PREAMBLE: POINTS AT ISSUE 1 I. THE STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHAPTER 24 OF THE SADDHARMAPUṆḌARĪKA-SŪTRA 2 II. EXPRESSIONS RELATING TO AVALOKITEŚVARA'S NAME 3 III. SADDHARMAPUṆḌARĪKA-SŪTRA AND ĪŚVARA 8 IV. QUESTIONS CONCERNING KUMĀRAJĪVA'S TRANSLATION 12 CONCLUDING REMARKS 15 References 16