The Words of the "Lotus Sutra" in Nichiren's Thought

The history of Buddhism reveals a range of attitudes toward language and the written word. Some voices within the tradition revere the words of the sutras as the direct expression of the Buddha's enlightenment, while others are critical of the limits of language and hold that the Buddha's...

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Main Author: Kitagawa, Zenchō (Author)
Contributors: Stone, Jacqueline I. 1949- (Translator)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2014]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-43
Further subjects:B Concept of mind
B Wisdom
B Religious Studies
B Gem stones
B Mahayana
B Words
B Writing instruction
B Dharma
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