Diamond Sutra or Prajna-Paramita
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: May 31, 1942
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780766105546
Subjects: Christian spirituality; Body, Mind & Spirit; Philosophy; Religion - World Religions; Eastern - General; Mysticism; Metaphysics
First sentence: 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."