Das Akashagarbha Sutra

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Das Akashagarbha Sutra ist ein bedeutendes buddhistisches Sutra des Mahayana, das hier zum ersten Mal in deutscher Übersetzung vorliegt. Im Mittelpunkt steht der Bodhisattva Akashagarbha, ein auf dem Weg zur Buddhaschaft weit fortgeschrittener Mensch, der allumfassende Liebe und uneingeschränktes Mitgefühl verkörpert.

In diesem Sutra wird erläutert, auf welche Weise Akashagarbha die Lehre des Buddha weitergibt. Wichtiger Bestandteil der Texte sind darüber hinaus Anleitungen zu ritueller Meditationspraxis mit Hilfe von Mantras, deren Durchführung dem Praktizierenden Intelligenz und Heilung verspricht.

Das Akashagarbha Sutra wurde ursprünglich in den ersten Jahrhunderten unserer Zeitrechnung in Sanskrit verfasst, ist aber heute nur noch in Übersetzungen, vor allem ins Chinesische, zugänglich. Sunim Tenzin Tharchin hat das Akashagharba Sutra aus dem Koreanischen und Chinesischen ins Deutsche übersetzt und den Band mit einigen anderen Texten bereichert, die Meditationsübungen in Verbindung mit Akashagharba erklären. (Source: Diamant Verlag)

Citation

Tenzin Tharchin, Sunim, and Elisabeth Lindmayer, trans and ed. Das Akashagarbha Sutra: Allumfassende Liebe und Weisheit; Heilend und Wunscherfüllend. Munich: Diamant Verlag, 2010. http://www.zendo-staefa.ch/Akashagarbha-Sutra.pdf.

Publisher Link

https://diamant-verlag.info/buch/akashagarbha-sutra/

Texts Translated

Buddhayaśas, trans. 虚空藏菩薩經 Xūkōng cáng púsà jīng (Ākāśagarbhasūtra), T405, 13: https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2012/T0405.html. See also the translation by Dharmamitra, 虚空藏菩薩神呪經 Xūkōng cáng púsà shénzhòu jīng, T407, 13: https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2012/T0407.html, and by Jñānagupta, 虚空孕菩薩經 Xūkōng yùn púsà jīng, T408, 13: https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2012/T0408.html.

Translation of

Ākāśagarbhasūtra

While the Buddha is dwelling on Khalatika Mountain with his retinue, an amazing display of light appears, brought about by the bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha’s liberating activities. As he joins the gathering, Ākāśagarbha manifests another extraordinary display, and the Buddha, praising his inconceivable accomplishments and activities, explains how to invoke his blessings. He sets out the fundamental transgressions of rulers, ministers, śrāvakas, and beginner bodhisattvas, and, after explaining in detail how to conduct the rituals of purification, encourages those who have committed such transgressions to turn to Ākāśagarbha. When people pray to Ākāśagarbha, Ākāśagarbha adapts his manifestations to suit their needs, appearing to them while they are awake, in their dreams, or at the time of their death. In this way, Ākāśagarbha gradually leads them all along the path, helping them to purify their negative deeds, relieve their sufferings, fulfill their wishes, and eventually attain perfect enlightenment. (Source: 84000)

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Teaching based on

Ākāśagarbhasūtra

While the Buddha is dwelling on Khalatika Mountain with his retinue, an amazing display of light appears, brought about by the bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha’s liberating activities. As he joins the gathering, Ākāśagarbha manifests another extraordinary display, and the Buddha, praising his inconceivable accomplishments and activities, explains how to invoke his blessings. He sets out the fundamental transgressions of rulers, ministers, śrāvakas, and beginner bodhisattvas, and, after explaining in detail how to conduct the rituals of purification, encourages those who have committed such transgressions to turn to Ākāśagarbha. When people pray to Ākāśagarbha, Ākāśagarbha adapts his manifestations to suit their needs, appearing to them while they are awake, in their dreams, or at the time of their death. In this way, Ākāśagarbha gradually leads them all along the path, helping them to purify their negative deeds, relieve their sufferings, fulfill their wishes, and eventually attain perfect enlightenment. (Source: 84000)

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