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Akshayamatinirdesha [english]

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Buddhism Mahayana
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Summary: The English translation of the Akshayamatinirdesha: an ancient Mahayana Sutra devoted to the Bodhisattva Akshayamati, recognized as one of the sixteen bodhisattvas of the Bhadrakalpa (fortunate aeon). The text expounds the practices and ethics of the Bodhisatva way of life.

Original titles: Akṣayamatinirdeśa (अक्षयमतिनिर्देश), Akṣayamatinirdeśasūtra (अक्षयमतिनिर्देशसूत्र), Akṣayamati-nirdeśa-sūtra (अक्षयमति-निर्देश-सूत्र).

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: 2.hf.uio.no

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The full text of the Akshayamatinirdesha [english] in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

I. The Occasion
Introduction
III. Root of Religion,
1st Imperishable, Generating the Thought of Awakening
IV. The Fruit Thereof (2nd Imperishable, Intention)
3rd Imperishable, Practice
4th Imperishable, Determination
V. Bringing About What is Beneficial to Oneself and Others (5th Imperishable, Generosity)
6th Imperishable, Morality
7th Imperishable, Tolerance
8th Imperishable, Vigour.
9th Imperishable, Meditation.
10th Imperishable, Insight
VI. Pity (11th Imperishable, Friendliness)
12th Imperishable, Compassion.
13th Imperishable, Joy
14th Imperishable, Equanimity.
VII. Tools
15th Imperishable, Divine Sight
16th Imperishable, Divine Hearing
17th Imperishable, Knowledge of Others’ Thoughts.
18th Imperishable, Remembrance of Former Lives.
19th Imperishable, Magic.
VIII. The Power of Maturing (20th-23rd Imperishable, Means of Attraction)
IX. Attaining the Power of Teaching
24th Imperishable, Knowledge of The Meaning
25th Imperishable, Knowledge of the Moments of Existence.
26th Imperishable, Knowledge of Interpretation
27th Imperishable, Knowledge of Eloquence
X. Knowledge of the Means to That
28th Imperishable, Reliance on Meaning
29th Imperishable, Reliance on Knowledge
30th Imperishable, Reliance on Explicit Scriptures
31st Imperishable, Reliance on the True State of Moments of Existence
XI. The Path of Accumulation
32nd Imperishable, Accumulation of Merit
33rd Imperishable, Accumulation of Knowledge
XII. The Path of Practice.
34th Imperishable, The Presence of Recollection Concerned with the Body
35th Imperishable, Presence of Recollection Concerned with Feelings.
36th Imperishable, The Presence of Recollection Concerned with Thought.
37th Imperishable, The Presence of Recollection Concerned with Moments of Existence.
38th-41st Imperishable, Four Correct Eliminations.
42nd-45th Imperishable, The Four Bases of Magical Power.
46th-50th Imperishable, The Five Abilities.
51st-55th Imperishable, The Five Powers
XIII. The Path of Vision. (56th-62nd Imperishable, The Seven Limbs of Awakening)
XIV. The Path of Cultivation. (63rd-70th Imperishable, The Holy Eightfold Way)
XV. Its Practice.
71st Imperishable, Peaceful Meditation
72nd Imperishable, Expanded Vision
XVI. The Stage of Attaining Prediction
73rd Imperishable, Memory
74th Imperishable, Eloquence.
XVII. Defining the Attainment of That. (75th – 78th Imperishable, Summaries of Religion)
XVIII. Isolated Awakening. (79th Imperishable, The Way Traversed Alone)
XIX. Turning the Wheel of Religion. (80th Imperishable, Expedient Means)
XX. Presenting

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