The Sūtrapiṭaka. Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra. English Watson, Burton 1925-2017 translator Kumārajīva -412? translator text nyu 1993 monographic eng chi san

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xxix, 359 pages ; 23 cm Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutra has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon. The object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world, it has had a profound impact on the great works of Japanese and Chinese literature, attracting more commentary than any other Buddhist scripture. As Watson notes in the introduction to his remarkable translation, " The Lotus Sutra is not so much an integral work as a collection of religious texts, an anthology of sermons, stories, and devotional manuals, some speaking with particular force to persons of one type or in one set of circumstances, some to those of another type or in other circumstances. This is no doubt why it has had such broad and lasting appeal over the ages and has permeated so deeply into the cultures that have been exposed to it translated by Burton Watson. Includes index. 294.3/82 9780231081610 92038410 DLC 921007 20260810091838.0 3924683 eng