"A reference list of the author's relevant works" and "Supporting works": p. 452-465./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 466-485) and index.
摘要
A comprehensive study of the Lotus Sutra. This book looks at the historical background together with the relevant social and cultural factors that encouraged religious harmony and fostered establishment of the idea of integration - a central concept in the Lotus Sutra.It includes: transmission of the Lotus Sutra, Bearers of the Lotus Sutra,; the eternal Buddha; the development of the Buddha body theory; stages of liberation; the Mahayana movement; enlightenment at Bodh Gaya and the true attainment of enlightenment in the distant past; predicting Buddhahood and the concept of prediction in the Lotus Sutra; Stupa worship and the Lotus Sutra; Social Basis of forming of the Lotus Sutra; the Bodhisattva way; from nonself to emptiness; propagating the Lotus Sutra; the so-called Seven Parables of the Lotus Sutra; Integration of Pure Land and Avalokiteshvara cults in the Lotus Sutra; Pure Land Belief within the Lotus Sutra; the 33 Transformations of Avalokiteshvara; Integration of Dharani and the Devadatta and Naga cults in the Lotus Sutra; Prediction regarding Devadatta; Samantabhadra as protector; Dharani spells in the Lotus Sutra; means of avoiding harm as presented in the Lotus Sutra; the Sanskrit Lotus Sutra manuscript excavated at Gilgit; problems concerning the original and alternative versions; points at issue in composition of the Lotus Sutra; and much more.
