what do you know about Buddhist diamond sutra?
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Explanation:
All living beings, whether born from eggs, from the womb, from moisture, or spontaneously; whether they have form or do not have form; whether they are aware or unaware, whether they are not aware or not unaware, all living beings will eventually be led by me to the final Nirvana, the final ending of the cycle of birth and death. And when this unfathomable, infinite number of living beings have all been liberated, in truth, not even a single being has actually been liberated.”
“Why Subhuti? Because if a disciple still clings to the arbitrary illusions of form or phenomena such as an ego, a personality, a self, a separate person, or a universal self-existing eternally, then that person is not an authentic disciple.”
The Diamond Sūtra ( Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) is a Mahayana Buddhist Sūtra from the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras or 'Perfection of Wisdom' genre. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the Diamond Sutra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia, and is particularly prominent within the Chan (or Zen) tradition, along with the Heart Sutra.
We like to think of ourselves as outside the Sutras; but Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, we like, and some others. At least in theory.
Huineng, The sixth Chinese Chan (Zen ) Ancestor heard a fragment of Diamond Sūtra and it arose the Aspiration to Awaken, so we sometimes pair it with the Platform Sutra of Huineng, which is how the Ancestor becomes so. In this regard, it Huineng’s Sutra is a sutra of a Buddha, one awake, and an ancestor account, but doesn’t claim to be of Shakyamuni, the Buddha, or a Sutra of the Buddha. The Diamond Sutra though is a Sutra of the Buddha, to Mahayana Buddhists, so inside/outside is harder to pin down. See, we like some Sutras. We just like to be outside too or to blur the line, I think…respectfully.
I don’t know how many have read in more than fragments, but I found it challenging, clear, Buddha-nature-centric (a good thing) and a quick read but a deep well worth returning to semi-annually.
It is also, still, I believe, considered the oldest known, complete printed book, with a, believed this copy made date. For history and facts nerds like me. The British library has that one, part of the finds and sells of A. Stein, 11 May 868.