VAJRA BODHI SEA

Volume VIII - Series 18 - NO. 89

mu di li

Closed eyes and a sincere heart, reciting the true words. One thought not produced, wondrously penetrate the mysterious. With samadhi and maintaining aid, wisdom light appears. All the Buddhas praise you as a good woman or man.

VAJRA BODHI SEA. A monthly journal of the orthodox Buddhadharma.

Issued in September, 1977. Copyright c 1977 by the Sino-American Buddhist Association, Vajra Bodhi Sea Publication Society.
ISSN 2434-2185

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Printed in the United States of America, 1977, issue no. 89

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bodhi Seal of the Patriarchs...Shanakavasa

The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra

Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Grounds Chapter

Sanskrit Lesson...by Bhikshuni Heng Hsien

Pictorial Biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun

The Bodhi Mirror...Shramanera Heng Ch'au

Across the Sea of Suffering in a Boat of Vows

The Bodhi Stand...Upasika Kuo K'ai Robertson

NEWS FROM THE DHARMA REALM
The First Amitabha Buddha Session at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

Temple Bells Ring Out

Picture: Ch'an Session, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

Three Steps, One1 Bow: Letters

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Cover Gatha: Composed by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

Translated by Bhikshuni Heng Hsien

Calligraphy by Shramanerika Heng Ming

Shramanerika Heng Wen

Sketch of Patriarch: Upasika Kuo Ts'an