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Shastra

Shastra is a Sanskrit term which can refer either to a commentary on one of the Sutras or to an independent Treatise on some aspect or aspects of the Buddha Dharma.

“Shastras are discussions. First of all, they tell what is right and what is wrong. Right is right and wrong is definitely wrong. One must not take what is right as wrong, nor should one take what is wrong as right. And so we should discuss things and in this way come to understand them clearly. For people who leave the home-life (Sangha of Bhikshus and Bhikshunis), cultivation is right and failing to cultivate is wrong.

“The second thing which Shastras discuss is what is deviant and what is proper. What is deviant is definitely deviant and what is proper is decidedly proper. You must not take what is deviant and consider it to be proper, nor take what is proper and consider it deviant. That's another reason why there must be discussions.

“The third reason for discussion is to distinguish good and evil. Good is good and evil is evil. You cannot regard what is good as being evil, nor regard what is evil as being good.

“The fourth function of Shastras is to discuss cause and effect. A cause is decidedly a cause and an effect is definitely an effect. You can't call a cause an effect, nor an effect a cause. You must make your discriminations clearly.

“The fifth aspect of Shastras is to clarify defilement and purity. defilement is defilement and purity is purity. You must not take defilement to be purity or purity to be defilement. You must not be upside-down. And so what Shastras do is discriminate these clearly.” (HD 7)

1) Chinese: lun ; 2) Sanskrit: Shastra; 3) Pali ; 4) Alternate translations: discourse; commentary; Treatise, discussion.

See Also: Tripitaka, Abhidharma, Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva Way, Nalanda Acharyas, Nagarjuna, Arydeva, Chandrakirti, Chandragomin, Shantideva, Kamalashila, Asanga, Vasubandhu, Dharmakirti, Atisha, Hsuan Hua, Tsong Khapa, Hui Neng

BTTS References: HD 6-8.

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Secondary Fair Use Compilation Source: The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism, 2nd ed., San Francisco, California: Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada, 1998: http://www.budaedu.org.tw

Secondary Fair Use Compilation Source: Muller, Charles, editor, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism [DDB], Toyo Gakuen University, Japan, 2007: Username is “guest”, with no password. http://buddhism-dict.net/ddb - Based in large part on the Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms with Sanskrit and English Equivalents (by Soothill and Hodous) Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1997.

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