Pye/Lay Buddhism, 5 Outline of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Kegonkyō)

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How to Cite: Suzuki, Beatrice Lane. 5 Outline of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Kegonkyō). Lay Buddhism and Spirituality - From Vimalakirti to the Nenbutsu Masters. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 115 - 120 Jul 2014. ISBN 9781908049155.

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In this chapter, the author discusses the Avataṃsaka Sūtra. Of Mahāyāna sūtras, the Kegon, the Hokke (Saddharma-Puṇḍarīka) and the Nehan (Nirvāṇa) sūtras are the most outstanding, and among these the Kegon is important because it is considered to be the teaching given out by the Buddha Śākyamuni just after his enlightenment, and in consequence his enlightenment is made the centre or pivot of the sūtra’s substance.

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    Lay Buddhism and Spirituality: From Vimalakīrti to the Nenbutsu Masters
  • creator
    Beatrice Lane Suzuki
  • isbn
    9781781792261 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
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    Sheffield, United Kingdom
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    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Eastern Buddhist Voices
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    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781792261