Marsha,
I don't know how many sutras exist, but here's
another one that I've currently read half-way through
called Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra. What I find
pertinent to this specific sutra is how a layman
teaches highly disciplined Buddhist monks, instead of
the other way around. This clearly outlines how
buddhism is understood by anybody, anywhere, and one
may continually live their life in a zen fashion
(which zen schools find this sutra of particular
interest), have a family, be, well, a laywo/man. I
find this sutra to be very practical, and Amerindian
like. Where Amerindians valued living and
spirituality, they still had families and societies.
The spiritual and practical walked hand and hand. The
metaphysical is lived, not just armchaired in the
extreme thinking of what to do, but never or hardly
being able to do where armchairs say until we all
agree, and then we'll be able to discuss quality - you
know putting quality off without being able to live
quality in the moment. We do much all day and night,
and being able to sincerely live with quality at
interest is genuine. So here's what the sutra is
about in brief form:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimalakirti_Sutra
SA continues: Here's the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra:
http://www.empty-universe.com/prajnaparamita/vimalakirti.htm
SA continues: This sutra is of the Mayhayana Buddhist
tradition, which as I mentioned in another thread,
Mayhayana professes Buddha Realms, thus, to analogize,
is democratic (not the political party, I'm pointing
to the act of democracy).
Have a good day,
SA
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