Ancient Buddhism in Japan, Vol. 2

CHAPTER XV. THE FLOWER ORNAMENT original: "Kegon", NIRVANA original: "Nehan", AND VIMALAKIRTI original: "Yuimakyō" SUTRAS AND THEIR FESTIVALS. THE BRAHMA NET SUTRA original: "Bommōkyō". THE COMPLETE BUDDHIST CANON original: "Issaikyō" AND ITS FESTIVALS . . . 572

1. The sutras Sacred Buddhist scriptures. copied in AD 722 on behalf of Empress Gemmei’s The 43rd monarch of Japan (reigned 707–715), known for moving the capital to Nara. soul, and the Brahma Net Sutra, 572. — 2. The Flower Ornament Sutra original: "Kegonkyō" and the Flower Ornament Assembly original: "Kegon-e", 576. — 3. The Nirvana Sutra original: "Nehangyō" and the Nirvana Assembly original: "Nehan-e" or Nirvana Lecture original: "Nehankō", 584. — 4. The Vimalakirti Sutra original: "Yuima-kyō" and the Vimalakirti Assembly original: "Yuima-e", 591. — 5. The Complete Buddhist Canon original: "Issaikyō" or Great Treasury of Scriptures original: "Daizōkyō", and the Festival of the Canon original: "Issaikyō-e" or "Daizō-e" and Great Mahayana Festival original: "Daijō-e" in Japan, 605.

CHAPTER XVI. THE LOTUS SUTRA original: "Hokkekyō" AND ITS FESTIVALS. THE AVALOKITESHVARA SUTRA original: "Kwanzeongyō"; refers to the scripture dedicated to the Bodhisattva of Compassion, often the 25th chapter of the Lotus Sutra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616

1. Translations, commentaries, and works on miracles written by Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese priests, 616. — 2. Contents of the Lotus Sutra, 625. — 3. The Lotus Sutra original: "Hokkekyō", the Avalokiteshvara Sutra, and the Kwannon The Japanese name for Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. cult in the seventh and eighth centuries, 636. — 4. The Lotus Sutra in the ninth century. The Lotus Repentance Ritual original: "Hokke sembō" and the Lotus Hall original: "Hokkedō". The three sutras protecting the state, 654. — 5. The Lotus Sutra in the tenth century. The Lotus Hall. The Eight Lectures on the Lotus Sutra original: "Hokke hakkō", 663. — 6. The Lotus Sutra and the Avalokiteshvara Sutra in the eleventh century, 667. — 7. Japanese sects in connection with the Lotus Sutra, 675. — 8. The Eight Lectures on the Lotus Sutra. The Five-fold Eight Lectures original: "Go-hakkō" at the temples of Enshūji, Hōshōji, and Sonshōji, 677. — 9. The Ten Lectures on the Lotus Sutra original: "Hokke jūkō". The November Festival original: "Shimotsuki-e" of Enryakuji on Mount Hiei original: "Hieizan". The June Festival original: "Minazuki-e" of the same temple, 691. — 10. The Thirty Lectures on the Lotus Sutra original: "Hokke sanjūkō", 695. — 11. The Festival of a Thousand Copies of the Lotus Sutra original: "Hokke sembu-e", 696. — 12. The Lotus Sutra Assembly original: "Hokke-e" of Tōdaiji, Takao, and Kōfukuji, 699.

GENERAL INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705

ERRATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765