The Sutra of perfect enlightenment : Korean Buddhism's guide to meditation (with commentary by the S�on Monk Kihwa) / translated and with an introduction by A. Charles Muller. - Albany : State University of New York Press, �1999. - 1 online resource (xi, 329 pages). - SUNY series in Korean studies . - SUNY series in Korean studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index.

Preface -- Abbreviations and conventions -- Introduction ; What is the Sutra of perfect enlightenment? ; Chinese origins and effects ; The Sutra of perfect enlightenment in Korea before Kihwa ; Kihwa (Hamho Tukt'ong) ; The SPE after Kihwa: The chosen period ; The Sutra of perfect enlightenment today ; Overview of the Sutra of perfect enlightenment -- Translations ; Kihwa's introduction ; 1. Manjusri Bodhisattva ; 2. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva ; 3. Universal vision Bodhisattva ; 4. Vajragarbha Bodhisattva ; 5. Maitreya Bodhisattva ; 6. Pure wisdom Bodhisattva ; 7. Power and virtue unhindered Bodhisattva ; 8. Voice of discernment Bodhisattva ; 9. Purifier of all karmic hindrances Bodhisattva ; 10. Universal enlightenment Bodhisattva ; 11. Perfect enlightenment Bodhisattva ; 12. Most excellent of worthies Bodhisattva ; Appendix: Kihwa's revised edition of the Sutra -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.

0585086508 9780585086507

98039738


Buddhism.
RELIGION--Buddhism--General.
Buddhism.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

BQ2232.E5 / M85 1999eb

294.3/85