Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Leon Hurvitz (Translator)Series:Translations from the Asian ClassicsPublish date:2009-07-29Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231148955ISBN-10:023114895XUPC:9780231148955Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Buddhism, AsianBook Topic:Sacred Writings, HistorySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC6679AT8Z
Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma
Originally published in 1976, Leon Hurvitz's monumental translation of the Lotus Sutra is the work scholars have preferred for decades. Hailed by critics as an "extraordinary" and "magnificent" achievement, Hurvitz's translation is based on the best known Chinese version of the text and includes passages of the original Sanskrit that were omitted from the Chinese.
Beloved for its mythology and...Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231148955ISBN-10:023114895XUPC:9780231148955Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Buddhism, AsianBook Topic:Sacred Writings, HistorySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC6679AT8Z
Leon Hurvitz (1923-1992) was professor in the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia. He spent time as a translator and interpreter and later studied in Japan during the occupation, specializing in early Chinese Buddhism.Stephen F. Teiser is D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University. His research focuses on the interaction between Buddhism and Chinese...
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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2nd Revised Edition
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