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Informationen zum Autor Leon Hurvitz (1923-1992) was professor in the Department of Asian Studies! University of British Columbia. He spent time as a translator and interpreter and later studied in Japan during the occupation! specializing in early Chinese Buddhism.Stephen F. Teiser is D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University. His research focuses on the interaction between Buddhism and Chinese forms of religion. His book Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples received the Stanislas Julien Prize from the Institut de France. Klappentext Hailed by critics as an "extraordinary" and "magnificent achievement!" Leon Hurvitz's monumental translation is based on the best known Chinese version of the text and includes passages of the original Sanskrit omitted from the Chinese. Beloved for its mythology and literary artistry! the "Lotus Sutra" skillfully uses parable and plot to clarify abstract concepts and assert bold claims about Buddhism. According to the sutra! a common intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings! and all followers without exception can achieve supreme awakening. The scripture urges devotees to revivify the text through recitation and interpretation! contributing to the sutra's rich life in the poetry and art of premodern Asia and in contemporary Buddhism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword! by Stephen F. TeiserForeword to the 1976 Edition! by Wm. Theodore de BaryPreface Roll One1. Introduction2. Expedient Devices Roll Two3. Parable4. Belief and Understanding Roll Three5. Medicinal Herbs6. Bestowal of Prophecy7. Parable of the Conjured City Roll Four8. Receipt of Prophecy by Five Hundred Disciples9. Prophecies Conferred on Learners and Adepts10. Preachers of Dharma11. Apparition of the Jeweled Stupa Roll Five12. Devadatta13. Fortitude14. Comfortable Conduct15. Welling up out of the Earth Roll Six16. The Life Span of the Thus Come One17. Discrimination of Merits18. The Merits of Appropriate Joy19. The Merits of the Dharma Preacher Roll Seven20. The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging21. The Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One22. Entrustment23. The Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King24. The Bodhisattva Fine Sound Roll Eight25. The Gateway to Everywhere of the Bodhisattva He Who Observes the Sounds of the World26. Dharani27. The Former Affairs of the King Fine Adornment28. The Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universally Worthy GlossaryNotes on the Sanskrit TextIndex ...
