{"product_id":"the-diamond-sutra-chin-kang-ching","title":"Das Diamant-Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if wisdom means learning to hold a belief without gripping it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) is a short scripture of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. In its opening scene, the Buddha stays at Jeta Grove near Shravasti, and his senior disciple Subhuti asks how to steady the mind. Their conversation explores what it means to help others, give, and teach without clinging to what we think we know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditionally received as the words of the Buddha, this text belongs to the Perfection of Wisdom literature. Its Sanskrit title includes the words Diamond Cutter: an image of wisdom cutting through illusion. Through a looping pattern of saying and unsaying, the dialogue tests what can be held firmly—even teachings themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA question about stillness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Begin with Subhuti’s question about steadying the mind in the quiet setting of Jeta Grove.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHelp without holding on\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the puzzling call to help every living being while seeing no one helped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTeachings as rafts\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how the dialogue asks readers to use teachings without gripping them as fixed truths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWisdom that cuts\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the central image of diamond-like wisdom and its power, within the text, to cut illusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe value of sharing\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover why the sutra places such great value on sharing even a brief passage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about Buddhist thought, Zen, or emptiness, and anyone who enjoys short, puzzling texts rather than a straightforward argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let Subhuti’s question draw you into the conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534669578588,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01544_en_ebook-front_c06.jpg?v=1792175039","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/das-diamant-sutra-chin-kang-ching","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}