Lotus Sutra

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Translated by Hendrik Kern (1833 - 1917)

The Lotus Sutra is venerated by the Tiantai (天台), Huayan (華嚴), Pure Land (淨土宗), Chan (禪), Cheontae (천태종), Seon (선), Jogye (대한불교조계종), Taego (태고종), Tendai (天台宗), Zen (禅), Nichiren (日蓮仏教), Soka Gakkai (創価学会), Thiên Thai, Hoa Nghiêm, Thiền, and Tịnh Độ schools of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, among others.

Sanskrit: सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम् Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram (lit. Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma)
Chinese: 妙法蓮華經 Miàofǎ Liánhuá jīng (short: 法華經 Fǎhuá jīng). This is the title of Kumarajiva's Chinese translation. The characters mean: Subtle (妙) Dharma (法) Lotus (蓮) Exalted (華) Sutra (經). The title of Dharmaraksha's Chinese translation is 正法華經 (lit. True Dharma Exalted Sutra)
Korean: 묘법연화경 Myobeop Yeonhwa gyeong (short: 법화경 Beophwa gyeong)
Japanese: 妙法蓮華経 Myōhō Renge Kyō (short: Hoke-kyō)
Tibetan: དམ་ཆོས་པད་མ་དཀར་པོའི་མདོ dam chos padma dkar po'i mdo (THL: Damchö Pema Karpo'i do)
Vietnamese: Diệu pháp Liên hoa kinh (short: Pháp hoa kinh)
Tangut: Thyo tsye fa se ldwi rye

Translated by Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern. (Summary created by Geoffrey Edwards using Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Ancient, Other religions

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chap. I Introductory Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 02 Chap. II Skilfulness Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 03 Chap. III A Parable Part 1 Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 04 Chap. III A Parable Part 2 Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 05 Chap. IV Disposition Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 06 Chap. V On Plants Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 07 Chap. VI Announcement of Future Destiny Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 08 Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 1 Geoffrey Edwards
00:48:07
Play 09 Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 2 Geoffrey Edwards
00:35:02
Play 10 Chap. VIII Announcement of the Future Destiny of the Five Hundred Monks Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 11 Chap. IX Announcement of the Future Destiny of Ananda, Rahula, and the Two Thousand Monks Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 12 Chap. X The Preacher Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 13 Chap. XI Apparition of a Stupa Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 14 Chap. XII Exertion Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 15 Chap. XIII Peaceful Life Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 16 Chap. XIV Issuing of Bodhisattvas From the Gaps of the Earth Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 17 Chap. XV Duration of the Life of the Tathagata Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 18 Chap. XVI Of Piety Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 19 Chap. XVII Indication of the Meritoriousness of Joyful Acceptance Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 20 Chap. XVIII The Advantages of a Religious Preacher Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 21 Chap. XIX Sadaparibhuta Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 22 Chap. XX Conception of the Transcendent Power of the Tathagatas Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 23 Chap. XXI Spells Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 24 Chap. XXII Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 25 Chap. XXIII Gadgadasvara Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 26 Chap. XXIV Chapter Called That of the All-Sided One, Containing a Description of the Transformations of Avalokitesvara Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 27 Chap. XXV Ancient Devotion Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 28 Chap. XXVI Encouragement of Samantabhadra Geoffrey Edwards
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Play 29 Chap. XXVII The Period Geoffrey Edwards
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