The Lotus Sutra
92,709 words
The Lotus Sūtra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) is one of the most popular and influential Mahāyāna sūtras, and is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means (upāya), the seventh paramita or "perfection of a Bodhisattva". The ultimate teaching of the sutra is implied to the reader that "full Buddhahoo...
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BDK English Tripiṭaka Series
THE LOTUS SUTRA
(Taishō Volume 9, Number 262)
Translated from the Chinese of Kumārajiva
by
Tsugunari Kubo
and
Akira Yuyama
Numata Center
for Buddhist Translation and Research
2007