The Maharatnakuta Sutra is one of the five major sutra groups in the Mahayana canon. Of the two great schools of Buddhism, Mahayana has the greatest number of adherents worldwide---it prevails among the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, and Vietnamese---and contains within it a number of movements, notably Zen, which have been of growing interest in the West in recent decades. Yet despite this increased attention and enormous following, translations of Mahayana scriptures have been scarce and fragmentary; clearly , a comprehensive translation of a major work within the canon was called for.This volume addresses that need. It contains 22 of the 49 sutras of the Maharatnakuta (or "Treasury") Sutra, many translated for the first time in a Western language, selected and arranged to give the modern reader a progressive introduction to one of the world"s major religious traditions. Subjects covered include maya and miracles, the teachings on Consciousness, Emptiness, and monastic...