Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Roll 1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Expedient Devices -- Roll 2 -- 3. Parable -- 4. Belief and Understanding -- Roll Three -- 5. Medicinal Herbs -- 6. Bestowal of Prophecy -- 7. Parable of the Conjured City -- Roll 4 -- 8. Receipt of Prophecy by Five Hun...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Columbia University Press
[1976]
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| In: | Year: 1976 |
| Series/Journal: | Records of Civilization. Sources and Studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Sacred Writings / Buddhism / RELIGION
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780231927482 |
| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Roll 1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Expedient Devices -- Roll 2 -- 3. Parable -- 4. Belief and Understanding -- Roll Three -- 5. Medicinal Herbs -- 6. Bestowal of Prophecy -- 7. Parable of the Conjured City -- Roll 4 -- 8. Receipt of Prophecy by Five Hundred Disciples -- 9. Prophecies Conferred on Learners and Adepts -- 10. Preachers of Dharma -- Roll 5 -- 12. Devadatta -- 13. Fortitude -- 14. Comfortable Conduct -- 15. Welling Up out of the Earth -- Roll 6 -- 16. The Life-span of the Thus Come One -- 17. Discrimination of Merits -- 18. The Merits of Appropriate Joy -- 19. The Merits of the Dharma-Preacher -- Roll 7 -- 20. The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging -- 21. The Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One -- 22. Entrustment -- 23. The Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King -- 24. The Bodhisattva Fine Sound -- Roll 8 -- 25. The Gateway to Everywhere of the Bodhisattva He Who Observes the Sounds of the World -- 26. Dhāranī -- 27. The Former Affairs of the King Fine Adornment -- 28. The Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universally Worthy -- Glossary -- Notes on the Sanskrit Text -- Index Presents the translation of the Lotus Sutra as a major religious scripture based on scholarly study but written for the general reader. The version translated is that of Kumarajiva from about 400 AD |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 0231890265 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7312/hurv92748 |