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VAJRA BODHI SEA

Volume II
Series 5, No.23
 

The Five Colored Cloud hand
Taoists seek immortality, wishing for lengthy lives;
Lives long as the heavens, undiminished, grow longer yet,
According to the heart's intent, penetrations and transformations;
Aloft, the auspicious five colored cloud under your feet.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Bodhi Seal

 

The Sixth Patriarch Sutra

 

The Heart Sutra  
The Sutra of the Buddha's Discourse on Impermanence  
Exhortation on the Occasion of Dhyana Cultivator Heng Pai's Journey  
Sanskrit Lesson -- "The Division of Sounds"  
The Bodhi Mirror  
The Bodhi Lectern  
Vegetables for a Long Life -- "Chanson du Filet Mignon"  
 

Cover Gatha: Gatha composed by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua.
                   Calligraphy by Upasaka Lee Kuo Ch'ien.
                   Translation by Disciple Sramanera Kuo Tao.

VAJRA BODHI SEA STAFF

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