The Lotus Sutra: BDK English Tripitaka

The Lotus Sutra By Tsugunari Kubo, Akira Yuyama

The Lotus Sutra: BDK English Tripitaka is a holy religion book of buddhism translated by Tsugunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama and published in 2007.

“The Lotus Sutra” (Taisho no. 262), translated by Tsugunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama from the fifth-century Chinese version by the scholar-monk Kumarajiva, is one of the most essential and revered texts in East Asian Buddhism. With its vivid descriptions of cosmic events and the large cast of characters, the Saddharmapundarika-sutra (Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Fine Dharma) unfolds like a magnificent drama. Its twenty-eight chapters offer a combination of doctrine, teachings, stories, parables, devotional practices, and portraits of the many buddhas and bodhisattvas that inhabit the world of the Lotus Sutra. This text presents an emerging Mahayana vision that affirms the possibility of enlightenment for all.

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About the Book

This book is a collection of the Lotus Sutra, part of the Mahayana Buddhist canon. It was written by Tsugunari Kubo and translated by Burton Watson. The book was published in 2009 by Columbia University Press.

About the Author

Tsugunari Kubo was born in 1934 and died in 1986. He was a Japanese scholar who specialized in Japanese and Chinese Buddhism. He taught at Komazawa University in Tokyo and later at Ryukoku University in Kyoto.

Book Details

The Lotus Sutra contains three chapters: The Buddha’s Prophetic Manifestation (Hannya), The Womb-like Jewel Palace (Hokke), and Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue (Shanjie). This collection consists of translations from Sanskrit into English by Burton Watson; it also includes notes at the end of each chapter that explains complex terms or concepts from Buddhism or from other religions from which Buddhism draws inspiration.

Book Summary:

The book starts with a man who has traveled for many years and reached enlightenment. He then travels back to his hometown, where he teaches people about Buddhism and helps them find happiness in their lives by following his teachings which include being kind to others so they can return that kindness someday when someone else needs to help themselves. He also teaches them how important it is for everyone to learn more about Buddhism so they can all become better people together through these lessons from Buddha himself!