Readings of the Lotus Sutra - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen Teiser, Jacqueline StoneSeries:Columbia Readings of Buddhist LiteraturePublish date:2009-07-29Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231142892ISBN-10:231142897UPC:9780231142892Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Asia, HistoriographyBook Topic:Sacred Writings, SouthSize:8.94 x 6.04 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCCK550YRS
The Lotus Sutra proclaims that a unitary intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings and promises that all people without exception can achieve supreme awakening. Establishing the definitive guide to this profound text, specialists in Buddhist philosophy, art, and history of religion address the major ideas and controversies surrounding the Lotus Sutra and its manifestations in ritual performance, ascetic practice, visual representations, and social action across history. Essays survey the Indian context in which the sutra was produced, its compilation and translation history, and its influence across China and Japan, among many other issues. The volume also includes a Chinese and Japanese character glossary, notes on Western translations of the text, and a synoptic bibliography.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231142892ISBN-10:231142897UPC:9780231142892Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Asia, HistoriographyBook Topic:Sacred Writings, SouthSize:8.94 x 6.04 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCCK550YRS
Stephen F. Teiser is D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University. His research focuses on the interaction between Buddhism and Chinese forms of religion. His book Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples received the Stanislas Julien Prize from the Institut de France.Jacqueline I. Stone is professor of Japanese religions at Princeton University. Her primary research centers on medieval Japanese Buddhism, especially the Tendai and Nichiren Buddhist traditions. Her book Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism received the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Historical Studies).
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