diamond sutra

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Definition of diamond sutra in English English dictionary

in full Diamond-Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra Wisdom text of Mahayana Buddhism. It was composed AD 300 and translated into Chinese AD 400. The best known of the wisdom texts contained in the Prajnaparamita, it is written in the form of a dialogue between the Buddha Gautama and a questioning disciple. The work emphasizes the transitory nature of the material world and suggests that spiritual fulfillment can be attained only by transcending ephemeral phenomena and abandoning rationalism

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Dia·mond su·tra