Hsuan Hua
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The late Master Hua was born in Manchuria, China in 1918. He taught at Nan Hua Temple in Canton, China, the same monastery where Master Hui Neng taught in the 7th century. Fulfilling his goal of spreading the orthodox Dharma to the west, he has established 28 monasteries in Asia and north America, and had lectured orthodox sutras for 50 years before his passing.
Books
Timely teachings
This book opens a window onto the daily life of Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco during the early years of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's ministry in America. In the summer of 1968, the Venerable Master began a series of lectures on the great scriptures of the Mahayana, completing first the Shurangama Sutra, then the Lotus Sutra, and finally the Avatamsaka (Flower Adornment) Sutra in 1979, and the continued lecturing regularly until his gradual retirement in the late 1980's. These incomparable lectures were the first of their kind to be heard in any Western country.
The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
Vajra is a Sanskrit word which defies translation because of its numerous connotations, but essentially vajra is an indestructible substance, usually represented by diamond. Vajra refers to the vajra mind, the vajra nature, and the vajra prajna.
The Shurangama sutra, Great Strength Bodhisattva's perfect penetration through mindfulness of the Buddha
Sutra of the merit and virtue of the past vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata
Fo shuo si shi er zhang jing qian shi (佛說四十二章經淺釋)
In this Sutra, the first to be transported from India and translated into Chinese, the Buddha gives the most essential instructions for cultivating the Dharma, emphasizing the cardinal virtues of renunciation, contentment, and patience.