Lotus Sutra

Summary

Lotus Sutra is a Mahayana sutra^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mahayana_sutra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lotus Sutra's image is recorded as A Sanskrit manuscript of Lotus Sutra in South Turkestan Brahmi script.jpg^[3].
• Lotus Sutra's image is recorded as Goryeo-Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra c.1340.jpg^[4].
• Lotus Sutra's image is recorded as Wood-Block Print of The Lotus of the True Law, Chapter XV Duration of the Life of the Tathâgata 妙法蓮華経 如来寿量品第十六・自我偈.jpg^[5].
• Lotus Sutra's instance of is recorded as Mahayana sutra^[6].
• Lotus Sutra's part of the series is recorded as Threefold Lotus Sutra^[7].
• Lotus Sutra's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12016689b^[8].
• Lotus Sutra's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00646445^[9].
• Lotus Sutra's Commons category is recorded as Lotus Sutra^[10].
• Lotus Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit^[11].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Introduction^[12].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Skillful Means^[13].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as A Parable^[14].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Willing Acceptance^[15].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Herbs^[16].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Prediction^[17].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as The Apparitional City^[18].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as The Five Hundred Disciples Receive Their Predictions^[19].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as The Predictions for Those Who Still Have More to Learn and for Those Who Do Not^[20].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as The Expounder of the Dharma^[21].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as The Appearance of a Jeweled Stupa^[22].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Devadatta^[23].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Perseverance^[24].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Ease in Practice^[25].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as Bodhisattvas Emerging from the Earth^[26].
• Lotus Sutra's has part is recorded as The Lifespan of the Tathāgata^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

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 (774 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

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