The Research Of <Surangama Sutra>’s, Literature

The Surangama sutra，as one of the most Mahayana,take a special status in ChineseBuddhism. It has attracted extensive attention since it is interpreted. It has deep influenceon Zen Buddhism、Pure Land Buddhism、Vinaya、Tantric，it is considered as “cyclopaediain Chinese Buddhism”. The Surangama sutra has rich content and rigorous system, it isknown for delicate diction in the Chinese translation of Buddhist scriptures and has strongliterary flavor. In order to explore and highlight its unique charm of literature, this paperanalyses the Surangama sutra from the aspect of version、speech and structure.The Surangama sutra is comprised of10sections, more than70000words.With thepurpose of mental clarity, getting rid of delusion, understanding the karmic order andgradual enlightenment It takes “break false”、“smite evil”、“defeat devil” as the main shaft,moves around the huddle such as Find one ’s true self、Buddha of Tibetan. From theshallower to the deeper, with clear arrangement of ideas, it is full of resource and interest.The Surangama Sutra repeatedly elaborates the theory of nature mind so that it candistinguish true and delusion and rotary confuse to sense, it also provides realistic guidancefor Zen Buddhist practice. The Surangama Sutra exhaustively completes the practicetheory, the“Mahasthamaprapta Yuantong chapter” is one of The pure land of the fivebooks。It particularly affirmed the suggestible flexible method of the AvalokitesvaraBodhisattva and considered it round illumination of Samadhi, change yatha-pratyata, is themost suitable for Ananda and later Buddhists who want to achieve Bohdi.The discipline ofthe people use the most beneficial to their own practice to protect clean and bright heart,hold four different instruments."White as snow makes body and mind, since not allbranches. If it is not exempt from habitual, it should recite the Shurangama mantra andestablish three falls and practice the fifty-five true Bodhi Road.In the historical documents, the translation of Surangama Sutra is incomplete andcontradictory, this paper arranges the translators’ biographical information and analysesthe translation of Surangama Sutra with the combination of Buddhist history and thebackground of Surangama sutra translation. The language in Surangama Sutra isharmonious and slender, the texture is smooth and natural, and they make it become one ofthe most literary sutra. It is suspected the apocrypha several times because of its highlyrespected from the scholars. For thousands of years, the controversy of authenticity andfake never stopped and reached its climax at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Today, thedebate remains inconclusive, no matter how the authenticity it is, its influence on the Buddhist community and the cultural circles can’t be doubt. It was very popular for itslarge number of ingenious allegorical, clever issue, wise dialogue and the concise wordsand become the key source of the literary men’s inspiration. Review the Surangama Sutra,it integrates the text with a linear narrative structure, it expounds on mental clarity, gettingrid of delusion, understanding the karmic order, gradual enlightenment and other parts ofBuddhist logic. In the proper order of “experiencing the Dao”,“discussing the Dao”,“realizing the Dao”,“supporting the Dao”. The main story run through the whole sutra, thereinsertions of the sotry spread and stretch and form the frame structure of composite typeand insert type.