translated from. Thanx

What cannon or text is the Buddhist Flower Sermon translated from?
The "Flower Ornament" Sutra is the English title of the Huayen (Chinese) or Avatamsaka (Sanskrit) Sutra.





The title suggests that this teaching is the crowning glory of Buddhist scripture.





The sutra's primary contribution to Mahayana thought is the concept of the interpenetration and unity of all things. Each thing is literally contained in each other thing. Nothing is separate, even in part.





This link will give you a discussion and excerpts of the sutra: http://www.sunyaprajna.com/Buddhism/Avat...





This link will take you to a community that bases its teaching on the sutra: http://www.huayenworld.org/hybfinal/HYB_...

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