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VAJRA BODHI SEA

Volume II
Series 5, No.24
 

The Kundi Hand
Those in the great Brahma Heaven, pure and undefiled,
Experience wonderful bliss ~ their blessed reward is full.
Just be able to maintain this Kundi hand,
And you'll be born there with a lifespan like a mountains.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bodhi Seal of the Patriarchs
The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
The Heart Sutra
The Record of Water and Mirror Turning Back Heaven
The Bodhi Lectern -- The Venerable Dharma Master Pai Sheng
The Bodhi Lectern -- The Eminent Upasaka Kuo Yi Foorman
Vegetables for a long Life
Sanskrit Lesson
Religions of the World -- Unite! Professor Hsieh
 

Cover Gatha: Note: the kundi is a pure water bottle.
                   Gatha composed by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua.
                   Calligraphy by Upasaka Lee Kuo Ch'ien.
                   Translation by Disciple
Bhiksu Heng Ching

VAJRA BODHI SEA STAFF

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

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