Lotus Sutra


Read by Geoffrey Edwards

The Lotus Sutra is venerated by the Tiantai (天台), Huayan (華嚴), Pure Land (淨土宗), Chan (禪), Cheontae (천태종), Seon (선), Jogye (대한불교조계종), Taego (태고종), Tendai (天台宗), Zen (禅), Nichiren (日蓮仏教), Soka Gakkai (創価学会), Thiên Thai, Hoa Nghiêm, Thiền, and Tịnh Độ schools of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, among others.

Sanskrit: सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम् Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram (lit. Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma)
Chinese: 妙法蓮華經 Miàofǎ Liánhuá jīng (short: 法華經 Fǎhuá jīng). This is the title of Kumarajiva's Chinese translation. The characters mean: Subtle (妙) Dharma (法) Lotus (蓮) Exalted (華) Sutra (經). The title of Dharmaraksha's Chinese translation is 正法華經 (lit. True Dharma Exalted Sutra)
Korean: 묘법연화경 Myobeop Yeonhwa gyeong (short: 법화경 Beophwa gyeong)
Japanese: 妙法蓮華経 Myōhō Renge Kyō (short: Hoke-kyō)
Tibetan: དམ་ཆོས་པད་མ་དཀར་པོའི་མདོ dam chos padma dkar po'i mdo (THL: Damchö Pema Karpo'i do)
Vietnamese: Diệu pháp Liên hoa kinh (short: Pháp hoa kinh)
Tangut: Thyo tsye fa se ldwi rye

Translated by Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern. (Summary created by Geoffrey Edwards using Wikipedia) (15 hr 35 min)

Chapters

Chap. I Introductory 1:03:09 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. II Skilfulness 1:02:29 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. III A Parable Part 1 22:50 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. III A Parable Part 2 53:08 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. IV Disposition 38:07 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. V On Plants 46:49 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. VI Announcement of Future Destiny 21:56 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 1 48:07 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 2 35:02 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. VIII Announcement of the Future Destiny of the Five Hundred Monks 28:22 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. IX Announcement of the Future Destiny of Ananda, Rahula, and the Two Thou… 16:35 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. X The Preacher 26:33 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XI Apparition of a Stupa 1:03:56 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XII Exertion 13:09 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XIII Peaceful Life 40:01 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XIV Issuing of Bodhisattvas From the Gaps of the Earth 33:11 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XV Duration of the Life of the Tathagata 23:45 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XVI Of Piety 31:51 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XVII Indication of the Meritoriousness of Joyful Acceptance 17:19 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XVIII The Advantages of a Religious Preacher 42:36 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XIX Sadaparibhuta 21:33 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XX Conception of the Transcendent Power of the Tathagatas 15:27 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXI Spells 15:08 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXII Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga 42:04 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXIII Gadgadasvara 31:23 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXIV Chapter Called That of the All-Sided One, Containing a Description o… 25:50 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXV Ancient Devotion 28:07 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXVI Encouragement of Samantabhadra 21:08 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. XXVII The Period 6:07 Read by Geoffrey Edwards