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Religions· 2026Q1

Mastering Tradition: Desire and Overcoming in the Diamond Sūtra and the Gospel of Mark

Alan Cole

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The Diamond Sūtra and the Gospel of Mark are presented as tradition-making machines that leverage reader desire to encourage discarding old convictions and adopting the text as the sole solution to religious problems.

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