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The Diamond Sūtra
Vajra Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
Translation of the Chinese text by Kumarajīva into English and German
(111 pages). This edition includes a glossarial index of 40 pages with a short explanation of the Sanskrit terms by Ven. Zen Master Y. S. Seong Do and a facsimile of the Chinese text by Kumarajīva of 30 pages.
Translators
Translation of the Chinese text by Kumarajīva into English
by Ven. Zen Master Y. S. Seong Do, Korean monk.
English translation into German by Prof. Dr. Kurt Graulich, Federal Judge (retd recently).
About the Book
The book contains
• the English translation of the Diamond Sūtra
• the German translation of the Diamond Sūtra
• a glossarial index of important words and terms
• a facsimile of the Chinese text by Kumarajīva
The book is vailable in two cover designs
• brown linen hardcover with golden imprint
• silvergrey linen hardcover with imprints of Chinese characters
The content is identical.
Published by
International Zen-Temple e.V. - Berlin Centre for Korean Seon Buddhism
Angkor Publishing House, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1st edition published in 2010, 184 pages, ISBN 978-3-936018-64-6
2nd revised edition published in 2025, 188 pages, ISBN 978-3-98804-008-4
Since the foundation of the International Zen-Temple e.V. in 1999, the Ven. Zen Master Y. S. Seong Do, each week, has given a dharma speech about the Diamond Sūtra to a mainly European audience. The revisions made in the second edition reflect those decades-long efforts to make this highly demanding sūtra accessible to devoted Zen practitioners with no cultural or theoretical background in Buddhism. Additionally, all Sanskrit terms now include the scientifically correct diacritical marks for the transliteration of Sanskrit into English.
Note
This translation of the Diamond Sūtra is originally rendered and published by
Ven. Zen Master Y. S. Seong Do to guide practitioners onto the Zen path; it is not for public sale.
You can order a book directly from International Zen-Temple gem. e.V.
Through a donation you can help to produce and spread further editions of the Diamond Sūtra.
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