The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra: A Discussion, Vol 1

The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra: A Discussion #1

by Daisaku Ikeda, Katsuji Saito, Takanori Endo

Daisaku Ikeda ci introduce alla comprensione del Sutra del Loto, testo fondamentale del Buddismo Mahayana, in cui si afferma che la condizione di Budda è eterna e accessibile a ogni persona. Tramite una serie di dialoghi che esaminano i profondi significati simbolici del sutra, Ikeda offre un’interpretazione attuale e concreta di questo testo, che si rivela un insegnamento chiave per aprire nuove prospettive al genere umano all’alba del terzo millennio.

Nel primo volume vengono presi in esame i capitoli che vanno dal primo (Introduzione) all’undicesimo (L’apparizione della Torre preziosa).

Genres: Buddhism, Spirituality, Philosophy

228 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

Daisaku Ikeda was a Buddhist philosopher, peacebuilder, educator, author and poet. He was the third president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization and the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which is today one of the world's largest and most diverse lay Buddhist organizations, promoting a philosophy of character development and social engagement for peace.

Ikeda was the founder of the Soka (value-creation) schools, a nondenominational school system based on an ideal of fostering each student's unique creative potential and cultivating an ethic of peace, social contribution and global consciousness. The school system runs from kindergarten through graduate study and includes a university in Tokyo, Japan, and another in California, U.S.A.

Ikeda was a staunch proponent of dialogue as the foundation of peace. Since the 1970s he has pursued dialogue with a wide range of individuals around the world in political, cultural, educational and academic fields. Over 50 of these have been published in book form, with people such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Elise Boulding, Joseph Rotblat and André Malraux. In furtherance of his vision of fostering dialogue and solidarity for peace, Ikeda has founded a number of independent, nonprofit research institutes that develop cross-cultural, interdisciplinary collaboration on diverse issues: the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy. The Min-On Concert Association and the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum promote mutual understanding and friendship between different national cultures through the arts.

Ikeda was a prolific writer who has published more than 100 works, ranging from Buddhist philosophy to biographical essays, poetry, children's stories and photographic collections.

Reviews

[Chris]

This is the book that my Buddhist group is currently studying during monthly discussion meetings. We are actually reading Volume V, and we cover about 15 pages at each meeting, with people reading aloud and discussing it. So it will probably take a year or so for us to cover all of it. The series is a good way to focus on the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism. We have a very knowledgable leader, and without him the book would be difficult to fully appreciate.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can't live your life to the fullest or understand how to do so -- without reading this inspirational book.

[Rakiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actually only read Volume III, so far!

[msleighm · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is so much wisdom in these pages. One to read and reread.

[Deepanshu Malhotra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imagining what happened on the Holy Eagle Peak, and Reading is so beautiful, its mesmerizing.

[Mini Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straight up translation and interpretation of the Lotus Sutra by Soka Gakkai International’s leadership.

[Ian Miley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mahayana Buddhism, and especially Nichiren Buddhism, is excellent for its focus on the improvement of society through inner transformation and constant effort. I really appreciate Ikeda's knowledge of philosophy and literature that he uses to support his belief system. Also a very encouraging self help book for one aspiring for moral purity and enlightenment.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jeanne Halloran · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent dialog about the Lotus Sutra and how it relates to the human experience. Contemporary in content yet ageless in meaning. I can't wait to read volume two.

[Daniel Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pathway To the middle way

This book Opens Once mind To create a pathway Towards .enlightenment. As Emphasized in the book All life as precious precious value.