The Lotus Sutra

by Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research

Translated from the Chinese by The Lotus Sutra (Taisho No. 262), translated by Tsugunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama from the fifth-century Chinese version by the scholar-monk Kumarajiva, is one of the most important and revered texts in East Asian Buddhism. With its vivid descriptions of cosmic events and large cast of characters, the Saddharmapundarika-sutra (Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Fine Dharma) unfolds like a magnificent drama. Its twenty-eight chapters offer a combination of doctrine, teachings, stories and parables, devotional practices, and portraits of the many Buddhas and bodhisattvas that inhabit the world of the Lotus Sutra. This text presents an emerging Mahayana vision that affirms the possibility of enlightenment for all. [ Miao-fa-lien-hua-ching] [ Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo]

Genres: Buddhism

362 pages, Hardcover

First published March 23, 2007

Reviews

[Marsha Altman]

This book is for Buddhists who have been instructed to read it or academics looking to expand their knowledge of Mahayana Buddhism. I can't really recommend it for anyone else.

[Billy Rubin]

It will take many kojis of kalpas to understand all of what I just read