Outlines Of Mahayana Buddhism PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... HYMNS OF MAHAYANA FAITH. DHARMAKAYA (TATHAGATA).1 In all beings there abideth the Dharmakaya; With all virtues dissolved in it, it liveth in eternal calmness. It knoweth nor birth nor death, coming nor going; Not one, not two; not being, not becoming; Yet present everywhere in worlds of beings: This is what is perceived by all Tathagatas. All virtues, material and immaterial, Dependent on the Dharmak&ya, are eternally pure in it. Like unto the sky is the ultimate nature of the Dharmakaya; Far away from the six dusts, it is defilement-free. Of no form and devoid of all attributes is the Dharmakaya, In which are void both actor and action: The Dharmakaya of all Buddhas, thus beyond comprehension, Quells all the struggles of sophistry and dialectics, Distances all the efforts of intellection, Thoughts all are dead in it, and suchness alone abideth. THE DHARMAKAYA OF TATHAGATA. 2 In all the worlds over the ten quarters, O ye, sentient creatures living there, Behold the most venerable of men and gods, Whose spiritual Dharma-body is immaculate and pure. As through the power of one mind, A host of thoughts is evolved: So from one Dharma-body of Tathagata, Are produced all the Buddha-bodies. In Bodhi nothing dual there existeth, Nor is any thought of self present: The Dharma-body, undefined and non-dual, In its full splendor manifesteth itself everywhere. Its ultimate reality is like unto the vastness of space; Its manifested forms are like unto magic shows; Its virtues excellent are inexhaustible, This, indeed, the spiritual state of Buddhas only. All the Buddhas of the present, past, and future, Each one of them is an issue of the Dharma-body immaculate and pure; Responding to the needs of sentient creatures, They manifest themselves...