How Does One Practice The Sutra's

AllbuddhaBound

Is there a specific way one goes about it? Are their certain Sutras that should be practiced first?

I would appreciate any help I could get.

caz

Accordingly to the Great Masters there where two such schools of Mahayana each received from Shakyamuni Buddha and propergaited through the great Bodhisattva's Maitreya and Manjushri, They held the essence of all Buddha's great teachings Maitreya taught the vast path of the Mahayana and Manjushri the Profound path, Through their students the lineage of these most profound instructions of all sutra came directly into the hands of the great master Atisha who wrote a commentary to the Stages of the Vast and profound paths elaborating their hidden meaning to his students and so forth, These became known as the Lamrim teachings which literally translates as the stages of the path to Enlightenment, Many great masters have seen that these Sutra trainings are the essence of all 84,000 teachings of Buddha as they guide one from the very begining of entering the Buddhadharma to the profound meditations on Accomplishing the Bodhisattva grounds and paths. Without a clear guide Buddha's sutra teachings are hard to understand this is why the Text Atisha wrote is known as Lamp for the path because it illuminates how to practise the complete essentials, Many later commentaries expand vastly upon Atisha's profound works and are great guides for implementing and accomplishing the Buddha's intention in this life in this degenerate age the Lamrim is very essential if you wish to practise, This is what to practise it is clearly structured and changes your mind profoundly.

All the best.

Engyo

In the Lotus Sutra believers are encouraged to "keep, read, recite, expound and copy the Sutra". The practices of Nichiren Buddhism are designed around this encouragement.

Cloud

OP: If doing self-study, you can study the sutras/suttas in any order. If you find something difficult, or uncomfortable, keep returning to it; that means it is important. The real practice is the Noble Eightfold Path, but the sutras are your guide to better understanding that path.

BonsaiDoug

You can find a good study guide here: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/index.html

Jason

Allbuddha Bound wrote: »

Is there a specific way one goes about it? Are their certain Sutras that should be practiced first?

I would appreciate any help I could get.

Well, you can't go wrong with the MN 118 and DN 22.