false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178170694m/767642.jpg 767642 2 <P>Since its appearance in China in the third century, <I>The Lotus Sutra</I> has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon. The object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world, it has had a profound impact on the great works of Japanese and Chinese literature, attracting more commentary than any other Buddhist scripture. </P><P>As Watson notes in the introduction to his remarkable translation, " <I>The Lotus Sutra</I> 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. This is no doubt why it has had such broad and lasting appeal over the ages and has permeated so deeply into the cultures that have been exposed to it."</P> 753706 15 4 1993 The Lotus Sutra total:84|5:25|4:33|3:15|2:10|1:1| 84 323 131 13 2 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 15:46:21 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 15:55:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 02:24:06 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 20:44:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sun Apr 19 03:53:44 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 04:02:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 06 07:16:37 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 10:40:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 05 01:05:54 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 23:02:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 13:23:08 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 13:47:42 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 01 13:22:09 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 13 06:41:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 05 12:45:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 12 08:56:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 05 12:45:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Jul 02 00:52:52 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 00:53:37 -0700 2007 http://lotus.nichirenshu.org/nav/lotusst... . It is quite an interesting and entertaining sutra.]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Mar 06 16:41:24 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 06 16:42:01 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun May 13 13:27:20 -0700 2007 Sun May 13 13:27:52 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 17:13:42 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 07:45:39 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue May 13 08:37:42 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 08:38:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 05:04:13 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 05:04:13 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 21 14:08:46 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:08:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 14:01:24 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:01:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 03:48:32 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 03:48:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:23:11 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 14:50:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 16:13:53 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 16:13:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 02:52:29 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 02:52:29 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=767642