Cherishing Life

Buddhist Text Translation Society

This volume contains the Dharma teachings of Master Hua.

Venerable Master Hua's Talks on Dharma: Volume One (English and Chinese Edition)

Reference

Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS)

The inside of the book is in good condition

Venerable Master Hua's Talks on Dharma: Volume Four (English and Chinese Edition)

Hsüan Hua

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Hua, Hsuan

If we want Buddhism to spread and flourish, we have to look far into the future. We have to bring Buddhism to every nation, to every corner of the globe, to every mote of dust. Buddhism is not something that belongs just to our own country. Buddhism belongs to all of humanity, to all living beings. -Venerable Master Hua

Dharma Talks in Europe: Given by the Venerable Master Hua in 1990

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

What are the four types of wisdom? What is the difference between sudden and gradual enlightenment? How can I tell if I am gaining skill in mediation? How can I avoid injuries when cultivating? Why is eating properly important? What can sabotage my cultivation? 
Advice for the serious meditator, pointing out the pitfalls of meditation and offering helpful suggestions about practice. Compiled from three decades of lectures given by the late Chan Master Hsuan Hua.

Words of Wisdom: Practice (Volume 2)

Agnosticism

The Buddhas speaks limitless Dharmas, which are like medicines, to alleviate the illnesses of living beings. Medicine Master Buddha is honored as the foremost teacher in medicine, the king of medicine kings. He has vowed to quell disasters and lengthen life and has established the Vaiduray Pure Land in the East. This sutra contains his twleve great vows to help living beings.

Medicine Master Sutra: A Simple Explanation by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno but largely unknown in the West, this sutra, which discusses the workings of karma and rebirth, describes the various Buddhist hells and the reasons for falling into them. Spoken by Shakyamuni Buddha, it tells us that he entrusted Earth Store (Ksitigarbha) Bodhisattva with the endless task of rescuing all living beings from suffering. Earth Store’s long history and extraordinary vows to accomplish this impossible task have made this an extremely popular Buddhist text and the predominant funeral scripture in East Asia for centuries. Master Hsuan Hua and his disciples published the first ever English translation from Classical Chinese.

Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva

Venerable Master Siksananda

Bodhidharma was the 28th Buddhist Patriarch in India and the first Buddhist Patriarch of China. He was the founder of Shao Lin Temple, hidden in the scenic mountains of China, the purported birthplace of martial arts. But why did this great Indian Buddhist Master risk everything to travel to China? What really was his goal there? How did he become the first Buddhist Patriarch in China? Black and white with illustrations. Appropriate both for youth and adults.

The Intention of Patriarch Bodhidharma's Coming from the West

The life and teaching of Master Hui Neng, an illiterate Buddhist monk of Tang Dynasty China (7th century) who expounded the doctrine of no-thought and sudden enlightenment through meditation. The book is filled with Tang Dynasty history, covers such topics as ignorance and enlightenment, different levels of consciousness and ultimate reality.

The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra: with the Commentary of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

Sixth Patriarch Hui-neng

A collection of traditional Buddhist stories, adapted for modern youth, including tales of Buddha, his disciples, and the Bodhisattvas.

Human Roots for Young Readers, Volume 1

Children's Books

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