About this book
The Lotus Sutra is venerated by the Tiantai (天台), Huayan (華嚴), Pure Land (淨土宗), Chan (禪), Cheontae (천태종), Seon (선), Jogye (대한불교조계종), Taego (태고종), Tendai (天台宗), Zen (禅), Nichiren (日蓮仏教), Soka Gakkai (創価学会), Thiên Thai, Hoa Nghiêm, Thiền, and Tịnh Độ schools of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, among others.
Sanskrit: सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम् Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram (lit. Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma)
Chinese: 妙法蓮華經 Miàofǎ Liánhuá jīng (short: 法華經 Fǎhuá jīng). This is the title of Kumarajiva's Chinese translation. The characters mean: Subtle (妙) Dharma (法) Lotus (蓮) Exalted (華) Sutra (經). The title of Dharmaraksha's Chinese translation is 正法華經 (lit. True Dharma Exalted Sutra)
Korean: 묘법연화경 Myobeop Yeonhwa gyeong (short: 법화경 Beophwa gyeong)
Japanese: 妙法蓮華経 Myōhō Renge Kyō (short: Hoke-kyō)
Tibetan: དམ་ཆོས་པད་མ་དཀར་པོའི་མདོ dam chos padma dkar po'i mdo (THL: Damchö Pema Karpo'i do)
Vietnamese: Diệu pháp Liên hoa kinh (short: Pháp hoa kinh)
Tangut: Thyo tsye fa se ldwi rye
Translated by Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern. (Summary created by Geoffrey Edwards using Wikipedia)
Chapters
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- 1Chap. I Introductory1:03:09 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 2Chap. II Skilfulness1:02:29 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 3Chap. III A Parable Part 122:50 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 4Chap. III A Parable Part 253:08 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 5Chap. IV Disposition38:07 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 6Chap. V On Plants46:49 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 7Chap. VI Announcement of Future Destiny21:56 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 8Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 148:07 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 9Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 235:02 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 10Chap. VIII Announcement of the Future Destiny of the Five Hundred Monks28:22 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 11Chap. IX Announcement of the Future Destiny of Ananda, Rahula, and the Two Thousand Monks16:35 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 12Chap. X The Preacher26:33 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 13Chap. XI Apparition of a Stupa1:03:56 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 14Chap. XII Exertion13:09 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 15Chap. XIII Peaceful Life40:01 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 16Chap. XIV Issuing of Bodhisattvas From the Gaps of the Earth33:11 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 17Chap. XV Duration of the Life of the Tathagata23:45 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 18Chap. XVI Of Piety31:51 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 19Chap. XVII Indication of the Meritoriousness of Joyful Acceptance17:19 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 20Chap. XVIII The Advantages of a Religious Preacher42:36 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 21Chap. XIX Sadaparibhuta21:33 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 22Chap. XX Conception of the Transcendent Power of the Tathagatas15:27 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 23Chap. XXI Spells15:08 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 24Chap. XXII Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga42:04 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 25Chap. XXIII Gadgadasvara31:23 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 26Chap. XXIV Chapter Called That of the All-Sided One, Containing a Description of the Transformations of Avalokitesvara25:50 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 27Chap. XXV Ancient Devotion28:07 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 28Chap. XXVI Encouragement of Samantabhadra21:08 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
- 29Chap. XXVII The Period6:07 · read by Geoffrey Edwards
