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The Lotus Sutra |
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Published: 1993-04-15 |
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This review is for the Threefold Lotus Sutra...
Not great literary fare in the original Buddhist Sanskrit of previous and later Buddhist sutra standards, remarkably predictable in literary devices, it is a strange sutra that will penetrate the mind and lay dormant or wisk a person up into the air without notice. I don't know...something about this sutra. I knew the core teaching in terms of Buddhism principles, but there is something about the WAY it's written I guess that is what's driving the engine that it turns on within the reader. It's okay, go ahead and read that last sentence again.
The Buddha's true cosmological nature and role is clarified explicitly for the first time ever within this sutra, which is what makes it notable in terms of content. In terms of teaching style, it does not teach, which is equally, perhaps, what's odd about this sutra. That is to say, it does not teach, and yet it IS the teaching. This is not usual within Buddhist sutras by any means.
A strange review? Well, if you are curious enough to buy this mystical sutra (Hey, I'm paraphrasing the sutra here), you must, of course, be chosen to begin your career as a bodhisattva, like NOW, according to this sutra...so buyer beware. Buddha-to-be training may ensue with absolutely no prior notice whatsoever, and you may come face-to-face with the Buddha from time to time while reading, copying, reciting, teaching, or even owning a copy.
Another great book
This book is wonderful. Shows the true buddhism.. What we fellow to this day.
How it was started and why lots of Nichiren Shoshu practices to this day. How to help others with bad things in lives in past and present day.
This is not a clued by anymeans. Nichiren Shoshu and priesthood fellow and do what Nichiren Daishonin wanted to bring to the world of peace and happiness to the world
Excellent translation
Books like this always have you wondering whether the translator has really done his/her job properly, but with this one you can rest assured that he has. I have read the original Chinese version from which the translation was done and backed it up with a comparison of the Japanese (which translates from Chinese much easier than the English) for meaning and there's little I can find to criticize. The English reads well and naturally. Nearly all the unusual vocabulary is in the glossary, but the occasional word (e.g. 'vajra') is missing. The introduction provides useful background, making the whole readable as a story. By way of criticism, the translation of the names of bodhisattvas into English seems a little overdone. A table showing the names in the original Sanskrit and Chinese versions might have been a useful addition. Overall, an extremely useful book for finding out what the Lotus Sutra is all about.
My adoration for the Lotus Sutra
I can honestly say that over time I have cultivated a veneration for this profound sutra.
It's majesty and scope are truely breath taking.
I also accept that the key to this sutra is through faith and devotion and not the intellect alone.
This sutra will develop a unique relationship with each person that strives to unlock its door.
As the great treasure tower of Vairochana (Many Jewels) that rises up from below the earth in chapter 11. It indicates the inherent Buddhahood in the lives of all sentient beings.
It also reinforces that the truth of Buddhahood as realised within the life of the individual is equal to that of the inherent Buddhahood in the Universe.
Shakyamuni Buddha teaches that all his prior teachings (Sutras)flow into this Lotus Sutra as rivers flow into the sea.
Hence the Lotus Sutras is regarded as the King of Sutras or the Mount Sumeru of Dharma teachings.
This does not mean that sutras prior to the Lotus Sutra are not significant. Quite the contrary it indicates that all the Buddhas teachings are true and not false.
The Buddha also clearly indicates that the reason why this sutra is so mysterious and profound is due to the fact that the "Wonderful Law" of this sutra can only be fully fathomed and understood by another Buddha. Not even if all the minds of the greatest intellects for a thousand million aons were to ponder this sutra could they truely understand it!!
Hence no matter which Buddhist school you belong too or even if you are part of another religion. The truth of the Lotus Sutra is universal in its application.Svaha!The Lotus Sutra
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It was easy to order and the product arrived promptly with great service if anything were to happen in shipment.
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