The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra

Known
in Chinese as
Hua-yen
and in Japanese as
Kegon-kyo,
the
Avatamsaka
Sutra,

or
Flower
Ornament Scripture,

is held in the highest regard and studied by Buddhists of all traditions.
Through its structure and symbolism, as well as through its concisely stated
principles, it conveys a vast range of Buddhist teachings.

This
one-volume edition contains Thomas Cleary's definitive translation of all
thirty-nine books of the sutra, along with an introduction, a glossary, and
Cleary's translation of Li Tongxuan's seventh-century guide to the final book,
the
Gandavyuha,
"Entry into the Realm of Reality."