Dear Stephen,

Thanks for the clarification.

Your translation must be the text of the Nirvana School in China then.

Sukhi.

Piya

Stephen Hodge wrote:

> Dear Piya,
>
> Thanks for the Yin-shun URL.
>
> > Do you intend to publish your translation, or may I request you send me a
> > copy?
> Yes, I do hope to publish it eventually but I could also send you a copy for
> your private use. However, pls note the following:
>
> > I have Waldschmidt's Skt edition, too.
> A common confusion ! Waldschmidt's edition is the Sarvastivadin MPS, while
> mine is the Mahayana MPS -- a completely different text with little obvious
> connection to earlier MPSs. It teaches the eternal nature of the Tathagata,
> the inherence of Buddha-nature / Tathagata-garbha in all beings, and the
> existence of a true self. It is also highly significant for its
> sociological information about the presumable state of Buddhism in India
> around the C2nd CE or earlier, with its critiques of lax interpretations of
> the Vinaya and also intriguing hints about the orgins of Mahayana.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge
>
>
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