VAJRA BODHI SEA

February, Mahayana 3002
Theravada 2518
Volume V

Series 12, No.59

Sa pe sa dwo na mwo pe sa dwo na mwo pe chye

Kuan Yin transforms and appears in the form of a spirit king, With dharma jewels in a thousand hands, their wonder never ending. Snake-haired and black-faced he subdues uncanny demons; So the upright dharma long will dwell his vows are vast and deep.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BODHI SEAL OF THE PATRIARCHS—Dhyana Master Ting T'ang

HAPPY NEW YEAR
by Upasaka Kuo Chou Rounds

RECORDS OF THE LIVES OF THE HIGH MASTER
Dharma Masters Gunabhadra, K'ang Fa Lang,
Dhyana Master Ling Shao

A CALL FOR THE UNIFICATION OF WORLD BUDDHISTS
The Venerable Master, Saigon, Vietnam

PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE VENERABLE YUN

SANSKRIT LESSON

THE BODHI MIRROR
Bhiksuni I-ju

THE BODHI LECTERN
Upasaka Tsang Kuo-kuan

ORTHODOX BUDDHISM IN A MODERN AMERICAN MONASTERY
by Upasika Kuo Ts'an Epstein

Cover Gatha:
Composed by the Venerable Master Hua
Translated by Bhiksuni Heng Kuan
Calligraphy by Upasaka Lee Kuo-Ch’ien
Layout by Upasaka Kuo Hui Weber

Vajra Bodhi Sea Staff
Director of Publications: The Venerable Master Hua
Director of Translations: The Buddhist Text Translation Society
Director of Administration: Bhiksu Heng Yo
Permanent Advisor: Professor Lewis Lancaster
President: Upasaka I Kuo-Jung
Editorial Board: The Vajra Bodhi Sea Publication Society Editorial Committee

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