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"Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Spoken by the Buddha" was published by Buddhist Text Translation Society in August 1, 2009, it has 176 pages and the language of the book is English.


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  • Title: ➤  Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Spoken by the Buddha
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 176
  • Publisher: ➤  Buddhist Text Translation Society
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  • Format: Paperback
  • Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches

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"Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Spoken by the Buddha" Table Of Contents:

  • 1- Entering Monastic Life and Certifying to Sagehood
  • 2- Eliminating Desire and Ending Seeking
  • 3- Ceasing Emotional Love and Getting Rid of Greed
  • 4- Clarifying Good and Evil
  • 5- Reducing the Severity of Offenses
  • 6- Tolerating Evil-doers and Avoiding Hatred
  • 7- Pointing out that Evil Returns to the Doer
  • 8- Abusing Others Defiles the Abuser
  • 9- Returning to the Source and Finding the Way
  • 10- Giving Joyfully Generates Blessings
  • 11- Making Increasingly Significant Donations
  • 12- Listing Difficulties and Urging Cultivation
  • 13- Inquiring about the Way and Past Lives
  • 14- Asking about Goodness and Greatness
  • 15- Asking about Strength and Brilliance
  • 16- Casting aside Emotional Love and Seeing the Way
  • 17- Letting Light in and Dispelling Darkness
  • 18- Emptying Mindfulness and Other Aspects
  • 19- Contemplating Both the False and the True
  • 20- Realizing that the Self is Truly Empty
  • 21- Seeking Fame is Fatal
  • 22- Suffering because of Wealth and Sex
  • 23- Binding Family Ties Surpass Prison Bonds
  • 24- Emphasizing that Sexual Desire Obstructs the Way
  • 25- Being Burned by the Fire of Desire
  • 26- Quelling the Temptations Tried by Celestial Demons
  • 27- Letting Go of Attachments Precedes Attaining the Way
  • 28- Refusing to Indulge the Wild Mind
  • 29- Counteracting Sexual Desire with Proper Concentration
  • 30- Staying Far Away from the Fire of Desire
  • 31- Stilling the Mind Dispels Desire
  • 32- Emptying out the Self Quells Fear
  • 33- Using Wisdom and Clarity to Defeat Demons
  • 34- Abiding in the Middle Leads to Attaining the Way
  • 35- Purifying Defilements Reveals Brilliance
  • 36- Outlining the Sequence that Leads to Success
  • 37- Staying Mindful of Precepts Keeps Us Close to the Way
  • 38- Confirming that Birth Leads to Death
  • 39- Verifying How Comprehensive the Teachings Are
  • 40- Practicing the Way with the Mind
  • 41- Using a Straight Mind Dispels Desire
  • 42- Understanding that the World Is Illusory

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