Very good book on talking about lotus sutra, the best one to explore and. Whether youre experienced with the lotus or have never endeavored to read it, youll have a deeper understanding. The sincere veneration towards the mandala is understood by those practitioners who believe in it as the veneration for a deeper representation. In translating the chinese text into english we used the kasuga edition of kumarajivas version of the lotus sutra as the basic text, rather than the taisho edition. The sutra s key message is that buddhahood, the supreme state of life characterized by boundless compassion, wisdom and courage, is inherent within every person without distinction of. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Lotusgroup submitted 4 years ago by deleted i do a lot of driving and have little time to read, but would like to participate. Numata yehan of bdk bukkyo dendo kyokai, formed and put together a special preparatory commitee to translate the entire 84,000 writings of the chinese tripitaka buddhist canon into english. Written by hendrik kern, nicolas soames translator, audiobook narrated by taradasa. The lotus sutra read by taradasa the lotus sutra is one of the most important mahayana texts and the most widely read, chanted and revered, particularly in asian buddhist countries, notably china and japan. Motifs from the lotus sutra figure prominently in the dunhuang caves built in the sui era. The image of the plants by charlotte lawes on thu, 10 aug, 2017 12.
The lotus sutra quotes showing of 33 with the appearance of this light, the body of universal sage bodhisattva will become as dignified as a mountain of purple gold, so well ordered and refined that it has all the thirtytwo characteristics. Pdf threefold lotus sutra innumerable meanings the lotus flower of the wonderful law and free books. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. This is certainly one of the best buddhist books available to the englishspeaking reader. It is the root text, sotospeak, of the pure land schools, which often regard it as the principal buddhist sutra, the. The lotus sutra, as it is generally known in the west, is one of the most important of all the mahayana sutras, and especially in japan, where it is popularly known as the hokekyou, it has been held in high regard ever since prince shoutoku included a commentary on it in his set of commentaries on three mahayana sutras sangyougisho. At the beginning of the third chapter of the white lotus sutra saddharmapundarika sutra sariputra says to the buddha just now, when i heard from the world honoured one this voice of the dharma, my mind seemed to. Th is new translation, freely available to all seekers, includes the oral comments of several contemporary senior monks. This combination of the burton translation of the lotus sutra, and the commentaries of. Essence of the heart sutra is the authoritative presentation of a text seminal to the worlds religious heritage. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The writings of nichiren daishonin, volumes 1 and 2 wnd1 and wnd2, the lotus sutra and its opening and closing sutras lsoc, and the lotus sutra commentary the record of the orally transmitted teachings ott. Is there a good audiobook source for the lotus sutra.
The lotus sutra not only makes us keenly aware of these facts but also serves as an always dependable guide to the new way of living necessary for us now and in the future. The lotus sutra is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential sutras, or sacred scriptures, of buddhism. The lotus sutra audiobook by hendrik kern, nicolas. Mahayana buddhism sutras english audiobook or videobook. The avatamsaka sutra s cosmic vision of worlds within worlds, atoms within atoms, time and space dissolved, seems to anticipate quantum physics. The japanese word gongyo literally means assiduous practice. Ratnaprabha, from west london buddhist centre, uk, has abridged and adapted part of the white lotus of the wonderful dharma sutra, for reading aloud. In the practice of nichiren buddhism it means reciting nammyohorengekyo, and portions of the second chapter expedient means and the sixteenth life span chapters of the lotus sutra in front of the gohonzon. His most recently published book is the stories of the lotus sutra. A biography, donald lopez promises to trace the various roles of the lotus sutra as it has traversed the globe and he delivers.
They are sacred words, phrases, parables transmitted. Wang argues that the explosion of art inspired by the lotus sutra, starting from the 7th and 8th centuries in china, was a confluence of text and the topography of the chinese medieval mind in which the latter dominated. Originally published in 1976, leon hurvitzs monumental translation of the lotus sutra is the work scholars have preferred for decades. The lotus sutra translated by burton watson including rev. Buy the lotus sutra bdk english tripitaka 2nd revised edition by tsugunari kubo, akira yuyama isbn. The lotus sutra ebook by 9780861719877 rakuten kobo.
The diamond sutra, the heart sutra, the sutra of hui. Victor mair watsons felicitous rendition of the lotus sutra captures superbly well the literary essence of the chinese text. The lotus sutra book by gautama buddha thriftbooks. Mahayana white lotus sutra skip navigation free buddhist audio audio series meditation study texts community. Lotus sutra free free the lotus stra, literally sutra on the white lotus of the sublime dharma, is one of the most popular and influential mahayana sutras, and the. The lotus sutra is not so much an integral work as a collection of religious texts, an anthology of sermons, stories, and devotional manuals, some speaking with particular force to persons of one type or in one set of circumstances, some to those of another type or in other circumstances. Consequently, kumarajivas understanding of the sanskrit original is allowed to shine forth in english on its own terms. Our life in the lotus sutra audio book myo edizioni. Essence of the heart sutra audiobook by tenzin gyatso. Audio book of the parables of the lotus sutra, on of the most important texts of mahayana buddhism and main sutra in the buddhism of nichiren daishonin. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month. The lotus sutra and its opening and closing sutras. Hendrik kerns translation from the sanskrit is the best, as it translated from the sanskrit, retaining the original terminology, sanskrit names, and the actual dharani mantras from the original manuscripts.
The lotus sutra is regarded as one of the worlds great religious scriptures and most influential texts. This new rendering, read with understanding and clarity by taradasa, is the first time the lotus sutra has been available in english on audio in a professional production. This is the fundamental practice of nichiren buddhism, which is performed morning and evening. Essays on the lotus sutra, which he edited, was published in 2002. These are some of the questions that this book tries to answer. The conversations in this sixvolume work, conducted over a number of years among daisaku ikeda, head of soka gakkai international sgi, and soka gakkai study department leaders katsuji saito, takanori endo and haruo suda, yield intrareligious insights of buddhists who regard the lotus sutra as the core teaching of mahayana buddhism. The characters of this lotus sutra chant are written down the center of the gohonzon, the ancient mandala venerated by most nichiren buddhists. The lotus sutra audiobook by hendrik kern, nicolas soames. Not only is the translation of the lotus sutra clear and excellent, but this version includes two other sutras, the prologue sutra of innumerable meanings and the epilogue universal virtue sutra, which traditionally accompany the lotus sutra in east asian countries but are not easy to find in english. To further aid the understanding and enjoyment of the lotus sutra, a pdf containing the entire recorded text is available with the download of the audio. But this seriously disturbed me, so i figured id post it here too to get the perspective of some nonnichiren believers in the lotus sutra.
Watsons felicitous rendition of the lotus sutra captures superbly well the literary essence of the chinese text. Reeves is currently working on a buddhist natural theology which attempts to relate the process philosophy of a. The lotus sutra is one of the most popular and influential mahayana sutras, and the basis on which the tiantai, tendai, cheontae, and nichiren schools of. It is the royal sutra of nichiren buddhism in japan 1253. Whitehead and charles hartshorne with the buddhism of the lotus sutra. We have reposted the lovely resource from his blog from the white lotus of the wonderful dharma sutra, chapter 5. Here, lopez provides what he calls the plot summary of the lotus sutra. The lotus sutra translations from the asian classics by leon hurvitz pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad. The paraboles of lotus sutra audio book myo edizioni. Buy the threefold lotus sutra new edition by kato, b. A great pedagogical tool, lopezs book is also an enjoyable read for anyone interested in buddhism and eastern religion, or the global reach of a single sacred text.
In the white lotus sutra, bursting with symbols, imagery and myths, we meet the buddha as a storyteller. Welcome to the soka gakkai nichiren buddhism library. Berkeley, calif numata center for buddhist translation and research. In it, shakyamuni expounds the ultimate truth of life to which he was enlightened. Leaving the stickies on the duration of eternal life chapter two translations. Burton watsons felicitous rendition of the lotus sutra captures superbly well the literary essence of the chinese text. Considering the manifold complexities and beauties of the work, this is a stunning achievement. The sutra of innumerable meanings, the sutra of the lotus flower of the wonderful law, and the sutra of meditation on the bodhisattva universal virtue was translated by bunno kato, yoshiro tamura, and kojiro miyasaka with revisions by w. The lotus sutra invoked by millions of buddhists in the world is also considered the king of the sutras or the highest peak of the buddhist teachings, proclaimed by shakyamuni buddha at the end of his life.
Tina turner lotus sutra purity of mind 2h meditation. Cancel online anytime and keep all your audiobooks. This great story takes the cosmos as its stage and all sentient beings as its. The meaning of the lotus sutra is i devote my life to the mystic law of the lotus sutra. Th e sutra of the medicine buddha is among the most popular texts in east asia, along with the amitabha, the ksitigarbha and the lotus sutras.
Buy the stories of the lotus sutra book online at low prices in. This is a copy and paste of something i posted to the nichirenbuddhism sub a few minutes ago. A contemporary translation of a buddhist classic book online at best prices in india on. The library contains the following english translations of the essential texts of nichiren buddhism. Indeed, this sutra tells the greatest of all stories, that of human life and human potential. With very few exceptions the readings in these two editions are almost.
The white lotus sutra of the true dharma audible audio edition. Its a seminal work in the development of buddhism throughout east asia and, by extension, in the development of mahayana buddhism throughout the world. The sutras are not books written by sakyamuni buddha nor recorded by someone else. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All 28 chapters english saddharma pundarika sutras. Saddharmapuarikasutra scripture of the white lotus of the marvelous law into chinese in 406 c. He is the translator from chinese into english of the lotus sutra. The lotus sutra was a major influence on dogens zen and the most widely read buddhist text throughout the far east.