The Flower Ornament Scripture A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra Thomas Cleary A P P E N D I X 3 Commentary on Book 39 by Li Tongxuan Translator’s Introduction A C C 0 R DING T 0 B U D D H IST LEGE N D , the fullest extent of consciousness available to hun1ankind was rediscovered by Gau tanu Buddha thousands of years ago and summarized in the monurnental discourse known as The Flower Ornament Scriptu re (Auatamsaka Sutra). Finding this staten1ent of complete enlight enrnent beyond even the most advanced minds of his time, the Buddha spent the rest of his li fe teaching people how to prepare then1selves for this comprehensive understanding. At every step of the way, there were those who succeeded in absorbing , utilizing, and finally superseding each stage of preparation , as well as those who took the part for the whole, assumed they had realized all there was to know, and fell by the wayside. ...
Posts
Showing posts with the label 057. The Flower Ornament Scripture A P P E N D I X 3