VAJRA BODHI SEA

VAJRA BODHI SEA PUBLICATION SOCIETY

A monthly journal of the orthodox Buddhadharma

Yearly subscriptions are available for a contribution of $14.00 and include a complete volume. Single issues $2.00. Three years for $40.00. All contributions are tax deductible.

      The Editorial Committee of Vajra Bodhi Sea Publication Society would like to thank the numerous contributors from around the world, both members of the Sangha and lay community, for the high quality of their many and varied contributions. Unfortunately there is not sufficient space to publish all of the manuscripts in one issue, since the response articles will be appearing in subsequent issues. This is no way reflects on the quality of the manuscripts, but stems from an attempt to put together a balanced issue with wide geographical representation as well as a variety of topics and genres.

      The Committee would also like to apologize to its readers and subscribers for the tardiness of this issue. A complete renovation of Gold Mountain Monastery has made us all very busy, and the demands of maintaining a strict schedule of cultivation and Sutra study in the midst of construction has delayed publication. Our sincere apologies.

  Cover Gatha: Composed by the Venerable Master Hua

         Translated by Bhiksu 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

President:                  Upasaka I Kuo-jung

Editorial Board:            The Vajra Bodhi Sea Publication Society

                            Editorial Committee

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