Does anyone know of any online translations of this sutra? I'm looking for one but can't seem to find any. If I find one, I'll post it here.
Thanks.
Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
Only parts of the Samādhirāja Sūtra have been translated. Here is a list of the chapters which have been translated into English.Nirveda wrote:Does anyone know of any online translations of this sutra? I'm looking for one but can't seem to find any. If I find one, I'll post it here.
Translation of Chapters I-IV:
- Gómez, Luis O. and J.A. Silk (eds). "The Sutra of the King of Samādhis, Chapters I-IV." Studies in the Literature of the Great Vehicle. University of Michigan, 1989.
- Régamey, Konstanty. Three Chapters from the Samādhirājasūtra. Warsaw, 1938.
- Rockwell, John Jr. Samādhi and Patient Acceptance: Four Chapters of the Samādhirāja-sūtra, Translated from the Sanskrit and Tibetan. M.A. Thesis, Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1980.
Cüppers, Christoph. The IXth Chapter of the Samādhirājasūtra. A Text-critical Contribution to the Study of Mahāyāna Sūtras. Stuttgart, 1990.
- Tatz, Mark. Revelation in Madhyamika Buddhism. M.A.Thesis, University of Washington, 1972.
Geoff
Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
This sutra is an interesting case. One always sees it cited as a basis for mahamudra practice, but it "contains no significant exposition of either meditational practices or states of mind."("State or Statement?: Samādhi in Some Early Mahāyāna Sūtras." The Eastern Buddhist. 34-2. 2002 pg 57)
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Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
There is also this book, but the commentary is only on "key points" of the sutra:
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Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
Here are some links to the various parts of this sutra and information regarding it:
Outline of its history:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/89525529/Dati ... ew-Skilton
The first 4 chapters:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30287350/Stud ... hist-Texts
The 9th chapter translation:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/89294563/The- ... irajasutra
Outline of its history:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/89525529/Dati ... ew-Skilton
The first 4 chapters:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30287350/Stud ... hist-Texts
The 9th chapter translation:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/89294563/The- ... irajasutra
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Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
You can also read extensive summaries of the chapters online by going on the Digital Library of India's website (only works during certain hours of the day which I assume corresponds to Indian working hours?) and search Gilgit Manuscripts then go on to:
Gilgit Manuscripts Vol. II Part II
and
Gilgit Manuscripts Vol. II Part III
by Dutt - they also include the Sanskrit text of the chapters in Nagari script although there's a few pages that don't work.
I'm copying them into PDF files and will be posting them on Scribd soon as the first parts of Vol 2 and 3 are easily available on Archive.org but these parts only seem to be available for online viewing and on this somewhat obscure site.
I am also planning on chopping up some PDFs and pasting them together into something easier to follow than half a dozen different translations and summaries spread across the web.
Gilgit Manuscripts Vol. II Part II
and
Gilgit Manuscripts Vol. II Part III
by Dutt - they also include the Sanskrit text of the chapters in Nagari script although there's a few pages that don't work.
I'm copying them into PDF files and will be posting them on Scribd soon as the first parts of Vol 2 and 3 are easily available on Archive.org but these parts only seem to be available for online viewing and on this somewhat obscure site.
I am also planning on chopping up some PDFs and pasting them together into something easier to follow than half a dozen different translations and summaries spread across the web.
Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
Avarahakha wrote:You can also read extensive summaries of the chapters online by going on the Digital Library of India's website (only works during certain hours of the day which I assume corresponds to Indian working hours?) and search Gilgit Manuscripts then go on to:
Gilgit Manuscripts Vol. II Part II
and
Gilgit Manuscripts Vol. II Part III
by Dutt - they also include the Sanskrit text of the chapters in Nagari script although there's a few pages that don't work.
I'm copying them into PDF files and will be posting them on Scribd soon as the first parts of Vol 2 and 3 are easily available on Archive.org but these parts only seem to be available for online viewing and on this somewhat obscure site.
I am also planning on chopping up some PDFs and pasting them together into something easier to follow than half a dozen different translations and summaries spread across the web.
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Re: Samadhiraja (King of Concentration) sutra
FYI for anyone interested, the Samadhiraja Sutra is now translated by 84,000:
https://read.84000.co/translation/toh127.html
https://read.84000.co/translation/toh127.html