The Diamond Sutra

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The Sanskrit title of The Diamond Sutra translates as "the perfection of wisdom which cuts like a thunderbolt." It is a record of the sayings of Gautam the Buddha as recalled by his chief disciple, Ananda. Osho credits Buddha with having contributed a non-repressive and non-ideological religiousness, rather than a religion. And in these discourses he gently prises the essence of Buddha's message from the confines of the formal words.
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time period of Osho's original talks/writings
Dec 21, 1977 to Dec 31, 1977 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
11   (see table of contents)


editions

The Diamond Sutra

Discourses on the Vajrachchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra of Gautama the Buddha

Year of publication : 1979
Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
ISBN 0-88050-043-3 (Not all books have ISBN) (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 476
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
Edition notes : First edition March 1979, 5,000 copies. © Copyright 1979 by Rajneesh Foundation.
Size : 220 x 144 x 38 mm
Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Published by Ma Yoga Laxmi
Editing: Ma Yoga Pratima
Design: Sw Anand Yatri
Photography: Ma Prem Champa, Sw Krishna Bharti
Grateful acknowledgement is given to Buddhist Wisdom Books, Edward Conze, for the sutras quoted in this book.
Printed by: Vakil and Sons Ltd., 18 Ballard Estate, Bombay.
Introduction: Ma Yoga Pratima
  • Cover back & front.

    Cover back & front.

  • Inside cover front.

    Inside cover front.

  • Pages XII - XIII.

    Pages XII - XIII.

  • Pages XIV - XV.

    Pages XIV - XV.

  • Pages 4 - 5.

    Pages 4 - 5.

  • The Diamond Sutra

    Discourses on the Vajrachchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra of Gautama the Buddha

    Year of publication : 1999
    Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, India
    ISBN 81-7261-130-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 292
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
    Edition notes :

    The Diamond Sutra

    Discourses on the Vajrachchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra of Gautama the Buddha

    Year of publication : 2004
    Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, India
    ISBN 81-7261-130-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 292
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H
    Edition notes : Reprint

    The Diamond Sutra

    The Buddha also said …

    Year of publication : 2010
    Publisher : Watkins
    ISBN 9781906787639 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 256
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    The Diamond Sutra

    The Buddha also said …

    Year of publication : 2017
    Publisher : Watkins
    ISBN 9781848992528 (click ISBN to buy online)
    Number of pages : 250
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : E
    Edition notes :

    The Diamond Sutra

    Discourses on the Vajrachchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra of Gautama the Buddha

    Year of publication :
    Publisher : Osho Tapoban Publication
    ISBN
    Number of pages : 257
    Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
    Edition notes :

    table of contents

    editions 1979.03, 2017
    chapter titles
    discourses
    event location duration media
    1 That Realm of Nirvana 21 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 23min audio
    2 Love Released 22 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 6min audio
    3 The Wheel of Dhamma 23 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 9min audio
    4 From the Beyond 24 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 0h 59min audio
    5 The Taste of Enlightenment 25 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 19min audio
    6 Bodhisattvahood 26 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 25min audio
    7 A Dweller in Peace 27 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 15min audio
    8 Already Home 28 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 27min audio
    9 Pure Land Paradise 29 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 7min audio
    10 Utter Emptiness 30 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 23min audio
    11 The Fully Enlightened One 31 Dec 1977 am Buddha Hall, Poona 1h 23min audio