Lotus Sutra

Glossary

A collection of scriptures associated with Mahayana Buddhism, which influenced the creation of the Tiantai, Tendai, Cheontae and Nichiren schools. Composed largely in verse, it has a total of twenty eight chapters. It is speculated that this sutra was composed in four stages, starting from the first century BCE and ending c. mid-first century CE.

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Lotus Sutra%newline%A collection of scriptures associated with Mahayana Buddhism, which influenced the creation of the Tiantai, Tendai, Cheontae and Nichiren schools. Composed largely in verse, it has a total of twenty eight chapters. It is speculated that this sutra was composed in four stages, starting from the first century BCE and ending c. mid-first century CE.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Lotus Sutra”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/lotus-sutra/
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