Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma, 2nd Edition
with a New Foreword by Stephen F. Teiser
$110.23
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2009
Summary
Originally published in 1976, Leon Hurvitz’s monumental translation of the Lotus Sutra is the work scholars have preferred for decades. Hailed by critics as an “extraordinary” and “magnificent” achievement, Hurvitz’s translation is based on the best known Chinese version of the text and includes passages of the original Sanskrit that were omitted from the Chinese. Beloved for its mythology and literary artistry, the Lotus Sutra is one of the most popular and influential texts of Mahayana Budd…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780231148955 |
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| ISBN-10: | 023114895X |
| Author: | Leon Hurvitz |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Translations from the Asian Classics |
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About The Author
Leon Hurvitz
Leon Hurvitz (1923-1992) was professor in the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia. He spent time as a translator and interpreter and later studied in Japan during the occupation, specializing in early Chinese Buddhism.Stephen F. Teiser is D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University. His research focuses on the interaction between Buddhism and Chinese forms of religion. His book Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples received the Stanislas Julien Prize from the Institut de France.
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