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Most religions have religious texts they view as sacred. Many religions and spiritual movements believe that their sacred texts are wholly divine or spiritually inspired in origin. Monotheistic religions often view their sacred texts as the "Word of God", often feeling that the texts are inspired by God. Even non-believers often capitalize the names of sacred scriptures as a mark of respect or tradition. Another interpretation of the "Word of God" is that it was with the power of the Word that God brought into existence Heaven and Earth, and that this power continues to maintain a balance (i.e the movement of the planets and stars, cycles of nature). This is akin to the concept of the Greek Logos or the Chinese Tao.
The Rigveda of Hinduism was likely composed between roughly 1500–1300 BCE, making it one of the world's oldest religious texts. The oldest portions of the Zoroastrian Avesta are believed to have been transmitted orally for centuries before they found written form, and although widely differing dates for Gathic Avestan (the language of the oldest texts) have been proposed, scholarly consensus floats at around 1000 BCE (roughly contemporary to the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit).
The first printed scripture for wide distribution to the masses was The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture, printed in the year 868 CE.
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we get the scriptures. we get access to the very Words of God. that is stinkin exciting.
ZachBarton (Zach Barton) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:05:36 -0000
we get the scriptures. we get access to the very Words of God. that is stinkin exciting.
@m4zdaman god didn't create the scriptures, man did. you are living out someone else's prejudices. please consider that. <3
RioPuerco (River of Pork) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:51:57 -0000
@m4zdaman god didn't create the scriptures, man did. you are living out someone else's prejudices. please consider that. <3
Life's great when its simple: go to the gym, read scriptures, write songs, make money.
DenverJPorter (Denver James Porter) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:51:27 -0000
Life's great when its simple: go to the gym, read scriptures, write songs, make money.
@brobyrd "As I read the Scriptures I see They were given by inspiration not given inspiration." GOOD POINT!
preachermbc (Corey Seulean) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:34:50 -0000
@brobyrd "As I read the Scriptures I see They were given by inspiration not given inspiration." GOOD POINT!
@BobGraySr - As I read the Scriptures I see They were given by inspiration not given inspiration.
brobyrd (Gary Byrd ) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:15:56 -0000
@BobGraySr - As I read the Scriptures I see They were given by inspiration not given inspiration.
@MariaFowler babe there's loads of bible scriptures in it have a closer look
hayley_allen (hayley allen) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:09:29 -0000
@MariaFowler babe there's loads of bible scriptures in it have a closer look
Asian Classics Input Project - Description of ACIP's mission to preserve and make Eastern scriptural texts available in computerized form. A selection of texts from the Kangyur, Tengyur, and Sungbum, in Romanized Tibetan and Tibetan script are available to read or download. The site includes graphics of woodblock prints, reference materials, Tibetan Font software, catalogs, and a version of the Blue Annals in English.
Dzogchen Texts in Translation - A gathering of texts by various authors including Mipham Rinpoche, Garab Dorje, Dudjom Rinpoche, and Nyoshul Khenpo.
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Great Treasures of Ancient Teachings, a Presentation - A detailed description of a project to collect and preserve Nyingma scriptures. Many sample pages and illustrations.
Heart Sutra - The Heart of Wisdom (Mahaprajnaparamita Hridaya)in Tibetan script, Tibetan transliteration, Tibetan-English literal translation, and English gloss, with recordings in WAV and RealAudio formats (pronunciation is Ladakhi/Western Tibetan.) Recorded at Ridzong Gompa, Ladakh, July 1982.
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Heart Sutra Tibetan-English with Sound Clips in Tibetan - The Heart Sutra (Heart of Wisdom) Parallel Tibetan and English, with recorded Tibetan audio clips of each page.
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Heart-Essence of the Great Masters - By His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche.
Homage to the twenty-one Taras - The verses of praise to the twenty-one forms of Tara.
Meta Description: [ The 21 Taras. ]
Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive - Founded by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, to make available the collected works of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa. Contains biographies of the Lamas as well as many teachings by them.
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Lankavatara Sutra - Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
Lotsawa House - An expanding collection of translations of Buddhist texts from Tibetan into English (and other languages.)
Meta Description: [ Tibetan Buddhist Texts - Lotsawa House is a virtual library providing free translations of important texts of Tibetan Buddhism ]
Patrul Rinpoche: Advice from Me to Myself - A prayer written by Dzogchen master Patrul Rinpoche. Translation by Constance Wilkinson. Available in English and Portuguese.
Meta Description: [ Enlightened vagabond, Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887), Dzogchen master of Eastern Tibet cuts through all sidetracks on the buddhist path and gets right to the point. ]
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Selections from Tibetan Buddhist Texts - Brief extracts on Dzogchen, Mahamudra, the Bardo state, the Sakya traditions, and other topics. By Milarepa, Niguma, Tsong Khapa, et al.
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Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara in Tibetan - The complete Tibetan text of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara, or Guide to the Bodhisattva's way of life in .pdf format. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.]
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Shantideva's Bodhisattva-caryavatara and Commentary, Drops of Nectar - BIONA Books presents Shantideva's Bodhisattva-caryavatara, with a commentary, Drops of Nectar, by Khenpo Kunpal, and oral commentary by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche.
Teachings on Buddhism and Buddhist Meditation - Archive of teachings on Buddhism and meditation by Shenpen Hookham, including email teachings and transcripts of spoken teachings
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The Heart of the Prajna Paramita Sutra - Translation into English.
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The Heart Sutra - The sutra in Tibetan script (.pdf, .gif, and MS Word format), Tibetan transliteration, Sanskrit, English, Korean, and Spanish. Links to other sites.
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The Heart Sutra in Tibetan - English Transliteration
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The Heart Sutra in Tibetan Script - The Heart Sutra in Tibetan
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The Kingdom of Samantabhadra - A Prayer To Recognize My Own Faults and Keep in Mind the Objects of Refuge by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, translated from the Tibetan by Bhakha Tulku and Constance Wilkinson.
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The Manifestation of Compassionate Activity - From a public talk given by His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa in 1980.
The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines - The Prajnaparamita Sutra in 8,000 Lines, translated by Dr. Edward Conze; updated and reinterpreted by Richard Babcock (Copper).
The Seven Points of Mind Training (Tonglen) - Atisha's verses on exchanging self for others, with commentaries by Osho (Rajneesh), Chogyam Trungpa, Pema Chodron, Jamgon Kontrul, and Alan Wallace.
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The Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices - The text in Tibetan and English. Tibetan only version in .pdf format; Tibetan and English version in a series of .gif files. [Adobe Acrobat required for .pdf file.]
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Ebook and Video - The Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Intermediate State, also known as the Bardo Thodol. The Evans-Wentz edition.
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Transitions to the Otherworld - A list of Tibetan volumes of the Bardo Throdrol and related Bon texts. Summary and explanation of contents.
Tibetan Book of the Dead - Bardo Thotrol - Bardo Thodol - The Evans-Wentz / Kazi Dawa-Samdup translation in two parts, followed by a modern reworking of the text.
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Tibetan Buddhist Resource center - An encyclopedic database of Himalayan scriptures from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Texts are available for purchase on CD's.
What A Bodhisattva Does - Thirty-seven Practices by Ngulchu Thogme, translated from the Tibetan by Constance Wilkinson and Kiki Ekselius.
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