A Guide to the Threefold Lotus Sutra
A Guide to the Threefold Lotus Sutra

Author: Niwano, N.

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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This concise, readily understandable book is designed as a guide to one of the supreme scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism: the Threefold Lotus Sutra. With careful consideration of the relationships among the 32 chapters, the author outlines the contents and explains the major points.

The Opening of the Eyes
The Opening of the Eyes

Author: Daisaku Ikeda

Publisher: Middleway Press

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1938252349

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Addressing questions such as What constitutes a meaningful life? and What is true happiness?, this guide to Nichiren Buddhism presents the spiritual practice as a teaching of hope that can answer these and other important questions of modern life. Buddhist teacher Daisaku Ikeda offers insights into The Opening of the Eyes, a longer treatise written by Nichiren that calls for individuals to base themselves on a spirit of compassion and to fight for the happiness of others, regardless of the circumstances. Ikeda’s simple and straightforward commentary brings this integral writing to life for a contemporary readership. Through the text and the accompanying commentary, readers will not will discover a philosophy of inner transformation that will help them find deep and lasting happiness for themselves and for others.

The Three Pure Land Sutras
The Three Pure Land Sutras

Author:

Publisher: BDK America

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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The larger sutra on Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 360) -- The sutra on contemplation of Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 365) -- The smaller sutra on Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 366).

Diamond Sutra Narratives
Diamond Sutra Narratives

Author: Chiew Hui Ho

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-07-08

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9004406727

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Contextualizing the sutra within a milieu of intense religious and cultural experimentation, this volume unravels the sudden rise of Diamond Sutra devotion in the Tang dynasty against the backdrop of a range of social, political, and literary activities. Through the translation and exploration of a substantial body of narratives extolling the efficacy of the sutra, it explores the complex social history of lay Buddhism by focusing on how the laity might have conceived of the sutra and devoted themselves to it. Corroborated by various sources, it reveals the cult’s effect on medieval Chinese religiosity in the activities of an empowered laity, who modified and produced parasutraic texts, prompting the monastic establishment to accommodate to the changes they brought about.

The Gospel of Buddha
The Gospel of Buddha

Author: Paul Carus

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-08-07

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0557586747

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The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records told by Paul Carus. Modeled on the New Testament and tells the story of Buddha through parables. It was an important tool in introducing Buddhism to the west and is used as a teaching tool by some Asian sects. Reproduction of 1894 Edition.