Contents
The Questions of the Naga King SagaraiiRoot Text1Commentary29Lecture One30Oral Transmission Is Important32The Fundamental Study of the Buddhadharma Is Beneficial33Talks Between the Buddha and the Naga King Sagara36An Overview of This Sutra39Six Accomplishments of the Sutra42Phenomena, Karma, and the Mind46The Most Elegant and Magnificent Appearance54Karma Determines Appearances and Experiences61One Method to Uproot All Non-Virtuous Karma66Lecture Two70The Roots and Foundations of All Virtues74The Virtue of No Killing79The Virtue of No Stealing90The Virtue of No Sexual Misconduct96The Virtue of No Lying99The Virtue of No Meaningless Talk102The Virtue of No Harsh Words103The Virtue of No Divisive Talk107Lecture Three111The Virtue of No Malevolence114The Virtue of No Covetousness118The Virtue of No Wrong Views123The Karmic Retributions of the Ten Non-Virtues127The Adornment of the Ten Virtues with Generosity146Lecture Four148The Ten Virtues and the Practice for Rebirth in a Pure Land150The Adornment of the Ten Virtues with Generosity154The Adornment of the Ten Virtues with the Six Perfections168The Adornment of the Ten Virtues with Other Mahayana Practices174An Analogy for the Ten Virtues to Conclude the Sutra181