ABSTRACT

This religious text is extremely profound, its principles not easy to grasp. Hence, when its subtleties are penetrated to the region of its most profound Source, a myriad Buddhist practices will arise from that Place where one dwells in deepest trust. The canopy of The Scripture of Brahma’s Net is comprised of the Subtle Principle of all things. Even though the essential import of what is said is beyond measure, do not for that reason fail to put His instructive explanations into practice. Holding the Sanskrit version in his hands, Kumarajiva orally translated and explained the more than fifty parts of the text which comprise just The Scripture of Brahma’s Net . With the intent of Master and disciple being in accord, the eighty-one sections were respectfully written down as a separate Scripture consisting of a single chapter for circulation to the public, with the desire to help those sincerely aspiring to Buddhahood.