Re: Beginner's Sutra Studies
That was a joke from Brad I believe. :wink:
A sad story indeed.
The only thing that worries me is that someone who doesn't have a teacher and doesn't bother to read the reviews might mistake this for a "translation", when it is not. It won't matter in a hundred years and I doubt it will soil Nishijima Roshi's reputation much.
I believe Jundo's intentions in trying to stop the publication and writing his review were good.
I believe Brad's intentions in publishing his teacher's work were good.
And intentions do matter.
Re: Beginner's Sutra Studies
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Originally Posted by Omoi Otoshi
That was a joke from Brad I believe. :wink:
Really? Maybe I missed part of the post... I thought he was serious!
Re: Beginner's Sutra Studies
I just started reading (well about 1/4 through it) Red Pine's Heart Sutra book, and it's a wonder. He's a great writer, adopting a mix of scholarly and "lay" commentary. Highly readable, and what a fascinating dive into the HS's history and interpretations. Highly recommended!
Re: Beginner's Sutra Studies
Just discovered Red Pine has his translation/commentary of the Lankavatara Sutra coming out in two days (24 Jan. 2012):
http://www.amazon.com/Lankavatara-Sutra ... 944&sr=1-1
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Originally Posted by Kaishin
Ordered. WIll show up on my kindle on the 1st. I better get crack-a-lacking as I just picked up a book last week at a used bookstore that, so far, is really good. Platform Sutra by Yampolsky.
Thanks for the tip.
Gassho,
Dokan