Study of the Medicine King Sutra

Author: Wu Xinru
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: The Research on the Dharani of the Medicine King Sutra compiles the author's insights from years of studying the Medicine King Sutra. The book is divided into four parts: Interpretation of the Sutra of the Seven Buddhas of the Medicine King, Lectures, Notes, and Miscellaneous Writings. This book is a compilation of the first and second parts. The first part, Interpretation of the Sutra of the Seven Buddhas of the Medicine King, includes annotations and translations of the sutra. The second part, Lectures on the Sutra of the Seven Buddhas of the Medicine King, records the lectures given by Mr. Wu Limin (Dharma Name Xinru) in 1992 and 1993 at the Medicine King Dharani Ceremony in Berlin Zen Temple, at the invitation of Venerable Jinghui. Mr. Wu Limin, with his profound Buddhist scholarship, explains the subtle and profound meanings of the Medicine King Sutra, the benefits and methods of its practice, in a detailed and vivid manner, progressing from the manifest to the esoteric. He emphasizes the fundamental understanding and practice of the Medicine King Sutra regarding the three major life elements: diet (form), breathing (energy), and sleep (mind), and introduces the Buddhist view of life and death. He clarifies that "the Sutra of the Medicine King is the explanation of the Medicine King Dharani, the Medicine King Dharani is the function of the Medicine King Samadhi, and the essence of the Medicine King Samadhi is the form, energy, and mind of the human body." The entire book reveals to people that "the Medicine King Dharani is the great law for living and conducting oneself, encompassing both the manifest and the esoteric, teaching people to recognize and transform their own bodies and lives."