Translated from the Chinese by Tsugunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama. This is one of the most important of all the Mahayana sutras. It is a work of great literary merit, and has earned a lasting place in the history of Buddhism owing to the superior quality of its philosophical content. [Taisho Tripitaka #262] [Ch: Miao-fa-lien-hua-ching] [Jpn: Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo]
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese
Original Language: Chinese
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The BDK English Tripitaka Series was started by the late Dr. Rev. Yehan Numata, founder of the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (BDK) [Society for the Promotion of Buddhism]. The goal of this series is to make available in the English language the Buddhist scriptures and commentaries of the Sino-Japanese edition of the "Taisho Tripitaka." Scholars and specialists from throughout the world have been enlisted to translate the selected texts into English. When completed, the one-hundred eight volumes will comprise the First Series of the BDK English Tripitaka.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a SUTRA, not a "chant"!,
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This review is from: The Lotus Sutra (Bdk English Tripitaka Translation Series) (Hardcover)
This isn't the best English translation of the Lotus Sutra, but at least there isn't any footnotes telling you to chant "nam-myoho-renge-kyo, as that is the "essence" of a Sutra that is over 300 pages long!
The translation by Burton Watson is a bit more accessible, ut perhaps THIS translation is a bit more sensitive to Buddhist terms and style. But if you have to choose only one translation due to budget constraints, then I urge you to get the Burton Watson translation of the revered Lotus Sutra. Now go and eat dinner!
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