Mahayana Mahaparinibana Sutra

 

Mahayana Mahaparinibana Sutra

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The Nirvana Sutra evidently has some importance for any discussion of the Tathāgatagarbha and Buddha-nature (buddha-dhātu) doctrines.

The full seeing of the Buddha-nature ushers in Liberation from all suffering, and effects final deliverance into the realm of Great Nirvana (maha-nirvana). This "True Self" or "Great Self" of the nirvanic realm is said to be sovereign, to be attained on the morning of Buddhahhood, and to pervade all places like space.

Compare with lotus sutra , I have to say this similarities between these two sturas because both of then talking about the end of life and suffering however the more clear reason in lotus sutra presents itself as a discourse delivered by the Buddha toward the end of his life. The ultimate teaching of the sutra is implied to the reader that "full Buddhahood" is only arrived at by exposure to the truths expressed implicitly in the Lotus Sutra

Lotus Sutra is the idea that the Buddha is an eternal entity, who achieved nirvana eons ago, but willingly chose to remain in the cycle of rebirth (samsara) to help teach beings the Dharma time and again. The Lotus Sutra also indicates (in Chapter 4) that emptiness is not the ultimate vision to be attained by the aspirant Bodhisattva: the attainment of Buddha Wisdom is indicated to be a bliss-bestowing treasure that transcends seeing all as merely empty or merely labeled.

This Nivarna sutra is the study of what can be called Nirvana Sutra Buddhism or Tathagatagarbha Buddhism. It is a very positive, balanced, faith-promoting and spiritually affirmative manifestation of Buddhism, which recognizes the hidden reality of the unconditioned, egoless Buddha-Self in all beings. That Self of the Buddha is a mystery, beyond the reach and grasp of the samsaric intellect: while the Buddha-Self is real, it is certainly not comparable to our worldly, selfish self (ego) and cannot truly be captured within the net of words or concepts. Yet it is the only enduring Truth that can ever be found. This sutra leads us to the Ultimate Truth and indicate the Path to tread for an Awakening into Reality s presence, which is all-pervading and eternal. That eternally present Truth is the sole genuine Reality.

Another important points is the pure Dharma it is also known as the true Dharma. Also, one should know the Eternal, Blissful, the Self and the Pure." know the Eternal, Bliss, Self, and the Pure."

The clear mention is be happy.Do not go away empty-handed. Adorn your own selves with various virtues and rare gems, protected by the bulwarks and moats of the precepts [shila], meditation [dhyana] and Wisdom [prajna] - this castle of Buddhist teaching."Do not accept or go for what is false. Do not be satisfied with a low mind.

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