VAJRA BODHI SEA

	VAJRA BODHI SEA VOLUME II SERIES 4, NO. 19
	The Green Lotus Flower Hand Being mindful of the Buddha, mindful of the Dhatma, and mindful of the holy Sangha, One may ascend to the jeweled lotuses in the Buddhalands of the ten directions. One is free to go anywhere, going and coming in the space of a ksana. When the flower opens, the Buddha appears; the fruit of enlightenment is completed.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE PRAJNA PARAMITA HEART SUTRA -- Upasaka I Kuo Jung	1
THE SIXTH PATRIARCH'S DHARMA JEWEL PLATFORM SUTRA	11
FIRST MAHA MANTRA MARATHON -- Bhiksu Heng Kuan	38
SANSKRIT TAUGHT AT OLD GOLD MOUNTAIN	40
SOLID GOLD SUMMER SESSION!

Cover Gatha: Gatha composed by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. Calligraphy by Upasaka Lee Kuo Ch’ien. Translation by Disciple Bhiksu Heng Shoou. VAJRA BODHI SEA STAFF Director of Publications: Bhiksu Heng Ch’ien Director of Translation: Bhiksu Heng Ching, Upasika T’an Kuo Shih Advisor: Professor Lewis Lancaster President: Upasaka I Kuo Jung Chairmen of the Board: Upasaka Ku Kuo Ti, Upasika T’an Kuo Cheng Editor-in-Chief: Bhiksu Heng Kuan Editorial Staff: Bhiksu Heng Shoou, Bhiksu Heng Pai, Upasaka Lee Kuo Ch’ien,Upasaka Huang Kuo Jen, Upasika Tun Kuo Hsun Photographer: Sramanera Kuo Tao