Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side
A Guide to the Lotus Sūtra
$95.03
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2019
Summary
An essential companion to a timeless spiritual classic The Lotus Sutra is among the most venerated scriptures of Buddhism.
Composed in India some two millennia ago, it affirms the potential for all beings to attain supreme enlightenment. Donald Lopez and Jacqueline Stone provide an essential reading companion to this inspiring yet enigmatic masterpiece, explaining how it was understood by its compilers in India and, centuries later in medieval Japan, by one of its most influe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691174204 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691174202 |
| Author: | Jacqueline I. Stone, Donald S. Lopez, Donald S. Lopez, Jr. |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“While scholarly in nature, this work’s engaging, thoughtful manner serves its subject well. Essential for readers with academic-level interest in Buddhist studies.”
“Lopez Jr. and Stone’s detailed analysis makes for a welcome, admirable addition to the large repertoire of more general Lotus Sutra studies.” * Publishers Weekly *
“The Lotus Sūtra … is given a near perfect summary when the authors write that it is a ‘sūtra that never ends, an assembly that never disperses, and a mission that is ongoing’.”—Nilanjan Bhowmick, Los Angeles Review of Books
“While scholarly in nature, this work’s engaging, thoughtful manner serves its subject well. Essential for readers with academic-level interest in Buddhist studies.” * Library Journal *
Jacqueline I. Stone
Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. His books include The “Lotus Sūtra”: A Biography (Princeton). He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jacqueline I. Stone is professor of religion at Princeton University. Her books include Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism. She lives in Kingston, New Jersey.
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