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Can I read The Essential Lotus : Selections From the Lotus Sutra on EtoBox?
The Essential Lotus : Selections From the Lotus Sutra by Watson, Burton is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Essential Lotus : Selections From the Lotus Sutra about?
<p>Since its first appearance in China in the third century CE, the Lotus Sutra has been the object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, and Japan, as well as other parts of the world. It is often considered the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist sutra, has attracted more commentary than any other Buddhist scripture, and has had a profound impact on the great works of Japanese and Chinese literature. No one can understand East Asia without some knowledge of its teachi
Who reads The Essential Lotus : Selections From the Lotus Sutra?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Watson, Burton
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231506595
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Nature, History, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25