. picture of Master Hua  Master Hsuan Hua
lectured the Avatamsaka Sutra in the U.S. over a nine year period.

 
 
Introduction
Table of Contents
Title
1 World Rulers
2 Thus Come One
3 Universal Worthy
4 Coming into Being
5 Flower Store
6 Vairochana
7 Names
8 Four Holy Truths
9 Enlightenment
10 Clarification
11 Pure Conduct
12 Worthy Leader
13 Mount Sumeru
14 Praises
15 Ten Dwellings
16 Brahma Conduct
17 Bringing Forth
18 Understanding
19 Suyama
20 Praises in Suyama
21 Ten Conducts
22 Ten Treasuries
23 Tushita Heaven
24 Praises in Tushita
25 Ten Transferences
26 Ten Grounds
27 Ten Samadhis
28 Ten Penetrations
29 Ten Patiences
30 Asamkhyeas
31 Life Spans
32 Dwelling Places
33 Dharmas
34 Ten Bodies
35 Characteristics
36 Conduct
37 Appearance
38 Leaving the World
39 Dharma Realm
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
Bibliography
Glossary
Transference
 
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RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  THE  ENGLISH READERS

The following is a list of Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS) publications. The BTTS does not publish a work until it has passed through,

  1. The Primary Translation Committee 
  2. The Revision Committee
  3. The Editing Committee  
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  1. The Avatamsaka Sutra with the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentaries. There are currently 22 volumes available.
  2. The Preface and Prologue to the Avatamsaka Sutra by National Master Ch’ing Liang with the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. There are currently 5 volumes available.
  3. The Ten Dharma Realms are Not Beyond a Single Thought. Poem and commentary by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua in 1 volume.
  4. Vajra Bodhi Sea. This monthly bilingual (English and Chinese) journal of orthodox Buddhism has a section on the Avatamsaka Sutra in each issue.

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A three-week Avatamsaka Sutra Recitation in Chinese, English, and Vietnamese is held at the City of 10,000 Buddhas during the summer time.

SELECTED  BIBLIOGRAPHY
BTTS is an abbreviation for Buddhist Text Translation Society.
The Flower Adornment (Avatamsaka) Sutra with Tripitaka Master  Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS.                                                

The Flower Adornment Sutra Preface by National Master Ch’ing Liang with commentary   by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. BTTS.

The Flower Adornment Sutra Prologue by National Master Ch’ing Liang with Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS.
The Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS.
The Shurangama Sutra with Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS.
The Sixth Patriarch’s Sutra with Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS.
The Amitabha Sutra with Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS.
The Sutra of the past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva with Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s commentary. BTTS
The Ten Dharma Realms are Not  Beyond a Single Thought. Poem and commentary by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. BTTS.
Shastra on the Door to Understanding the hundred dharmas by Vasubandhu Bodhisattva with commentary of Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. BTTS.
Vajra Bodhi Sea. Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. BTTS.
Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua’s instructional talks. BTTS.
Filiality:The Human Source. Dharma Realm Buddhist Association.
Cherishing Life. Dharma Realm Buddhist Association.
Buddhism: A Brief Introduction.  BTTS.
The Shurangama Samadhi Sutra. BDK English Tripitaka. 
The Three Pure Land Sutras. BDK English Tripitaka.
The Sutra on Upasaka Precepts. BDK English Tripitaka.
A Biography of the Tripitaka Master of the Great Ci’en Monastery of the Great Tang Dynasty. BDK English Tripitaka.
The Blue Cliff Record. BDK English Tripitaka.
The Collected Teachings of the Tendai Lotus School. BDK English Tripitaka.
The Vimalakirti Sutra. Translated by Burton Watson.
The Lankavatara Sutra, Translated by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Routledge and Regan Paul Ltd.
The Flower Ornament Scripture. Translated by Thomas Cleary.  
Pure-Land Zen Zen Pure-Land. Letters from Patriarch Yin Kuang. Translated by Master Thich Thien Tam.
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma. Translated by Red Pine.
The Splendor of Enlightenment. A Life of the Buddha. Compiled by Phra Khantipalo.
Great Disciples of the Buddha. Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy. Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker.
Buddhist Scriptures. Translated by Edward Conze. The Penguin Classics.
What the Buddha Taught. Walpola Rahula.
The Buddha and his Teachings. Narada.
Treasure of the Dhamma. Dr.K.Sri Dhammananda.
The Buddha’s Explanation of the Universe. C.P.Ranasinghe.
A Buddhist Case for Vegetarianism. Roshi Philip Kapleau.
Diet for a New America. John Robbins.                                                          

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