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NO FIXED DHARMA
Again I See Bodhisattvas,
Dwelling in Forests, Emitting Light,
Relieving the Suffering of the Hells,
And Leading Men to the Buddha Path.
Thus spoke Maitreya Bodhisattva to the Bodhisattvas, Pratyeka-buddhas, Arhats, gods, men, dragons, ghosts1 spirits, and others, who were in the assembly during the speaking of The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra. The Sino–American Buddhist Association wishes to follow the example of these Bodhisattvas and this spring will move to the forests, either to Minnesota, where the Association already owns 200 acres of land, or to New York where land is presently being sought. When relocation has been completed, preparations will be made for this summer’s Sutra Study and Meditation Session.
NEWS NOTE
The Sino–American Buddhist Association is forming a library and invites Buddhists of great virtue to donate books on any subject, copies of the Avatamsaka Sutra will be especially welcomed because this sutra will soon be lectured in America for the first time.
Each month Vajra Bodhi Sea will publish biographies of eminent Sangha members and lay Buddhists. The editors welcome contributions. It is preferable that manuscripts be typed double spaced, and be submitted for consideration well in advance of the desired publication date.
In the next issue, Vajra Bodhi Sea will
feature the "Chapter on the Thirty–Seven Wings of Enlightenment" from the Ta
Chih Tu Lun translated by Prof. Lewis Lancaster, noted Buddhist
Scholar and Sinologist, who is presently with the Department of
Chinese Language and Literature at Berkeley. This translation will
be presented in serial form.
Other Feature Articles:
- Highlights of recent Dharma meetings in Los
Angeles and at a seminar sponsored by the Oriental Language and
Literature Department at Berkeley.
- The Sixth Patriarch's Sutra: "The Story of Second Patriarch Hui K’o."
- "Taking Refuge; the Kuei Yi Ceremony," by Upasaka Randall Dinwiddie.
- Continuation of The Record of Water Mirror Turning Back Heaven.
Contributors Who Have Aided in the Publication of Vajra Bodhi Sea:
| Heng Ch’ien |
$25 |
Upasika Kuo Hsu |
$25 |
| Heng Ching |
$25 |
Upasika Kuo Chin |
$25 |
| Heng Shou |
$25 |
Upasika Kuo T’ang |
$25 |
| Heng Yin |
$25 |
Upasika Kuo Ho |
$25 |
| Heng Ch’ih |
$25 |
Upasaka Kuo Yu |
$25 |
| Upasaka Kuan Kuo Hua |
$25 |
Upasaka Kuo Ti |
$25 |
| Upasaka Kuo Kuang |
$25 |
Upasaka Kuo Chan |
$25 |
| Upasaka Li Kuo Wei |
$25 |
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We welcome Donors who wish to contribute $100
or more, and Patrons who wish to contribute $500 or more in support
of sutra translation and the spreading of the Good Dharma in America.
Donors and Patrons will receive one life membership in the Sino–American Buddhist Association,
and a one lifetime subscription to Vajra Bodhi Sea.
In each issue will appear the names of
contributors who have supported Vajra Bodhi Sea during the
month preceding publication.
Readers with questions about the Buddhadharma
or about material found in Vajra Bodhi Sea may address them
to the editors and receive answers in the following issue.
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Buddhists in San Francisco recently attended a Seven-Day Meditation Session at the Buddhist Lecture Hall, while in Hong Kong local Buddhists performed the Medicine Master Tathagata’s Repentance Ceremony at the Buddhist Lecture Hall, 31 Wong Nei Chong Road, 11th Floor, Happy Valley, Hong Kong.
