Study of the Lotus Sutra of Medicine Buddha: III, IV, VII. Notes and Miscellaneous Writings on the Lotus Sutra of Medicine Buddha

Author: Wu Xinru
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: The Research on the Dharani of the Medicine Buddha collects the author's insights from years of studying the Medicine Buddha Dharani. The book is divided into four parts: Interpretation of the Sutras of the Seven Buddhas of Medicine Buddha, Lectures, Notes, and Miscellaneous Writings. This book is compiled from the first and second parts. The first part, Interpretation of the Sutras of the Seven Buddhas of Medicine Buddha, includes annotations and translations of the sutra texts. The second part, Lectures on the Sutras of the Seven Buddhas of Medicine Buddha, records the lectures given by Mr. Wu Limin (Dharma Name Xinru) in 1992 and 1993 at the Medicine Buddha Dharani ceremonies in Berlin Zen Temple, as invited by Venerable Jinghui. With his profound Buddhist scholarship, Mr. Wu Limin explained the subtle and profound meanings of the Medicine Buddha Dharani, the benefits and methods of its practices, and emphasized the fundamental understanding and practices related to three major life elements—diet (form), breathing (energy), and sleep (mind)—as taught in the Medicine Buddha Dharani. He also introduced the Buddhist view of life and death. It clarifies that "The Sutra of the Medicine Buddha is the explanation of the Medicine Buddha Dharani, the Medicine Buddha Dharani is the function of the Medicine Buddha Samadhi, and the essence of the Medicine Buddha Samadhi is the form, energy, and mind of the human body." The entire book reveals to people that "The Medicine Buddha Dharani is the great teaching that guides people in daily life and human conduct, encompassing both the manifest and the esoteric, teaching people to recognize and transform their own bodies and lives."