VAJRA BODHI SEA

December, 1977, Mahayana 3004-Theravada 2520

Volume VIII - Series 18 - NO. 91

shr nwo shr nwo

Manifesting as good, manifesting as evil, he gathers in living beings. Suddenly agreeing, suddenly contradicting, he subdues their spiritual natures. So they return to the root and go back to the source, cultivating in themselves The Great Prajna wisdom which shines by night and day.

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

Issued in July, 1977. Copyright c 1977 by the Sino-American Buddhist Association, Vajra Bodhi Sea Publication Society.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Bodhi Seal Venerable Dhirtaka

The Lotus Sutra

Sanskrit Lesson by Bhikshuni Heng Hsien

Pictorial Biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun

Abhidharmakosa Sastra Karika No. 3

The Bodhi Mirror Shramanera Heng Hsien

Across the Sea of Suffering in a Boat of Vows

The Bodhi Stand Kuo Wo Brunet

Religious Requirements of Today by Dr. W. Karwath

NEWS FROM THE DHARMA REALM
Don't Wait for Them to Thank You Ven. Master Hua

With One Heart Bowing to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

Photo: Welcoming Cardinal Yu-Pin and the Goodwill Mission of Religious Leaders

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Cover gatha: Composed by the venerable master Hsuan-hua

Translated by Bhikshuni Heng Yin

Chinese calligraphy by Shramanerika Heng Wen

English lettering by Shramanerika Heng Ming