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BL
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876492
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| Title & Author
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Readings of the Lotus Sūtra /\ edited by Stephen F. Teiser and Jacqueline I. Stone.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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Columbia readings of Buddhist literature
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| Page. NO
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xi, 284 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0231142889
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: 0231142897
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: 0231520433
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: 9780231142885
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: 9780231142892
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: 9780231520430
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Interpreting the Lotus Sutra / Stephen F. Teiser and Jacqueline I. Stone -- Expedient devices, the one vehicle, and the lifespan of the Buddha / Carl Bielefeldt -- Gender and hierarchy in the Lotus Sutra / Jan Nattier -- The Lotus Sutra and self-immolation / James Benn -- Buddhist practice and the Lotus Sutra in China / Daniel B. Stevenson -- Art of the Lotus Sutra / Willa Jane Tanabe -- Bodily readings of the Lotus Sutra / Ruben L.F. Habito -- Interpreting this world as the Buddha land / Jacqueline I. Stone.
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| Abstract
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Specialists in Buddhist philosophy, art, and history of religion outline the major ideas and controversies surrounding the 'Lotus Sūtra'. They also treat its use in ritual performance, ascetic practice, visual representations, and social action.
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| Subject
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Buddhism-- källor-- Indien.
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Mahayana-- källor-- Indien.
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Tripiṭaka., Sūtrapiṭaka., Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Tripiṭaka., Sūtrapiṭaka., Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra-- Studies.
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Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra.
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Tipiṭaka, Suttapiṭaka, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra
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Tripiṭaka., Sūtrapiṭaka., Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/85
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| LC Classification
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BQ2057.R43 2009
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| Added Entry
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Stone, Jacqueline Ilyse.
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Teiser, Stephen F.
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