Ancient Buddhism in Japan, Vol. 2 (1935) - Page 12

BOOK II

THE EIGHTH CENTURY

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CHAPTER XV. THE FLOWER ORNAMENT SUTRA original: "Kegon", NIRVANA SUTRA original: "Nehan", AND VIMALAKIRTI SUTRA original: "Yuimakyō" 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 722 AD for the sake 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. AND ITS FESTIVALS...