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Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra Chapter 3 A parable written by Hsüan Hua and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddha explains the purpose of his teachings by means of an analogy of an elder who tries to rescue five hundred children who are absorbed in play in a burning house.

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Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra A parable written by Hsüan Hua and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chapter Twelve, the Buddha reveals that Devadatta was once his teacher in a former life, and then bestows a prediction of Buddhahood on him. The eight-year-old Dragon Girl becomes a Buddha. In Chapter Thirteen, the Buddha bestows predictions of Buddhahood on Bhikshunis.

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Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra written by Hsüan Hua and published by Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. This book was released on 1977 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four of the Buddha's foremost Arhat disciples relate a parable about a prodigal son to express their joy upon hearing that they, too, can become Buddhas in the future.

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Download or read book The Lotus Sutra Saddharma Pundarika Annotated Edition written by Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most popular and influential Mahāyāna sūtras, and the basis on which the Tiantai and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahāyāna, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism. Another concept introduced by the Lotus Sutra is the idea that the Buddha is an eternal entity, who achieved nirvana eons ago, but willingly chose to remain in the cycle of rebirth (samsara) to help teach beings the Dharma time and again. (courtesy of wikipedia.com) Contents: Buddhism The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarîka) Chapter I. Introductory. Chapter Ii. Skilfulness Chapter Iii. A Parable. Chapter Iv. Disposition. Chapter V. On Plants. Chapter Vi. Announcement Of Future Destiny. Chapter Vii. Ancient Devotion. Chapter Viii. Announcement Of The Future Destiny Of The Five Hundred Monks. Chapter Ix. Announcement Of The Future Destiny Of Ânanda, Rahula, And The Two Thousand Monks. Chapter X. The Preacher. Chapter Xi. Apparition Of A Stûpa. Chapter Xii. Exertion. Chapter Xiii. Peaceful Life. Chapter Xiv. Issuing Of Bodhisattvas From The Gaps Of The Earth. Chapter Xv. Duration Of Life Of The Tathâgata. Chapter Xvi. Of Piety. Chapter Xvii. Indication Of The Meritoriousness Of Joyful Acceptance. Chapter Xviii. The Advantages Of A Religious Preacher. Chapter Xix. Sadâparibhûta. Chapter Xx. Conception Of The Transcendent Power Of The Tathâgatas. Chapter Xxi. Spells. Chapter Xxii. Ancient Devotion Of Bhaishagyarâga. Chapter Xxiii. Gadgadasvara. Chapter Xxiv. Chapter Called That Of The All-Sided One, Containing A Description Of The Transformations Of Avalokitesvara. Chapter Xxv. Ancient Devotion. Chapter Xxvi. Encouragement Of Samantabhadra. Chapter Xxvii. The Period (Of The Law, Dharmaparyâya).

Download or read book The Lotus Sutra written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It's a seminal work in the development of Buddhism throughout 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 distinctions between the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to postpone salvation until all beings may share it, and especially on each and every being's innate capacity to become a buddha. Gene Reeves's new translation appeals to readers with little or no familiarity with technical Buddhist vocabulary, as well as long-time practitioners and students. In addition, this remarkable volume includes the full "threefold" text of this classic.

Download or read book A Guide to the Threefold Lotus Sutra written by Niwano, N. and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, readily understandable book is designed as a guide to one of the supreme scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism: the Threefold Lotus Sutra. With careful consideration of the relationships among the 32 chapters, the author outlines the contents and explains the major points.

Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra written by Kuo-lin Lethcoe and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Introduction to the Lotus Sutra written by Shinjō Suguro and published by Jain Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many Buddhists, The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important, if not the most important, sutras in the Buddhist canon. To the beginning student of Buddhism, however, The Lotus Sutra often presents a difficult challenge. For this reason, the authors have developed "An Introduction" to The Lotus Sutra, making it easy to understand this central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism.

Download or read book The Stories of the Lotus Sutra written by Gene Reeves and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories are ancient and wondrous tools with the mysterious power to transform lives. And the stories and parables of the Lotus Sutra-one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts-are among the most fascinating and dramatic. In this fun, engaging, and plain-English book, Gene Reeves-the translator of Wisdom's critically acclaimed and bestselling edition of the Lotus Sutra-presents the most memorable and remarkable of the Lotus Sutra's many stories and parables, along with a distillation of his decades of reflection on them in an accessible, inspiring, and naturally illuminating way. The Stories of the Lotus Sutra is the perfect companion to Reeve's breathtaking translation of this scriptural masterpiece as well as a thoroughly enjoyable stand-alone volume for those who want to bring the inspiring teachings of the bodhisattva path into their daily lives.

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Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra written by Hsüan Hua and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra Ch 20 Never slighting Bodhisattva Ch 21 The spiritual powers of the thus come one Ch 22 The entrustment Ch 23 The former deeds of Medicine King Bodhisattva Ch 24 Bodhisattva wondrous sound written by Hsüan Hua and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chapter Twenty, Shakyamuni Buddha tells about one of his former lives. In Chapter Twenty-one, the Bodhisattvas promise to propagate this Sutra. In Chapter Twenty-two, the Buddha entrusts the Dharma to them. Chapter Twenty-three describes how Medicine King Bodhisattva used his body as an offering to this Sutra in past lives. In Chapter Twenty-four, the Bodhisattva Wondrous Sound arrives from a distant land to make offerings.

Download or read book The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra Ch 15 Welling forth from the earth Ch 16 The thus come one s life span written by Hsüan Hua and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chapter Fifteen, countless Bodhisattvas come forth from the earth, present themselves before the Buddha, and express concern as to his well-being. Maitreya asks where they came from, and the Buddha explains that he taught and transformed them after he attained annutarasamyaksambodhi. In Chapter Sixteen, the Buddha resolves the doubts of the great assembly by explaining that he actually became a Buddha countless eons ago and only manifests quiescence in order to awaken beings.