What is Diamond Sutra?
'Sutra' is an ancient Indian word meaning a sort of classical text, and it was later taken up by the Buddhists when Buddhism came into India after the birth of the Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha. And it got used in Buddhism to mean the words, the sermons, the lectures of the Historical Buddha himself. So all sutra are supposedly sermons, lectures of the Buddha, so they always start off with a little description of where the Historical Buddha is lecturing, and the sort of crowd that's listening to him. They start with the Buddha's speech.
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How to be one with everything?
The Diamond Sutra is about the essential meaning of Buddhism, that of non-duality: the fact that there are no individual existences in this world. That all is an illusion: we just think we exist as individuals but we don't, in fact, we're in a state of complete non-duality: there are no individuals, no sentient beings. So Subhuti asks these questions of the Buddha and the Buddha explains and so the Sutra explains this essential teaching of Buddhism.
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The Translations
These are the translations of the Diamond Sutra which is from http://www.diamond-sutra.com/diamond_sutra_translation.html
Chapter 1 - This is what I heard.
Chapter 2 - Subhuti, who was sitting in the congregation, rose from his seat...
Chapter 3 - All living beings, whether born from eggs, from the womb...
Chapter 4 - In the practice of compassion and charity a disciple should be detached...
Chapter 5 - Can the Buddha be recognized by means of his bodily form?
Chapter 6 - In the future, if a person hears this teaching...
Chapter 7 - Subhuti, has the Buddha arrived at the highest, most fulfilled...
Chapter 8 - If a person filled over ten thousand galaxies with the seven treasures...
Chapter 9 - Does one who has entered the stream which flows to enlightenment...
Chapter 10 - When I was in a previous life, with Dipankara Buddha...
Chapter 11 - Subhuti, if there were as many Ganges rivers as...
Chapter 12 - Subhuti, if any person in any place were to teach even four lines ...
Chapter 13 - By what name shall we know this Sutra, so that it can be honored...
Chapter 14 - Subhuti had understood its profound meaning and was moved to tears...
Chapter 15 - If on the one hand, a son or daughter of a good family gives up...
Chapter 16 - Furthermore, Subhuti, if a good man or good woman who accepts...
Chapter 17 - At that time, the venerable Subhuti then asked the Buddha...
Chapter 18 - Does the Buddha have human eyes?
Chapter 19 - If a follower were to give away enough treasures to fill 3,000 universes...
Chapter 20 - Subhuti, what do you think, should one look for Buddha...
Chapter 21 - Subhuti, do not maintain that the Buddha has this thought...
Chapter 22 - Subhuti again asked, "Blessed lord, when you attained complete...
Chapter 23 - What I have attained in total Enlightenment is the same as others...
Chapter 24 - Subhuti, if a person collected treasures as high as 3,000 of the highest...
Chapter 25 - Subhuti, do not say that the Buddha has the idea, 'I will lead all...
Chapter 26 - Is it possible to recognize the Buddha by the 32 physical marks?
Chapter 27 - However, Subhuti, if you think that the Buddha realizes the highest...
Chapter 28 - Subhuti, if someone gives treasures equal to the number of sands...
Chapter 29 - Subhuti, if any person were to say that the Buddha is now coming or...
Chapter 30 - Subhuti, if any good person, either man or woman, were to take 3,000...
Chapter 31 - If any person were to say that the Buddha, in his teachings, has...
Chapter 32 - Subhuti, if anyone gave to the Buddha an immeasurable quantity of the...
Chapter 1 - This is what I heard.
Chapter 2 - Subhuti, who was sitting in the congregation, rose from his seat...
Chapter 3 - All living beings, whether born from eggs, from the womb...
Chapter 4 - In the practice of compassion and charity a disciple should be detached...
Chapter 5 - Can the Buddha be recognized by means of his bodily form?
Chapter 6 - In the future, if a person hears this teaching...
Chapter 7 - Subhuti, has the Buddha arrived at the highest, most fulfilled...
Chapter 8 - If a person filled over ten thousand galaxies with the seven treasures...
Chapter 9 - Does one who has entered the stream which flows to enlightenment...
Chapter 10 - When I was in a previous life, with Dipankara Buddha...
Chapter 11 - Subhuti, if there were as many Ganges rivers as...
Chapter 12 - Subhuti, if any person in any place were to teach even four lines ...
Chapter 13 - By what name shall we know this Sutra, so that it can be honored...
Chapter 14 - Subhuti had understood its profound meaning and was moved to tears...
Chapter 15 - If on the one hand, a son or daughter of a good family gives up...
Chapter 16 - Furthermore, Subhuti, if a good man or good woman who accepts...
Chapter 17 - At that time, the venerable Subhuti then asked the Buddha...
Chapter 18 - Does the Buddha have human eyes?
Chapter 19 - If a follower were to give away enough treasures to fill 3,000 universes...
Chapter 20 - Subhuti, what do you think, should one look for Buddha...
Chapter 21 - Subhuti, do not maintain that the Buddha has this thought...
Chapter 22 - Subhuti again asked, "Blessed lord, when you attained complete...
Chapter 23 - What I have attained in total Enlightenment is the same as others...
Chapter 24 - Subhuti, if a person collected treasures as high as 3,000 of the highest...
Chapter 25 - Subhuti, do not say that the Buddha has the idea, 'I will lead all...
Chapter 26 - Is it possible to recognize the Buddha by the 32 physical marks?
Chapter 27 - However, Subhuti, if you think that the Buddha realizes the highest...
Chapter 28 - Subhuti, if someone gives treasures equal to the number of sands...
Chapter 29 - Subhuti, if any person were to say that the Buddha is now coming or...
Chapter 30 - Subhuti, if any good person, either man or woman, were to take 3,000...
Chapter 31 - If any person were to say that the Buddha, in his teachings, has...
Chapter 32 - Subhuti, if anyone gave to the Buddha an immeasurable quantity of the...