{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-lotus-sutra-9781614290803","title":"Introduction to the Lotus Sutra","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Lotus Sutra--one of the most popular Buddhist classics--is here accessibly introduced by one of its most eminent scholars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Soon after entering university in December of 1943, I was sent to the front as a student soldier. I wondered if I were allowed to bring but a single book on the trip, possibly to my death, which would I want to bring. It was the Lotus Sutra\" -- from the author's Preface. \u003cbr\u003e Having developed a lifelong appreciation of the Lotus Sutra -- even carrying a dog-eared copy with him through service in World War II -- Yoshiro Tamura sought to author an introduction to this beloved work of Buddhist literature. Tamura wanted it to be different than other basic explorations of the text; his introduction would be plain-spoken, relevant and sensitive to modern concerns, and well-informed by contemporary scholarship. He succeeded marvelously with Introduction to the Lotus Sutra, which Gene Reeves -- Tamura's student and translator of the popular English edition of The Lotus Sutra -- translates and introduces in English for the first time here. \u003cbr\u003e Tackling issues of authenticity in the so-called \"words of Buddha,\" the influence of culture and history on the development of the Lotus Sutra, and the sutra's role in Japanese life, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the Lotus Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e grounds this ancient work of literature in the real, workaday world, revealing its continued appeal across the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614290803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Yoshiro Tamura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331872514229,"sku":"9781614290803","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_226c32bc-ab60-44c6-82fe-78b73b6f4b9b.jpg?v=1745938346","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/introduction-to-the-lotus-sutra-9781614290803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}