Meaning of the Lengya Sutra Explained Today

Author: Nan Huaijin
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: The Lengye Jing is one of the fundamental scriptures of the Yogacara school, known as the "Six Scriptures and Eleven Treatises," and is also an important classic revered by early Chan Buddhism. It has had a broad influence in the history of Buddhism in China. This book is a modern interpretation of the essence of the Lengye Jing, written by the renowned Taiwanese scholar, Nan Huaijin. It includes: the modern translation and commentary of the original text. The book is deeply insightful yet accessible, with fluent phrasing, making it a unique and distinctive reading of the Lengye Jing that blends academic rigor with popular readability.
The Lengye Jing is one of the fundamental scriptures of the Yogacara school, known as the "Six Scriptures and Eleven Treatises," and is also an important classic revered by early Chan Buddhism (early Chan practitioners were thus named "Lengye Masters"). It has had a broad influence in the history of Buddhism in China. Its full title is the Lengye Abhidharmaraksa Sutra, consisting of four volumes, translated by Gunabhadra during the 20th year of the Yuangga era (443 AD). The scripture presents the Buddha's answers to 108 questions posed by the Bodhisattva Mahāpraj?ā on Lengye Mountain by the southern shore of the sea. It expounds on concepts such as the "Five Dharmas," "Three Self-Natures," "Eight Consciousnesses," "Two No-Selfs," and "Four Samadhis," culminating in the concept of the "Tathāgatagarbha Consciousness."
This book is a modern interpretation of the essence of the Lengye Jing, written by the renowned Taiwanese scholar, Nan Huaijin. It includes: the original text, modern translation, and commentary (marked with parentheses and separate paragraphs). The book is deeply insightful yet accessible, with fluent phrasing, making it a unique and distinctive reading of the Lengye Jing that blends academic rigor with popular readability.