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[4] [5] In English, the shortened form Lotus Sūtra is more common. Translations of this title into Asian languages include the following: [6] Chinese: 妙法蓮華經; pinyin: Miàofǎ Liánhuá jīng. This is the title of Kumarajiva's Chinese translation. The characters mean: subtle dharma lotus flower sutra
During these years, he became convinced of the preeminence of the Lotus Sutra and in 1253 returned to the temple where he first studied to present his findings. [52]: 129 [8]: 443–444 [53] [40]: 17 [54] [9]: 90 In a 1271 letter Nichiren outlined his rationale for deeply studying Buddhism:
Mahayana sutras. The Mahāyāna sūtras are a broad genre of Buddhist scripture (sūtra) that are accepted as canonical and as buddhavacana ("Buddha word") in certain communities of Mahāyāna Buddhism. They are largely preserved in Sanskrit manuscripts, and translations in the Tibetan Buddhist canon and Chinese Buddhist canon.
Buddhist texts. Illustrated Sinhalese covers and palm-leaf pages, depicting the events between the Bodhisattva 's renunciation and the request by Brahmā Sahampati that he teach the Dharma after the Buddha's awakening. Illustrated Lotus Sūtra from Korea; circa 1340, accordion-format book; gold and silver on indigo-dyed mulberry paper.
Nichiren began to argue that through "bodily reading the Lotus Sutra," rather than just studying its text for literal meaning, a country and its people could be protected. [38]: 190–192 According to Habito, Nichiren argued that bodily reading the Lotus Sutra entails four aspects: The awareness of Śākyamuni Buddha's living presence.
Twenty-five Bodhisattvas. According to the Sūtra on Ten Methods of Rebirth in Amitābha Buddha's Land (十往生阿彌陀佛國經), those people who are devoted to attaining rebirth in the Western Pure Land are protected by a great number of bodhisattvas. Twenty-five of them are given by name: Avalokiteśvara. Mahāsthāmaprāpta.
The Heike Nōkyō 平家納経, is a collection of Buddhist religious texts in Japan from the late Heian period. These texts include 33 scrolls of the Lotus Sutra, one Amitabha Sutra scroll, one Heart Sutra scroll and one prayer scroll dedicated to the Itsukushima Shrine. [1] The Nōkyō is written in a form of Japanese known in English as ...
The Innumerable Meanings Sutra[1][2] also known as the Sutra of Infinite Meanings (Sanskrit: अनन्त निर्देश सूत्र, Ananta Nirdeśa Sūtra; Chinese: 無量義經; pinyin: Wúliángyì Jīng; Japanese: Muryōgi Kyō; Korean: Muryangeui Gyeong) is a Mahayana buddhist text. According to tradition, it was translated ...