The Sutra of perfect enlightenment : Korean Buddhism's guide to meditation : with commentary by the Sŏn Monk Kihwa
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The Sutra of perfect enlightenment : Korean Buddhism's guide to meditation : with commentary by the Sŏn Monk Kihwa
（SUNY series in Korean studies）
State University of New York Press, c1999
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Ta fang kuang yüan chüeh hsiu to-lo liao i ching
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Bibliography: p. 307-315
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, used in monastic education for more than a millennium, is a concise guide to the key paradigms of the practice systems of the East Asian meditational schools (Ch'an, Sǒn, and Zen). Contained in its twelve chapters are definitive explanations of the meaning of innate and actualized enlightenment, sudden and gradual enlightenment, the true nature of ignorance and suffering, along with numerous examples of methods of contemplation that accord with and reflect the basic Ch'an views on enlightenment and practice. Although the Sutra was popular throughout the East Asian region, it attained its highest canonical status within the Korean Chogye school, where it is still a key text in the core curriculum of modern-day monks and nuns. The Sutra is translated here in full, along with the eloquent and revelatory commentary of the Chǒson monk Kihwa (1376–1433).
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations and Conventions
Introduction
What Is the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment?
Chinese Origins and Effects
The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment in Korea Before Kihwa
Kihwa (Hamho Tukt'ong)
The SPE after Kihwa: The Choson Period
The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment Today
Overview of the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
Translation
Kihwa's Introduction
1. Mañjusri Bodhisattva
2. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
3. Universal Vision Bodhisattva
4. Vajragarbha Bodhisattva
5. Maitreya Bodhisattva
6. Pure Wisdom Bodhisattva
7. Power and Virtue Unhindered Bodhisattva
8. Voice of Discernment Bodhisattva
9. Purifier of All Karmic Hindrances Bodhisattva
10. Universal Enlightenment Bodhisattva
11. Perfect Enlightenment Bodhisattva
12. Most Excellent of Worthies Bodhisattva
Appendix: Kihwa's Revised Edition of the Sutra
Notes
Works Cited
Index
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