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Title: Mother of the Buddhas: Meditation on the Prajnaparamita Sutra by Lex Hixon ISBN: 0-8356-0689-9 Publisher: Quest Books (IL) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful Scripture
Comment: Finding ones way around Buddhist scriptures can be a bit confusing. After much reading of introductions and notes in other books and many Amazon searches, I figured out that the Prajanaparamita Sutra in 8000 Lines is an older, basic precursor to the Heart Sutra. I bought the translation by Conze and began earnestly reading it. However, because of its density and quirky translation of certain terms, it is more academically inspiring than spiritually inspiring! Then I saw this book and splurged for another "translation." Don't be turned off because it is "only" a modern paraphrase. The transparency of modern language lets the true meaning of emptiness shine through and affect the way you see everything. Truly beautiful. Thank you, Bodhisattva Lex Hixon.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favorites also
Comment: This is one of the most poetically beautiful books written on the "Great Matter". The introduction is helpful to those who have not been exposed to the radical nature of these teachings.
Don't be put off by the review that indicates that he got a little tired of hearing it over and over again for 210 pages. Some chapters resonate with such vibrancy that I have read them over and over--just for the beauty of revisiting them.
However, as with most books of this nature, if it doesn't work for you it doesn't. It doesn't do any good to force it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Requires Work - But Work It
Comment: The Prajnaparamita sutra is a central text in Mahayana Buddhism and considered by some to be the foundation text.
Lex Hixon has compiled a series of selections based on the 8,000 line version of the Sutra, drawing upon his background as an academic (Ph.D. in Comparative Religions, Columbia) and as a practicing mystic (Shaikh in the Havleti-Jerrahi Sufi order).
The root message of the Sutra is non-duality - that is, there is no "me" and "you", no "object" and "observer", no "known" and no "knower".
This fundamental unity of all being leads to a universal approach to enlightenment - working for the enlightenment of all beings not just one's own.
Understanding this fundamental truth is in effect what enlightenment is about. And thus, the sobriquet, "Mother of the Buddhas" is well deserved.
The text and arguments are dense in parts. This is not a quick read, nor a book for those looking for the sixty-second guide to enlightenment.
It requires work and probably more than one reading.
Is it worth it? Yes.
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Title: The Diamond Sutra: Transforming the Way We Perceive the World by Mu Soeng ISBN: 0861711602 Publisher: Wisdom Publications Pub. Date: 15 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Living Buddha Zen by Lex Hixon ISBN: 0943914752 Publisher: Larson Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 0938077511 Publisher: Parallax Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh, Peter Levitt ISBN: 0938077112 Publisher: Parallax Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1988 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika by Nagarjuna, Jay L. Garfield ISBN: 0195093364 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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