{"product_id":"the-skill-in-means-upayakausalya-sutra","title":"The Skill in Means (Upayakausalya) Sutra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rare sutra, ancient but timely, has long been treated with\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ecircumspection because of its liberal attitude toward sexuality and other\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eethical concerns. One of the original statements of the early Mahayana\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eSchool, it is here collated from Chinese and Tibetan translations, and from\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003epassages that remain in the original Sanskrit. Originally part of a larger\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003esutra on the six perfections that included the well-known perfection of\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eWisdom sutra, the Skill in Means sutra explicates the other five\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eperfections of the bodhisattva. The translator has traced its source to\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003everses of the Ratnagunasamcaya-gatha that have no counterpart in the\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ePerfection of Wisdom. The Skill in Means is also found as part of the\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eRatnakuta collection of sutras, under the title \"The Question of\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eJnanottara'.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eIn Part One, this Sutra establishes the liberal, even anti-monastic\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eobservance of Bodhisattva ethics, especially in matters of sexual\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003einvolvement, introducing 'skill in means' into the fabirc of Buddhist\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eethical life. Parts Two and Three constitute a reinterpretation of the life\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eof the Buddha, demonstrating his motivation by 'skill in means'; this is a\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eprimary source for the Buddhology of the Mahayana.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eThe older and newer versions are translated side by side; extant Sanskrit\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003epassages are included. An introduction places the text in historical and\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eliterary prospective. There are copious notes, indexes and a bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReview(s)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis little volume is a valuable contribution to the textual and doctrinal\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ehistory of early Mahayana Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e                  \u003cp\u003eJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author(s)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLBD PUBLICATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272751644970,"sku":"CRAZY-9789359035765","price":32.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/895_81f808e6-9604-41bb-bc68-f4f9c3b1050a.jpg?v=1773920624","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/the-skill-in-means-upayakausalya-sutra","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}