Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, Shurangama Sutra, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1981, 2nd ed., 2003. www.BTTSOnline.org  ISBN:    www.Amazon.com    This Sutra gives the most detailed explanation of the Buddha's teachings concerning the mind. It includes an analysis of where the mind is located, an explanation of the origin of the cosmos, a discussion of the specific workings of karma, the most powerful protective chant (Dharani) called the Shurangama Mantra (the longest Sanskrit [Siddham] mantra in all of Buddhism) a description of all the realms of existence, and an exposition on the fifty kinds of deviant samadhi-concentrations, which can delude us in our search for awakening. Also, in this Sutra twenty-five enlightened sages explain the methods they used to become enlightened. Set of eight volumes $90.00. Volume eight is available separately.