1912. One of the most valued and widely read philosophical works in Buddhist literature. It is very popular amongst ardent Buddhists in China, and excepting the "Lotus of the Good Law" and the "Leng-Yen-Ching", perhaps no other Sutra ascribed to Buddha is regarded by the Chinese with so great esteem.
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THUS have I heard concerning our Lord Buddha :-Upon a memorable occasion, the Lord Buddha sojourned in the kingdom of It is generally supposed that the familiar introductory phrase, "Thus have I heard," was adopted by the writers or editors of Buddhist Sutras in order that their scriptures might assume the same high degree of authority as the Brahmanas and the Mantras, "as forming the 'S'ruti' or sacred revelation of the followers of the Vedas." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THUS have I heard concerning our Lord Buddha :-Upon a memorable occasion, the Lord Buddha sojourned in the kingdom of It is generally supposed that the familiar introductory phrase, "Thus have I heard," was adopted by the writers or editors of Buddhist Sutras in order that their scriptures might assume the same high degree of authority as the Brahmanas and the Mantras, "as forming the 'S'ruti' or sacred revelation of the followers of the Vedas." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
such arbitrary ideas, supreme spiritual wisdom, cumulative merit, highest perfect knowledge, enlightened disciple, good disciple, enlightened heart, sentient life, transcendent wisdom Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Buddha, Honoured of the Worlds, Chinese Buddhism, The Vagrakkhedika, Dipankara Buddha, Eastern Monachism, Light of Asia, Buddhic Law, Chinese Buddhists, Sakyamuni Buddha New!
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- The Light of Asia (1903) by Sir Edwin Arnold on 11 pages
- Chinese Buddhism: A volume of sketches, historical, descriptive and critical by Joseph Edkins on 10 pages
- Questions of King Milinda: Vol 36 (Sacred Books of the East) by F. Max-Muller on page 33, page 36, and page 95
- Awakening of Faith by Ashvagosha on page 74
- Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies by Jean Antoine DuBois on page 88
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