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'''The Gold Sutra''' (Skt. ''Suvarṇasūtra''; Tib. གསེར་གྱི་མདོ་, [[Wyl.]] ''gser gyi mdo'') — in this very brief [[sutra]], Venerable [[Ananda]] asks the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] about the nature of the [[bodhichitta|mind of awakening]], the aspiration to attain the awakening of a buddha for the benefit of all beings. The Buddha explains that the mind of awakening is like gold because it is pure. He also teaches the analogy that just as a smith shapes gold into various forms, yet the nature of the gold itself does not change, so too the mind of awakening manifests in various unique ways, yet the nature of the mind of awakening itself does not change. The Buddha then proclaims a single four-line verse that in a few words clearly expresses the nature of the mind of awakening and the way to practise it.<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> | |||
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The Tibetan translation of this | The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the ''[[General Sutra]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Dergé Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 125 | ||
*English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh125.html| The Gold Sutra}} | *English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh125.html| The Gold Sutra}} | ||
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The Gold Sutra (Skt. Suvarṇasūtra; Tib. གསེར་གྱི་མདོ་, Wyl. gser gyi mdo) — in this very brief sutra, Venerable Ananda asks the Buddha about the nature of the mind of awakening, the aspiration to attain the awakening of a buddha for the benefit of all beings. The Buddha explains that the mind of awakening is like gold because it is pure. He also teaches the analogy that just as a smith shapes gold into various forms, yet the nature of the gold itself does not change, so too the mind of awakening manifests in various unique ways, yet the nature of the mind of awakening itself does not change. The Buddha then proclaims a single four-line verse that in a few words clearly expresses the nature of the mind of awakening and the way to practise it.[1]
Text
The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 125
- English translation:
The Gold Sutra
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.