100 bc
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The Mahayanic tradition has the Sutra being written in the lifetime of the historic Buddha (about 500 BCE). Present thinking is tha the oldest parts of the text (Chapters 1-9 and 17) were written between 100 BCE and 100 CE, and that the text, in its modern form, dates fron 200 CE.
The Lotus Sutra comes from the Buddhist religion. It was a disclosure that was passed down by the Buddha near his death, supposedly by 200 AD.
The Lotus Sutra is presented as a talk given by the Buddha, however, no one knows for sure who wrote it. It dates back to 100 BCE.
One will find the Lotus Sutra very captivating. Lotus Sutra is often famous for it's traditional practice of MahÄÅyÄÅna Buddhism in many Asian countries. It's concepts have been translated into many different languages.
The Lotus Sutra, a book written by Siddhartha Gautama after he reached enlightenment.
Soka Gakkai is particularly concerned with the Lotus Sutra. Anyone who follows the teachings of Nichiren is likely to have said it out loud at some point!
They believe in the Lotus Sutra. They follow the beliefs of the Historic Buddha
The Pali Canon is an early collection of Buddhist scriptures compiled in Sri Lanka. Other Buddhist texts include the Lotus Sutra and the Heart Sutra.
i didn't know that Buddhism was the official religion of Japan. But I do know that a 13th century monk named Nichiren Daishonin chanted Nam myoho renge kyo and that it has spread and will continue to spread for the next 10,000 years, as predicted in the Lotus Sutra. It is called Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism and it teaches the correctness and Shayamuni's true intent of the Lotus Sutra.
The ancient Hindu Karma Sutra is over thousands of years old. It is an ancient text that has survived over the years and it just happens to be one of the oldest texts.
'The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important and influential of all the sutras or sacred scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism, revered by almost all branches of the Mahayana teachings, and over many centuries the object of intense veneration among Buddhist believers throughout China, Korea, Japan, and other regions of eastern Asia.' So says Burton Watson, the most recent translator of this ancient text.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo can be literally translated as "I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law."- Nam (or Namu) derives from the Sanskrit and means to venerate or dedicate oneself.- Myoho literally means the Mystic Law - the underlying truth or principle which governs the mysterious workings of the universe and our life from moment to moment.- Renge means lotus flower.- Kyo literally means sutra, the voice or teaching of a Buddha.
Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, is 34 years old (birthdate: October 7, 1983).