Great Compassion Mantra Verses - Hardcover

Venerable Master Hsuan Hua; Buddhist Text Translation Society

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881395188 ISBN 13: 9780881395181

Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS), 2000

Synopsis

Explanation of the eighty-four line mantra of the esoteric school of Buddhism. Chanting this mantra of "great compassion" helps develop inner peace and aid in world peace.

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About the Author

The late Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua is the founder of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastary, the Buddhist Text Translation Society and the Dharma Realm Buddhist University in California. Born near Harbin, Manchuria China in 1918, he became a monk at age 19. In 1948 he became chief instructor at the Nan Hua Vinya Academy in Canton, China, the same monastery where Sixth Patriarch Master Hui Neng taught in the 7th century.

In 1952, Master Hua established the Western Bliss Monastery in Hong Kong. He came to America in 1962 and by 1972 had established Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco. At the time of his passing, he had established 28 monasteries and temples in North America and Asia and had lectured on the Buddhist sutras all over the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS)
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881395188
• ISBN 13: 9780881395181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 92