The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic

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"The Lotus Sutra is one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It has been a seminal work in the development of Buddhism through out East Asia, and by extension in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic setting, the Lotus Sutra places emphasis on skillfully doing whatever is needed to serve and compassionately care for others, on breaking down sharp distinctions between the ideals of the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to ...
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"The Lotus Sutra is one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It has been a seminal work in the development of Buddhism through out East Asia, and by extension in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic setting, the Lotus Sutra places emphasis on skillfully doing whatever is needed to serve and compassionately care for others, on breaking down sharp distinctions between the ideals of the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to postpone personal salvation until all beings may share it together, and especially on each and every being's innate capacity to become a buddha." This new translation takes particular care to appeal to readers with little or no familiarity with technical Buddhist vocabulary, and this volume includes the full "threefold" text of this classic.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780861715718
  • Publisher: Wisdom Publications MA
  • Publication date: 12/2/2008
  • Pages: 504
  • Sales rank: 427,873
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Table of Contents


The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings 21
1 Virtuous Conduct 23
2 Dharma Preaching 33
3 Ten Blessings 41 The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma 51
1 Introduction 53
2 Skillful Means 75
3 A Parable 103
4 Faith and Understanding 141
5 The Parable of the Plants 159
6 Assurance of Becoming a Buddha 169
7 The Parable of the Fantastic Castle-City 179
8 Assurance for the Five Hundred Disciples 207
9 Assurance for Arhats, Trained and in Training 219
10 Teachers of the Dharma 225
11 The Sight of the Treasure Stupa 235
12 Devadatta 247
13 Encouragement to Uphold the Sutra 255
14 Safe and Easy Practices 261
15 Springing Up from the Earth 279
16 The Lifetime of the Tathagata 291
17 The Variety of Blessings 301
18 Blessings of Responding with Joy 315
19 The Blessings of the Dharma Teacher 321
20 Never Disrespectful Bodhisattva 337
21 Divine Powers of the Tathagata 345
22 Entrustment 351
23 Previous Lives of Medicine King Bodhisattva 353
24 Wonderful Voice Bodhisattva 363
25 The Universal Gateway of the Bodhisattva Regarder of the Cries of the World 371
26 Incantations 381
27 The Previous Life of King Wonderfully Adorned 387
28 Encouragement of Universal Sage Bodhisattva 393 The Sutra of Contemplation of the Dharma Practice of Universal Sage Bodhisattva 399 Notes 425 Glossaries 429 Bibliography 475 Index 479
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