The Surangama Sutra is one of the major texts of Mahayana Buddhism.
According to tradition, it was translated in 705 from Sanskrit to Chinese. The original Sanskrit version has been lost.
It gradually became the object of particular interest for the masters of the Chan school, including Hsuan Hua 宣化 (1918-1995) and Charles Luk (1898-1978) who contributed greatly to its dissemination and understanding.
The salient points of the Sutra are:
The worthlessness of the (intellectual) study of the Dharma without the practice of Meditation and the respect of moral precepts.
The importance of not falling victim of delusion and demonic influence that may arise during meditation, and of fake self appointed masters and gurus
2 Translations side by side
I have put side by side two translations by Hsuan Hua 宣化 (1918-1995) and Charles Luk (1898-1978) into English of this sutra.
You can download them by clicking on the link:
