{"product_id":"9781614290803","title":"Introduction to the Lotus Sutra","description":"The Lotus Sutra--one of the most popular Buddhist classics--is here accessibly introduced by one of its most eminent scholars.\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisdom Publications MA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031626105072,"sku":"9781614290803","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614290803_p0.jpg?v=1763846290","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614290803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}