At the beginning of the sutra of golden light, buddha shakyamuni, the tathagata, the arhat, the fully enlightened, calls to anyone experiencing misery and affliction, bad health, poverty, loss, abuse, ill will, fear, nightmares, or other harms. The complete sutra of golden light project tibetan. You speak of the sutra of golden light as being, at that time, a new addition. How long the sutra of golden light existed as an oral tradition before being written down weve no means of knowing, but in spirit at least it goes back to the time of the buddha, to the historical buddha. Sutra of golden light reading tushita meditation centre. Contact with the sutra of golden light can produce new thoughts, changed understanding, interesting dreams, strengthened motivation, and who knows what else. The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime golden light a. Dated to the middle of the fifth century, and popularized by the famous scholar and pilgrim itsing, the sutra of golden light is sometimes called the king of sutras, as it explains the chain of causation through which the essence of the buddhas teachings are established according to manifestation rather than through inquiry only.
The name of the sutra derives from chapter 3 where the bodhisattva ruchiraketu dreams of a great drum that radiates a sublime golden light, symbolizing the dharma, or teachings of the buddha. I, james ang ask the earth to bear witness to this. It has all the basics you need and none of the fluff. During a visit to mongolia lama zopa rinpoche was requested by the people of darkhan to set up a dharma center in their city. Suvarnaprabhasasutra, and was translated several times into chinese. Sumatra pdf viewer is a lightweight free windows program lets you view pdf documents without a lot of extra features that slow things down.
I, armed only with this sutra and a smartphone, i will read the golden light sutra. As lama zopa rinpoche says, the holy golden light sutra is extremely powerful and fulfills all ones wishes, as well as bringing peace and happiness for all sentient beings, up to enlightenment. Reading the sutra helps bring peace to the world, promotes healing, gives great protection, and most importantly, plants the seed of enlightenment. It has been translated into khotanese, old turkic, tangut, tibetan, mongolian and manchu. Oral transmission of the golden light sutra mp3 download. Then an array of mythical figures appear and pledge to serve or protect the drum, the light, the teachings, and the teachers, and places in which the sutra is taught. I was spurned into action to at least get a draft out, in light of. The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime golden light a mahayana sutra i have converted my wav files and added some art, this is by no mean a finished product, but in light of the. Hence, we brahmins of remote areas wish to have a relic the size of a mustard seed, which when held, either placed in a bowl or kept on the body, causes living beings to attain. Lama zopa rinpoche gave this commentary and partial oral transmission of the sutra of golden light at maitripa college, portland, oregon, usa, over two days, november 23, 2007. Light, and the first question comes from sona on the oral tradition of the sutra of golden light. Towards the end of the tape on the growth of a mahayana sutra, you speak of the movement drawing into its orbit scriptures which are relevant to our needs. The holy golden light sutra is the king of the sutras.
The golden light sutra became one of the most important sutras in japan because of its fundamental message, which teaches that the four heavenly kings chinese. The sutra of golden light, being a translation of the suvarnabhasottamasutra by r. This is something that everyone can do, no matter how busy you are, even if you can read one page a day, or a few lines, and in this way be continually reading the golden light sutra. The complete sutra of golden light project, which is our translation of. Golden light sutra chapter 8 english spoken audio youtube. The golden light sutra is one of the most beneficial ways to bring peace. Download link below for pdf of the sutra, and the full chapter 24 on healing below. He says to make the mind virtuous and to come and listen. Sovereign king of sutras, the sacred golden light 500 ad. News december 2019 2019 program overview tushita pilgrimage 2019 news july 2019. For those wishing to get a greater understanding of chinese and while emmericks translation of this text is one of the best for a western reader, i can not easily recommend it for beginners to the buddhist lexicon. If you have enjoyed andor benefited from the dharma translations here on, check out one of the most exciting larger projects being undertaken by erick tsiknopoulos.
The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime. This sutra is offered here to reduce the likelihood of war and violence in the middle east, israel, iran, iraq, and everywhere on earth, for the sake of all sentient beings everrywhere. There are goddesses, there are demon kings, protectors, yakshas, nagas, all manner of beings said to inhabit the indian cosmology, and they all bow down to the golden light. The golden light sutra takes the reader on an audacious buddhist. On the advice of my lama, lama zopa rinpoche, i have recited the golden light sutra many times, and the effects have been incredible. Golden light sutra center was then established in 2005. Golden light sutra to these sentient beings i shall reveal this sutra called sublime golden light, which rids one of every harmful misdeed, and expounds upon the profound. Golden light sutra chapters 1 to 7 english spoken audio. During times when a wartorn world seems to have become a constant, the sutra of golden light provides guidance for how individuals may dire. The golden light sutra wijsheidsweb quest for wisdom. There are many reports of surprising results coming from reciting the golden light sutra. The complete sutra of golden light project is an undertaking by erick tsiknopoulos and the sugatagarbha translation group to translate the longer and more complete versions of the sutra of golden light suvar. Oral transmission of the golden light sutra mp3 downloadproduced by amitabha buddhist centre in singapore, oral transmission of the golden light sutra is a continuous audio recording of the complete tibetan language oral transmission of the golden.
The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime golden light, also known as the sutra of golden light, is a mahayana sutra with great power and benefit. Benefits of the sutra of golden light institut vajra yogini. It is also extremely powerful for world peace, for your own protection, and for. During a retreat in australia septemberoctober 2014, lama zopa rinpoche agreed to allow those who listen to a recording of rinpoche giving the oral transmission to receive the transmission in full. This is a very important practice to stop violence and wars in the world.
Emmerick, professor of iranian philology, university of hamburg. The complete sutra of golden light translation project. An audio recording in english of one of my favorite sutras. Lama zopa rinpoche urges us to recite the sutra of golden light for these reasons. Golden light sutra recitation tushita meditation centre. Now the sutra, the sutra of golden light, did not appear all at once. Here you can read all the completed translations of the chapters of the the complete sutra of golden light translation project. Konkomyo kyo, an important buddhist text, was originally written in india sanskrit romanization. It is extremely powerful and fulfills all ones wishes, as well as brings peace and happiness for all sentient. Benefits of golden light sutra lama yeshe wisdom archive.
Now almost forgotten in china, it became one of the most important sutras in japan because. Yes, its good to mention who the question is really or originally from. Why recitation of the sutra of golden light brings peace. Note that the first three audio files contain introductory teachings and the oral transmission commences in chapter four rinpoche advises recitation of the sutra of golden light every day. The golden light sutra became one of the most important sutras in japan because of its fundamental message, which teaches that the four heavenly kings protect the ruler who governs his country in the proper manner. Sutra of sublime golden light is in this way difficult to know and difficult to comprehend. About the complete sutra of golden light project the. For many years, it has been one of lama zopa rinpoches strongly recommended practices and i have great faith in it that faith increases as i see more and more results, firsthand. It is extremely powerful and fulfills all ones wishes, as well as bringing peace and happiness for all sentient beings, up to enlightenment. Golden light sutra recitations tara lanka study group. In tibetan, the full title is the sovereign king of sutras, the sublime golden light. Benefits of the sutra of golden light lama zopa rinpoche urges us to recite the sutra of golden light every day. Renunciation, bodhichitta loving kindness and the wisdom of emptiness. Preamble part 2 span of the tathagatas life part 3 seeing the dream part 4 confession part 5 the source of lotuses part 6 emptiness part 7 the four great kings part 8 sarasvati.
Golden light sutra buddhist philosophy indian religions scribd. Reading the sutra helps bring peace to the world, pr. After reciting these incredible teachings of the buddha, many other people report distinct benefits in their lives, too sometimes they come quickly, sometimes slowly. In 2009, the center moved to the present building and since then it has maintained a regular teaching program. The king of glorious sutras called the exalted sublime golden light is a mahyana sutra one of the most important in the tradition. The benefits from reciting, listening to, or even hearing the name of the sutra are immeasurable, from eliminating conflict, terrorism, torture and famine to achieving full enlightenment. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. Reading the golden light sutra project guhyasamaja. Receive the oral transmission of the sutra of golden light from lama zopa rinpoche. Foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition. During times when a wartorn world seems to have become a constant, the sutra of golden light provides guidance for how individuals may direct their ac.
Lama zopa rinpoche, urges us to recite the sutra of golden light for these reasons. May all seek, find and follow the path of bodhicitta. To mahayana buddhists, there are three principal paths, expressed wonderfully in the king of all sutras the sutra of golden light. This is a resource page with everything you need to begin to learn about and start reciting the sutra of golden light. This version is the much anticipated translation by losang dawa, done at the direct request of lama zopa rinpoche. Sutra of golden light, 21 chapter english letter version a4 version ebook. Student experiences with the sutra of golden light. The sutra of golden light is a mahayana sutra with great power and benefit. King of glorious sutras, the sublime golden light the golden light sutra or suvar. However, emmerick condenses the sutra into an understandable light that few translations are able to achieve.
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