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Lotus Sutra

Gelesen von 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

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Chap. II Skilfulness

1:02:29

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Chap. III A Parable Part 1

22:50

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Chap. III A Parable Part 2

53:08

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Chap. IV Disposition

38:07

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Chap. V On Plants

46:49

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Chap. VI Announcement of Future Destiny

21:56

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Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 1

48:07

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Chap. VII Ancient Devotion Part 2

35:02

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Chap. VIII Announcement of the Future Destiny of the Five Hundred Monks

28:22

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Chap. IX Announcement of the Future Destiny of Ananda, Rahula, and the Two Thou…

16:35

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Chap. X The Preacher

26:33

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Chap. XI Apparition of a Stupa

1:03:56

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Chap. XII Exertion

13:09

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Chap. XIII Peaceful Life

40:01

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Chap. XIV Issuing of Bodhisattvas From the Gaps of the Earth

33:11

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Chap. XV Duration of the Life of the Tathagata

23:45

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Chap. XVI Of Piety

31:51

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Chap. XVII Indication of the Meritoriousness of Joyful Acceptance

17:19

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Chap. XVIII The Advantages of a Religious Preacher

42:36

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Chap. XIX Sadaparibhuta

21:33

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Chap. XX Conception of the Transcendent Power of the Tathagatas

15:27

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Chap. XXI Spells

15:08

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Chap. XXII Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga

42:04

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Chap. XXIII Gadgadasvara

31:23

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Chap. XXIV Chapter Called That of the All-Sided One, Containing a Description o…

25:50

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Chap. XXV Ancient Devotion

28:07

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Chap. XXVI Encouragement of Samantabhadra

21:08

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Chap. XXVII The Period

6:07

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