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Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma
Leon Hurvitz
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Description for Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Originally published in 1976, Leon Hurvitz's monumental translation of the Lotus Sutra is the work scholars have preferred for decades. Hailed by critics as an "extraordinary" and "magnificent" achievement, Hurvitz's translation is based on the best known Chinese version of the text and includes passages of the original Sanskrit that were omitted from the Chinese. Beloved for its mythology and literary artistry, the Lotus Sutra is one of the most popular and influential texts of Mahayana Buddhism, asserting that there is only one path to enlightenment, the bodhisattva path, and that all followers without exception can achieve supreme awakening. The ... Read more
Originally published in 1976, Leon Hurvitz's monumental translation of the Lotus Sutra is the work scholars have preferred for decades. Hailed by critics as an "extraordinary" and "magnificent" achievement, Hurvitz's translation is based on the best known Chinese version of the text and includes passages of the original Sanskrit that were omitted from the Chinese. Beloved for its mythology and literary artistry, the Lotus Sutra is one of the most popular and influential texts of Mahayana Buddhism, asserting that there is only one path to enlightenment, the bodhisattva path, and that all followers without exception can achieve supreme awakening. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
416
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231148948
SKU
V9780231148948
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About Leon Hurvitz
Leon Hurvitz (1923-1992) was professor in the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia. He spent time as a translator and interpreter and later studied in Japan during the occupation, specializing in early Chinese Buddhism.Stephen F. Teiser is D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University. His research focuses on the interaction between Buddhism and Chinese forms ... Read more
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