{"product_id":"unhindered-freedom","title":"Unhindered Freedom \/ deluxe limited edition","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eA limited deluxe hardcover edition of 108 copies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eISBN 978-1-998248-24-7 \/ 214 pages \/ full colour throughout \/ 7.5\" x 9.25\" \/ Available November 24, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eWe are pleased to present this translation of seven early texts from the proto-Tantric literature surrounding the esoteric forms of Avalokiteśvara which ultimately came to be associated with the six realms in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe collection includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe Sūtra of the Dhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei Which Implores \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara Bodhisattva to Dispel the Harmful Effects of Poison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSūtra of the Vast, Perfect, Unhindered, Great, Compassionate Heart Dhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei of the Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara Bodhisattva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe Ritual Methods of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Cintama\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei Recitations and The Ritual Methods of Offerings and Recitations for the Revelation of the Divine Powers of Noble Hayagriva, the Awesome Ferocious King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe Miraculous Dhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSūtra of the Eleven-Faced \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara, as Taught by the Buddha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSūtra of the Heart Dhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei of the Unfailing Rope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSūtra of the Great, Extremely Pure Dhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei, the Heart of the Mother of Seven Hundred Million Buddhas, as Taught by the Buddha, Śakyamuni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p3\"\u003eThe \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSūtra of the Secretly Stored Cintama\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003eicakra Dhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003ei, the Miraculous Mantra, as Taught by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara Bodhisattva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThese texts are presented in accessible English, with Sanskrit mantras and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003edhara\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eṇ\u003c\/span\u003eis, and with an introduction and footnotes provided by the translators. The text also includes examples of Siddham script seed syllables associated with each form of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAs a collection, these texts provide a window into the early Tantric traditions surrounding the bodhisattva, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvalokiteśvara, and the many ways that this bodhisattva, as well as her\/his devotees, understood and expressed compassionate awareness and activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEishin Fuminobu Komura worked as an engineer for a multinational company. After retiring, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from Naropa University. Until 2024, he served as an interfaith Buddhist chaplain at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2014, he was ordained as a priest in the Japanese Tendai School of Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShōnen Thomas DeZauche holds a Master of Religious Studies degree with an emphasis in Sanskrit from Naropa University. In 2016, he received ordination (Tokudo) from Ven. Shoshin Ichishima of the Japanese Tendai School. After ten years in academia, he now works as an interfaith Buddhist chaplain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUMERU BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67726191001705,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/2728\/files\/Freedomfront.png?v=1792426259","url":"https:\/\/sumeru-books.com\/products\/unhindered-freedom","provider":"SUMERU BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}