Author : Young-ho Kim
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791402276
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sutra by : Young-ho Kim
Download or read book Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sutra written by Young-ho Kim and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Chu) Tao-sheng stands out in history as a unique and preeminent thinker whose paradigmatic, original ideas paved the way for the advent of Chinese Buddhism. The universality of Buddha-nature, which Tao-sheng championed at the cost of excommunication, was to become a cornerstone of the Chinese Buddhist ideology. This book presents a comprehensive study of the only complete document by Tao-sheng still in existence.