Study of the Medicine King Sutra

Author: Wu Xinru
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The "Research on 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 Seven Buddhas Medicine King Sutra, Lectures, Notes, and Miscellaneous Writings. This book is a combined edition of Part I and Part II. Part I, "Interpretation of the Seven Buddhas Medicine King Sutra," includes annotations and translations of the sutra. The second part, "Lectures on the Seven Buddhas Medicine King Sutra," records the lectures given by Mr. Wu Limin (Dharma Name Xinru) in 1992 and 1993, at the invitation of Venerable Jinghui, during the Medicine King Sutra ceremonies at Bailing Temple. Mr. Wu Limin, with his profound Buddhist scholarship, explained the fundamental understanding and practices of the Medicine King Sutra regarding the three major life elements—diet (form), breathing (energy), and sleep (mind)—in a detailed and vivid manner, progressing from the obvious to the esoteric. He also introduced the Buddhist perspective on life and death. It clarifies that "the Medicine King Sutra is the explanation of the Medicine King Dharma, the Medicine King Dharma is the function of the Medicine King Samadhi, and the essence of the Medicine King Samadhi is the human body's form, energy, and mind." The entire book reveals that "the Medicine King Dharma is the great law for teaching people how to live and conduct themselves, encompassing both the exoteric and esoteric, teaching people to recognize and transform their own bodies and lives."