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Volume IV 
Series 8, No. 40

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Table of Contents

Bodhi Seal of the Patriarchs-Dhyana Master I Hsing
THE LOTUS SUTRA
THE EARTH STORE BODHISATTVA SUTRA
THE AMITABHA SUTRA
Biography of the Venerable Hsu Yun
Dharma Talks-A new bilingual series
The Ten Dharma Realms
The Bodhi Mirror-Bhiksuni Tz'u En
The Bodhi Lectern-Upasika Kuo Hsu Saario
NEWS FROM THE DHARMA REALM
Sanskrit Lesson
Vegetables for a Long Life

Cover Gatha:  Composed by the Venerable Master Hua
Translated by Disciple Bhiksu Heng Yo
Calligraphy by Disciple Lee Kuo Ch'ien
Layout by Disciple Kuo Hui Weber.

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Director of Publications: Bhiksu Heng Ch'ien
Director of Translations: Bhiksu Heng Ching
                          Upasika T'an Kuo Shih
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President: Upasaka I Kuo Jung
Editorial Board: The Vajra Bodhi Sea Publication Society Editorial Committee