[Buddha-l] The Śūraṅgama Sūtra: A New Translation

[Curt Steinmetz]

Wow - this looks very impressive. Could you explain how this differs 
from the 2003 "Sutra Text and Supplements Only" edition?

Curt

Jason Tseng wrote:
> Hi, list members, Sorry to briefly interrupt your discussion.  I like to
> inform you about the publication of:
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> The Śūraṅgama Sūtra: A New Translation
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> With Excerpts from the Commentary
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> by the Venerable Master Hsüan Hua.
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> Ukiah, CA: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2009.
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> The complete text of the Sūtra is now available in this entirely new
> single-volume English translation.
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> “A must for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the
> Buddhist teaching.”
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> Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions and Why Religion Matters.
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> The Śūraṅgama Sūtra (T. 945) has been held in great esteem in the Mahayana
> Buddhist countries of East Asia for over a thousand years. Its appeal lies
> in the broad scope of its teachings and in the depth and clarity of its
> prescriptions for contemplative practice. Its wealth of theoretical and
> practical instruction in the spiritual life often made it the first major
> text to be studied by newly ordained monks, particularly in the Chan School.
> The new translation, prepared by members of the Buddhist Text Translation
> Society, is enhanced by excerpts from the commentary by the Venerable Master
> Hsüan Hua (Xuanhua).
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> More advance praise for the new translation:
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> “The Śūraṅgama Sūtra is one of the seminal scriptures of Chinese Buddhism,
> particularly influential among followers of the Chan (Zen) school. This new
> translation by long-term Buddhist practitioners combines scholarly rigor
> with the flavor of personal commitment. The translation is further enhanced
> by inclusion of the lucid commentary on the sutra by the Tripitaka Master
> Hsüan Hua, one of the pioneers in bringing Chinese Buddhism to the West.”
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> Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, translator of the Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima
> Nikaya) and the Connected Discourses (Samyutta Nikaya)
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> “When people ask about the Buddha’s teachings on meditation, in addition to
> the core texts on the subject in the Pali Canon (the scriptures of the
> Southern School), I frequently cite the Śūraṅgama Sūtra as being of
> inestimable value. It spells out certain aspects of the meditative process
> in uniquely clear and helpful ways. ...In particular I have employed the
> Sutra’s teachings concerning the     meditation on hearing as a central
> element of my spiritual training for more than twenty-five years.... This
> lucid, accessible and reliable translation of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, with its
> commentarial notes by the highly esteemed Master Hsüan Hua, will be a
> distinctive and precious addition to the bookshelves of not only those
> interested in Buddhist philosophy as an academic discipline but, more
> importantly, to those who wish to liberate their own hearts and minds for
> the benefit of themselves and all other living beings.”
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> Ajahn Amaro Bhikkhu, co-abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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> “The Buddhist Text Translation Society has given us a greatly improved
> rendering of one of the most important and profound Mahayana texts in the
> entire Buddhist Canon. During the past thousand years, the Śūraṅgama Sūtra
> has been used perhaps more than any other single text in the transmission of
> the Dharma by Chinese and other East Asian masters. This eminently readable
> and clearly annotated English translation constitutes a significant
> contribution not only to the study but also to the practice of Buddhism in
> the West.”
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> Bill Porter (“Red Pine”), translator of the works of Chinese poets
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> and Buddhist masters, including The Collected Poems of Cold Mountain
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> and The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma.
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> 554 pages, with a foreword by Rev. Heng Sure, an extensive introduction,
> explanatory footnotes, and index.
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> Publication date: August 15, 2009.
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> ISBN-13: 978-0-88139-962-2
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> Price: Hardcover edition $30; with slipcover $50.
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> Available directly from the Buddhist Text Translation Society
> http://bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=393, Amazon.com, and independent
> bookstores.
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> More information about this new translation is available on the Internet at
> http://surangama.drba.org/.
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> It is available for class use at a special discounted price of $15 for
> full-time students when purchased directly through the Buddhist Text
> Translation Society’s website (bttsonline.org).
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> Please forward to this to anyone who you think would be interested.  Thanks!
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