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Diamond Sutra

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Diamond Sutra

 in full Diamond-Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

Wisdom text of Mahayana Buddhism. It was composed c. AD 300 and translated into Chinese c. 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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