Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Spoken by the Buddha
Subtitle: With Explanation by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua - new edition
Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society
Published: August 1, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780881399578
Table of contents: label: Forword
pagenum: ix; label: The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha
pagenum: 1; label: Sutra Preface
pagenum: 10; label: Section 1
title: Entering Monastic Life and Certifying to Sagehood
pagenum: 22; label: Section 2
title: Eliminating Desire and Ending Seeking
pagenum: 38; label: Section 3
title: Ceasing Emotional Love and Getting Rid of Greed
pagenum: 41; label: Section 4
title: Clarifying Good and Evil
pagenum: 44; label: Section 5
title: Reducing the Severity of Offenses
pagenum: 46; label: Section 6
title: Tolerating Evil-doers and Avoiding Hatred
pagenum: 48; label: Section 7
title: Pointing out that Evil Returns to the Doer
pagenum: 50; label: Section 8
title: Abusing Others Defiles the Abuser
pagenum: 52; label: Section 9
title: Returning to the Source and Finding the Way
pagenum: 54; label: Section 10
title: Giving Joyfully Generates Blessings
pagenum: 56; label: Section 11
title: Making Increasingly Significant Donations
pagenum: 59; label: Section 12
title: Listing Difficulties and Urging Cultivation
pagenum: 64; label: Section 13
title: Inquiring about the Way and Past Lives
pagenum: 74; label: Section 14
title: Asking about Goodness and Greatness
pagenum: 76; label: Section 15
title: Asking about Strength and Brilliance
pagenum: 78; label: Section 16
title: Casting aside Emotional Love and Seeing the Way
pagenum: 81; label: Section 17
title: Letting Light in and Dispelling Darkness
pagenum: 84; label: Section 18
title: Emptying Mindfulness and Other Aspects
pagenum: 86; label: Section 19
title: Contemplating Both the False and the True
pagenum: 88; label: Section 20
title: Realizing that the Self is Truly Empty
pagenum: 90; label: Section 21
title: Seeking Fame is Fatal
pagenum: 92; label: Section 22
title: Suffering because of Wealth and Sex
pagenum: 94; label: Section 23
title: Binding Family Ties Surpass Prison Bonds
pagenum: 96; label: Section 24
title: Emphasizing that Sexual Desire Obstructs the Way
pagenum: 99; label: Section 25
title: Being Burned by the Fire of Desire
pagenum: 101; label: Section 26
title: Quelling the Temptations Tried by Celestial Demons
pagenum: 102; label: Section 27
title: Letting Go of Attachments Precedes Attaining the Way
pagenum: 105; label: Section 28
title: Refusing to Indulge the Wild Mind
pagenum: 108; label: Section 29
title: Counteracting Sexual Desire with Proper Concentration
pagenum: 110; label: Section 30
title: Staying Far Away from the Fire of Desire
pagenum: 113; label: Section 31
title: Stilling the Mind Dispels Desire
pagenum: 116; label: Section 32
title: Emptying out the Self Quells Fear
pagenum: 119; label: Section 33
title: Using Wisdom and Clarity to Defeat Demons
pagenum: 121; label: Section 34
title: Abiding in the Middle Leads to Attaining the Way
pagenum: 124; label: Section 35
title: Purifying Defilements Reveals Brilliance
pagenum: 128; label: Section 36
title: Outlining the Sequence that Leads to Success
pagenum: 130; label: Section 37
title: Staying Mindful of Precepts Keeps Us Close to the Way
pagenum: 136; label: Section 38
title: Confirming that Birth Leads to Death
pagenum: 140; label: Section 39
title: Verifying How Comprehensive the Teachings Are
pagenum: 144; label: Section 40
title: Practicing the Way with the Mind
pagenum: 146; label: Section 41
title: Using a Straight Mind Dispels Desire
pagenum: 148; label: Section 42
title: Understanding that the World Is Illusory
pagenum: 150; label: Appendix
pagenum: 158; label: Glossary
pagenum: 159; label: Index
pagenum: 165; label: Biographical Sketch of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
pagenum: 168