Collection of Buddhist Scriptures and Sutras

The Vajracchedika-prajna-paramita Sutra— Tathagata — Buddha — The Lankavatara Sutra — Paramita — Heart Sutra —The Platform Sutra — Diamond Sutra

The word kyo [sutra] means "constant," in the same sense as the eternal, unchanging Buddha-nature. This kyo teaches that the eternal, unchanging Buddha-nature does not increase in a Buddha nor decrease in a sentient being. It is of the same root as heaven and earth and is one substance with all things, and has not changed one iota since before the last kalpa began, nor will it change after it has ended. Moreover, Myoho [Wondrous Law] is the substance of the Buddha mind. The Lotus Sutra was composed as a way of praising this Wondrous Law of the Buddha mind, and so it is nothing more than another name for the One Mind. It is one reality with two names, just as mochi and kachin are two names for the same thing, a rice-cake.

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The Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect: 8th century, Japan. 26.5cm height. ink, color on paper, handscroll. One scene of The Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect handscroll volume 4th. Now in The University Museum:Tokyo National University of Fine arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan. Original Province: Kōfuku-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. This sutra is called the Sutra of Cause and Effect in the Past and Present ( Kako genzai inga kyo, by Japanese), more commonly known as the Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect (E inga kyo ,by Japanese). The words of the sutra are copied in the lower half, while the upper half illustrates representative scenes described below. The story begins with the training of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni in his past lives, how he was freed suffering and delusion, and how he achieved enlightenment and became the Buddha. In other words, this sutra is somewhat like the Buddha's biography. Source Woodblock reproduction, published in 1941, by Sinbi-Shoin Co., Tokyo Date 8th century Author unknown