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VAJRA BODHI SEA

Volume II
Series 5, No.22
 

Jewel Bowl hand
The heavens are wonderfully adorned with myriad jewels,
And in the earth a hidden treasure transforms the foolish folk;
Rake gems glow in the dragon palace beneath the sea,
The jeweled bowl hand and eye radiates brilliant light. 

VAJRA BODHI SEA PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL OF THE ORTHODOX BUDDHADHARMA IN AMERICA
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SUBSCRIPTION: $14 FOR 12 ISSUES
36 ISSUES: $40

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE BODHI SEAL

1
THE SIXTH PATRIARCH'S SUTRA

3
THE HEART SUTRA 15
OPEN LETTER TO WORLD BUDDHISTS 20
ASIANS! TAKE A LOOK! 29
COMPASSIONATE INSTRUCTION 32
SANSKRIT LESSON 36
THE BODHI MIRROR, THE BODHI LECTERN 38
VEGETABLES FOR A LONG LIFE 43
 

Don't be frightened by the churning of the Bodhi Sea. It's just the VBS staff, and a good omen that it is working vigorously to bring you all the back issues that you have missed.

Cover Gatha: Gatha composed by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua.
                   Calligraphy by Upasaka Li Kuo Wei.
                   Translation by Disciple Bhiksu Heng Shou.

VAJRA BODHI SEA STAFF

Director of Publications: Bhiksu Heng Ch’ien
Director of Translation: Bhiksu Heng Ching, Upasika T’an Kuo
                         Shih

Director of Administration: Bhiksu Heng Shou
Permanent Advisor: Professor Lewis Lancaster
President: Upasaka I Kuo Jung
Chairmen of the Board of Trustees: 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