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The Lotus Sutra is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist scriptures. Composed in India in the first centuries of the Common Era, it is renowned for its inspiring message that all beings are destined for supreme enlightenment. Here, Donald Lopez provides an engaging and accessible biography of thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Lives of great religious books.
Subjects:
Tripiṭaka. > Sūtrapiṭaka. > Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra.
Tripiṭaka. > Sūtrapiṭaka. > Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra
Mahayana Buddhism > Sacred books.
Mahayana Buddhism > Sacred books > History.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Buddhism > History.
Mahayana Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism > Sacred books
Sacred works
History
Sacred books
Sacred works.
Livres sacrés.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Plot Summary
  • Chapter 2. The Lotus Sūtra in India
  • Chapter 3. The Lotus Sūtra in China
  • Chapter 4. The Lotus Sūtra in Japan
  • Chapter 5. Across the Atlantic
  • Chapter 6. The Lotus Sūtra in the Twentieth Century
  • Chapter 7. Across the Pacific
  • Notes
  • Index.

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