{"product_id":"the-great-prajna-paramita-sutra-volume-2-9781627875820","title":"The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddha taught \u003cem\u003eThe Great Prajna Paramita Sutra\u003c\/em\u003e in sixteen assemblies in four locations over twenty-two years. It was recorded posthumously by his disciples in six hundred fascicles of approximately five million words and is regarded as the largest canon in Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the last decade, translator Naichen Chen has worked on this sutra, and it is the only complete English translation from the Chinese \u003cem\u003eDa Bo Re Bo Luo Mi Duo Jing \u003c\/em\u003erendered from Sanskrit about 1,350 years ago by Xuanzang (Hs an-tsang). This is the second volume in a multivolume set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Prajna Paramita Sutra\u003c\/em\u003e is important not only because of its extensive teaching, but because it explains what the great bodhisattva, the great bodhisattva path of cultivation, and the great bodhisattva vehicle are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt depicts, manifests, and provides guidance on how one should learn to become a bodhisattva--and eventually a Buddha--transcending self-interest to reach a state of emptiness, selflessness, and nonattachment. Regardless of where you are on the path to enlightenment, you will be nourished by its parables and dialogues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChen, Naichen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - NAICHEN CHEN was a professor of philosophy, Buddhism, and education at universities in Taiwan and the United States. He served as the president of National Hua Lien Teachers College in Taiwan and the University of the West (formerly Hsi Lai University) in Los Angeles, California. He has authored essays and books on education, religion, and philosophy in both Chinese and English. He holds a PhD in philosophy of education from the University of Florida.","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856164262162,"sku":"9781627875820","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8aa8bb5-982e-42f9-9f5b-5d24af8ca755.jpg?v=1737497573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-prajna-paramita-sutra-volume-2-9781627875820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}