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Contents: The Surangama Sutra - With Excerpts from the Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsynn Hua |
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Foreword |
x |
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Introduction |
xiii |
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Prologue
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3 |
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I: The Nature and Location of the Mind
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The Request for Dharma |
13 |
2. |
The Location of the Mind |
16 |
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A. Ananda Proposes That the Mind Is in the Body |
16 |
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B. Ananda Proposes That the Mind Is Outside the Body |
17 |
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C. Ananda Proposes That the Mind Is in the Eye-Faculty |
19 |
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D. Ananda Proposes Seeing Inside and Seeing Outside |
20 |
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E. Ananda Proposes That the Mind Comes into Being in Response to Conditions |
22 |
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F. Ananda Proposes That the Mind Is in the Middle |
25 |
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G. Ananda Proposes That the Mind Has No Specific Location |
27 |
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The Conditioned Mind and the True Mind |
29 |
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II. The Nature of Visual Awareness
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It is the Mind That Sees |
41 |
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Visual Awareness Does Not Move |
43 |
3. |
Visual Awareness Does Not Perish |
48 |
4. |
The True Nature of Visual Awareness Is Not Lost
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51 |
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Visual Awareness Is Not Dependent upon Conditions |
54 |
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Visual Awareness Is Not a Perceived Object |
59 |
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Visual Awareness Has Neither Shape nor Extension |
64 |
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Visual Awareness Is Both Separate and Not Separate from Objects |
66 |
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Visual Awareness Arises Neither on Its Own nor from Causes |
72 |
10. |
True Visual Awareness |
75 |
11. |
Distortions in Visual Awareness Based on Karma |
78 |
12. |
Visual Awareness Exists Neither Through Inhering nor in Conjoining |
84 |
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III: The Matrix of the Thus-Come One
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The Five Aggregates Are the Matrix of the Thus-Come One |
89 |
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A. The Aggregate of Form |
90 |
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B. The Aggregate of Sense-Perception |
91 |
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C. The Aggregate of Cognition |
92 |
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D. The Aggregate of Mental Formations |
93 |
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E. The Aggregate of Consciousness |
94 |
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The Six Faculties Are the Matrix of the Thus-Come One |
95 |
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A. The Eye-Faculty |
95 |
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B. The Ear-Faculty |
96 |
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C. The Nose-Faculty |
97 |
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D. The Tongue-Faculty |
98 |
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E. The Body-Faculty |
100 |
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F. The Cognitive Faculty |
101 |
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The Twelve Sites Are the Matrix of the Thus-Come One |
103 |
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A. The Eye-Faculty and Visible Objects |
103 |
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B. The Ear-Faculty and Sounds |
104 |
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C. The Nose-Faculty and Odors |
105 |
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D. The Tongue-Faculty and Flavors |
105 |
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E. The Body-Faculty and Objects of Touch |
106 |
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F. The Cognitive Faculty and Objects of Cognition |
107 |
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The Eighteen Constituents Are the Matrix of the Thus-Come One |
109 |
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A. The Coming into Being of the Eye-Consciousness |
109 |
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B. The Coming into Being of the Ear-Consciousness |
110 |
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C. The Coming into Being of the Nose-Consciousness |
111 |
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D. The Coming into Being of the Tongue-Consciousness |
113 |
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E. The Coming into Being of the Body-Consciousness |
115 |
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A. The Coming into Being of the Mind-Consciousness |
117 |
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The Seven Primary Elements Are the Matrix of the Thus-Come One |
119 |
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A. The Primary Element Earth |
121 |
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B. The Primary Element Fire |
123 |
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C. The Primary Element Water |
124 |
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D. The Primary Element Wind |
126 |
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E. The Primary Element Space |
127 |
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F. The Primary Element Awareness |
129 |
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G. The Primary Element Consciousness |
132 |
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Amamda's Vow |
135 |
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IV: The Coming into Being of the World of Illusion
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Adding Understanding to Understanding |
141 |
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The Buddhas' Enlightenment is Irreversible |
151 |
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The Interfusing of the Primary Elements |
153 |
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Delusion Has No Basis: The Parable of Yajnadatta |
159 |
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V: Instructions for Practice
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Five Layers of Turbidity |
169 |
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Choosing One Faculty in Order to Liberate All Six |
175 |
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The Example of the Bell's Sound |
185 |
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The Analogy of the Six Knots |
196 |
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VI: Twenty-Five Sages
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Twenty-Five Sages Speak of Enlightenment |
205 |
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The Bodhisattva Who Hears the Cries of the World |
234 |
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The Bodhisattva Manjusri's Recommendation |
248 |
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VII: Four Clear and Definitive Instructions on Purity
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On Sexual Desire |
263 |
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On Killing |
267 |
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On Stealing |
270 |
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On Making False Claims |
274 |
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VIII: The Surangama Mantra
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Establishing a Place for Awakening |
279 |
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The Surangama Mantra |
288 |
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The Powers of the Mantra |
299 |
4. |
Vows of Protection |
308 |
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IX: Levels of Being
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The Coming into Being of the World of Illusion |
313 |
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Twelve Classes of Beings |
318 |
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Three Gradual Steps |
323 |
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A. Avoiding the Plants of the Onion Group |
323 |
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B. Ending Any Violation of the Fundamental Rules of Behavior |
325 |
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C. Avoiding Intentional Engagement with Perceived Objects |
327 |
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The Fifty-Seven Stages of the Bodhisattva's Path |
329 |
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A. Arid Wisdom |
329 |
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B. Ten Stages of Stabilizing the Mind |
329 |
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C. Ten Abodes |
331 |
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D. Ten Practices |
333 |
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E. Ten Dedications |
336 |
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F. Four Additional Practices |
339 |
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G. Ten Grounds |
340 |
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H. Two Final Stages |
341 |
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Naming the Discourse |
344 |
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The Hells |
346 |
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A. Ananda Requests Instruction |
346 |
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B. The Roles of Emotion and Thought |
348 |
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C. Ten Causes and Six Retributions |
352 |
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The Destiny of Ghosts |
364 |
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The Destiny of Animals |
367 |
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The Destiny of Humans |
370 |
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The Destiny of the Ascetic Masters |
373 |
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The Destiny of the Gods |
376 |
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A. The Gods of the Six Heavens of Desire |
376 |
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B. The Gods of the Eighteen Heavens of Form: The First Dhyana |
378 |
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C. The Gods of the Eighteen Heavens of Form: The Second Dhyana |
379 |
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D. The Gods of the Eighteen Heavens of Form: The Third Dhyana |
380 |
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E. The Gods of the Eighteen Heavens of Form: The Fourth Dhyana |
381 |
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F. The Gods of the Eighteen Heavens of Form: The Pure Abodes |
382 |
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G. The Gods of the Four Planes of Formlessness |
383 |
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The Destiny of Asuras |
386 |
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The Seven Destinies Are the Result of Karma |
387 |
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X: Fifty Demonic States of Mind
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Dangers May Arise with Advanced Practice |
391 |
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Ten Demonic States of Mind Associated with the Aggregate of Form |
396 |
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Ten Demonic States of Mind Associated with the Aggregate of Sense-Perception |
402 |
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Ten Demonic States of Mind Associated with the Aggregate of Cognition |
411 |
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Ten Demonic States of Mind Associated with the Aggregate of Mental Formations |
429 |
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Ten Demonic States of Mind Associated with the Aggregate of Consciousness |
444 |
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The Five Aggregates Arise from Delusion |
457 |
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The Merit of Teaching the Surangama Dharma |
463 |
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Appendix: A Brief Biography of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua |
465 |
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Index |
471 |