{"product_id":"the-lotus-sutra-paperback","title":"The Lotus Sutra - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBurton Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its appearance in China in the third century, \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon. The object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world, it has had a profound impact on the great works of Japanese and Chinese literature, attracting more commentary than any other Buddhist scripture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Watson notes in the introduction to his remarkable translation, \" \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e is not so much an integral work as a collection of religious texts, an anthology of sermons, stories, and devotional manuals, some speaking with particular force to persons of one type or in one set of circumstances, some to those of another type or in other circumstances. This is no doubt why it has had such broad and lasting appeal over the ages and has permeated so deeply into the cultures that have been exposed to it.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Vimalakirti Sutra, Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754062348576,"sku":"9780231081610","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6786ca5eb03554292973365767443e09_da3fd312-3bfa-4ba1-a18b-8d9926bef387.webp?v=1780032587","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lotus-sutra-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}