Lotus Sutra

Summary

Lotus Sutra is a Mahayana sutra^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mahayana_sutra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,272 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Publication

Lotus Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit^[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Threefold Lotus Sutra^[4].

Subject and Themes

Lotus Sutra's part of the series is recorded as Threefold Lotus Sutra^[4].

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 (3,272 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].