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BL
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993379
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b747749
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| Uniform Title
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Tripiṭaka.English.
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| Title & Author
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The essential Lotus : : selections from the Lotus Sutra /\ translated by Burton Watson.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2002.
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| Series Statement
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Translations from the Asian classics
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| Page. NO
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xxxvii, 163 pages ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0231125070
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: 9780231125079
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| Notes
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Abridged ed. of: The Lotus Sutra. 1993.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Expedient means -- Simile and parable -- The teacher and the law -- The emergence of the treasure tower -- Devadatta -- Emerging from the earth -- The life span of the Thus Come One -- The bodhisattva never disparaging -- Entrustment -- The universal gateway of the Bodhisattva Perceiver of the World's Sounds.
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| Abstract
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The Lotus Sutra is considered to be the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist sutra and has had a profound impact on Chinese and Japanese literature. This edition condenses the sutra from the most authoritative version.
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Buddhism-- Essence, genius, nature.
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Buddhism-- Essence, genius, nature.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/85
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| LC Classification
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BQ2052.E5W38 2002
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| Added Entry
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Watson, Burton,1925-2017.
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| Parallel Title
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Selections from the Lotus Sutra
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