Tiantai Lotus Texts (BDK English Tripitaka) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1886439451 ISBN 13: 9781886439450

Publisher: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research., 2013

Synopsis

This volume contains four important texts in the Tiantai Lotus tradition: The Infinite Meanings Sutra, composed as an introduction to the Lotus Sutra, and The Sutra Expounded by the Buddha on the Practice of the Way through Contemplation of Bodhisattva All-embracing Goodness are part of the so-called Threefold Lotus Sutra. The Commentary on the Lotus Sutra is a translation of the Saddharmapu??ar?ka-s?tra-upade?a (Jpn. Myohorengekyo upadaisha), a commentary on the Lotus Sutra attributed to the eminent Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu. A Guide to the Tiantai Fourfold Teachings is a translation of a tenth-century text by the Korean monk Chegwan that presents an introduction to the teachings of Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai tradition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1886439451
• ISBN 13: 9781886439450
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250