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And so the ¯ÂraÔgama SÂtra points directly at the Mind which when stirred by the first thought creates the basic illusion of an ego and splits the Whole into subject and object. In consequence it is still a primary source for the Chían or Zen school.  \nIn this sÂtra the Buddha began by stripping ‚nanda of this attachment to the illusory body and mind before revealing the One Mind. To teach how this One Mind can be realised he asked twenty-five Bodhisattvas to describe the different methods by which each had attained Enlightenment. Avolokitesvara’s method was judged the most suitable for mankind today.  \nThe Buddha disclosed the cause of transmigration through the six worlds and of the attainment of the four saintly planes, describing these ten regions in some detail. Finally he detailed and warned against clinging to the various mental states experienced when practising the ¯ÂraÔgama Sam‡dhi.  \nWe in the West know of the Creation according to the Bible, but readers will now find in this sÂtra how man and his world came into being as taught by the Buddha.  \nCover Design: Miao Yin  \nTranslator  \nLu Kíuan Yuís translation from the Chinese of this importantsÂtra is based on Chían Master Han Shanís late sixteenth century commentary, portions of which are included in the footnotes.  \nLu Kíuan Yu was born in Canton in 1898. His first Master was the Hutuktu of Sikong, an enlightened Great Lama. His second Master was the Venerable Chían Master Hsu Yun, the Dharma-successor of all five Chían sects of China.  \nLu KíuanYu now lives in Hong Kong and devotes himself to presenting as many Chinese Buddhist texts as possible so that Buddhism can be preserved at least in the West, should it be fated to disappear in the East as it seems to be.  \nContents of the øåraïgama Såtra  \nComment .................................................... iii  \nTranslator .................................................... v  \nPreface ..................................................... 15  \nI  \nThe Noumenon in the Tathàgata Store ............... 24  \n‚nandaís Weakness ó The Reason for this Sermon ............. 25  \nMeditative Study of All as Void (¯amatha) ......................... 26  \nWiping Out the Five Aggregates & Eight Consciousnesses to Expose the Unreality of Ego ........ 27  \nRevealing the Bright Sam‡dhi ................................. 38  \nOrigin of Inversion ........................................... 39  \nActual Inversion .............................................. 41  \nThe Inverted Mind ............................................ 41  \nProbe into the false mind ................................... 41  \nThinking is unreal ........................................ 41  \nThe sixth consciousness is empty .............................. 42  \nThe seventh consciousness is unreal ............................ 43  \nRefuting all inversion ...................................... 45  \nThe Inverted Perception ....................................... 45  \nA bright Light to reveal the One Reality .......................... 46  \nReturning perception to Mind ................................ 46  \nInverted Men ............................................... 48  \nThe worlding's inverted views ................................ 49  \nThe Hinayanistís inverted views ............................... 50  \nThe hereticsí inverted view of annihilation ........................ 52  \nThe inverted behaviour ...................................","cbCaipBu5EM9DzSB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipBu5EM9DzSB","pdf",2044413,352,"English","# Commentary (Abridged)\n## Enlightenment as Great Mirror Wisdom\n## One Mind and the methods of bodhisattvas\n## Transmigration, saintly planes, and ten regions\n## Warning against clinging during Surangama Samadhi\n## Western creation and the Buddha’s teaching\n# Contents of the Surangama Sutra\n## The Noumenon in the Tathagata Store\n## Ānanda’s weakness and the reason for the sermon\n## Meditative Study of All as Void (Śamatha)\n## Wiping Out the Five Aggregates & Eight Consciousnesses\n## Revealing the Bright Samādhi\n## Inversion: origin, actual inversion, and refuting all inversion","[{\"question\":\"What does the commentary say enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism is?\",\"answer\":\"It is described as transmuting the mind into the Great Mirror Wisdom. 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