num_pages: 1500
description: The Shurangama Sutra gives the most detailed explanation of the Buddha’s teaching concerning the mind. In this volume, VI, the Buddha 1) gives instructions on purity, 2) explains how to establish a Bodhimanda, 3) explains the twelve categories of living beings and 4) teaches the Shurangama Mantra, the longest mantra in the world. This mantra is part of the esoteric school of Buddhism and is recited daily by orthodox Mahayana Buddhist monks and nuns.
title: Shurangama Sutra
titlecomplete: Shurangama Sutra
publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society