Difference between revisions of "Afterword to the Lotus Sutra Translation"
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| − | A short account of [[Kumarajiva's]] translation of the [[Lotus Sutr]]a into {{Wiki|Chinese}} and of his work the [[Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law]]. It was written by the {{Wiki|Chinese}} priest [[Seng-chao]] (384-414), one of [[Kumarajiva's]] major [[disciples]]. This document describes why the [[Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law]], or the version translated by [[Kumarajiva]], consists of twenty-eight chapters including the "[[Devadatta]]" chapter, while the [[Lotus Sutra]] of the Correct Law, [[Dharmaraksha's]] version translated prior to [[Kumarajiva's]], consists of twenty-seven chapters. The Afterword to the [[Lotus Sutra]] Translation is included within The [[Lotus Sutra]] and Its [[Traditions]], an eighth-century work by Seng-hsiang. | + | A short account of [[Kumarajiva's]] translation of the [[Lotus Sutr]]a into {{Wiki|Chinese}} and of his work the [[Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law]]. It was written by the {{Wiki|Chinese}} priest [[Seng-chao]] (384-414), one of [[Kumarajiva's]] major [[disciples]]. This document describes why the [[Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law]], or the version translated by [[Kumarajiva]], consists of twenty-eight chapters including the "[[Devadatta]]" chapter, while the [[Lotus Sutra]] of the Correct Law, [[Dharmaraksha's]] version translated prior to [[Kumarajiva's]], consists of twenty-seven chapters. The Afterword to the [[Lotus Sutra]] Translation is included within The [[Lotus Sutra]] and Its [[Traditions]], an eighth-century work by [[Seng-hsiang]]. |
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Afterword to the Lotus Sutra Translation, The
法華翻経後記 (Chin Fa-hua-fan-ching-hou-chi; Jpn Hokke-hongyo-koki )
A short account of Kumarajiva's translation of the Lotus Sutra into Chinese and of his work the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law. It was written by the Chinese priest Seng-chao (384-414), one of Kumarajiva's major disciples. This document describes why the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law, or the version translated by Kumarajiva, consists of twenty-eight chapters including the "Devadatta" chapter, while the Lotus Sutra of the Correct Law, Dharmaraksha's version translated prior to Kumarajiva's, consists of twenty-seven chapters. The Afterword to the Lotus Sutra Translation is included within The Lotus Sutra and Its Traditions, an eighth-century work by Seng-hsiang.
