Lotus Sutra

Mahayana sutra
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Lotus Sutra
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Summary

Lotus Sutra is a Mahayana sutra[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mahayana_sutra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lotus Sutra's instance of is recorded as Mahayana sutra[3].
  • Lotus Sutra's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Lotus Sutra's part of the series is recorded as Threefold Lotus Sutra[5].
  • Lotus Sutra's Commons category is recorded as Lotus Sutra[6].
  • Lotus Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit[7].
  • Lotus Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[8].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Introduction[9].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Skillful Means[10].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises A Parable[11].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Willing Acceptance[12].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Herbs[13].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Prediction[14].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Apparitional City[15].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Five Hundred Disciples Receive Their Predictions[16].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Predictions for Those Who Still Have More to Learn and for Those Who Do Not[17].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Expounder of the Dharma[18].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Appearance of a Jeweled Stupa[19].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Devadatta[20].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Perseverance[21].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Sutra del Loto: XIV capitolo[22].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Bodhisattvas Emerging from the Earth[23].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Lifespan of the Tathāgata[24].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises Description of Merits[25].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Merits of Joyful Acceptance[26].
  • Lotus Sutra comprises The Benefits Obtained by an Expounder of the Dharma[27].

Body

Publication

Languages include Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit[7] and Classical Chinese[8]. Lotus Sutra's part of the series is recorded as Threefold Lotus Sutra[5].

Subject and Themes

Lotus Sutra's part of the series is recorded as Threefold Lotus Sutra[5].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Lotus Sutra include Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō[28], a mantra[29].

Why It Matters

Lotus Sutra ranks in the top 3% of mahayana_sutra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō[28], a mantra[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Maimaikokekokko · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → 의정부 원효사 묘법연화경, 묘법연화경 (충청북도 유형문화재 제246-2호), Woodblock of Lotus Sutra of the Mystic Dharma (Treasure No. 1908) +30
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  2. 10w ago · Maimaikokekokko · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Mahayana sutra, written work
    Language of work or name → Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, Classical Chinese
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  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → SHGjF, 3tUeqe
    Instance of → Mahayana sutra, written work
    Language of work or name → Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, Classical Chinese
    Characters → Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Prabhutaratna, The Buddha +18
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