Shindoku Lotus Sutra

Explanation of Shindoku


The Entire Lotus Sutra in one playlist

Duration: 9:12:02 (h:m:s)

Eight Fascicles of the Lotus Sutra

Fascicle 1
Duration: 1:09:51


Fascicle 2
Duration: 1:09:00

Fascicle 3
Duration: 1:14:45

Fascicle 4
Duration: 1:10:07

Fascicle 5
Duration: 1:12:13

Fascicle 6
Duration: 1:09:39

Fascicle 7
Duration: 1:07:52

Fascicle 8
Duration: 0:58:35

28 Chapters of the Lotus Sutra

Chapter 1, Introductory [link]

Chapter 2, Expedients [link]

Chapter 3, A Parable [link]

Chapter 4, Understanding by Faith. [link]

Chapter 5, The Simile of Herbs [link]

Chapter 6, Assurance of Future Buddhahood [link]

Chapter 7, The Parable of a Magic City [link]

Chapter 8, The Assurance of Future Buddhahood of the Five Hundred Disciples [link]

Chapter 9, The Assurance of Future Buddhahood of the Śrāvakas Who Have Something More to Learn and the Śrāvakas Who Have Nothing More to Learn [link]

Chapter 10, The Teacher of the Dharma [link]

Chapter 11, Beholding the Stūpa of Treasures [link]

Chapter 12, Devadatta [link]

Chapter 13, Encouragement for Keeping this Sutra [link]

Chapter 14, Peaceful Practices [link]

Chapter 15, The Appearance of Bodhisattvas from Underground [link]

Chapter 16, The Duration of the Life of the Tathāgata [link]

Chapter 17, The Variety of Merits [link]

Chapter 18, The Merits of a Person Who Rejoices at Hearing This Sutra [link]

Chapter 19, The Merits of the Teacher of the Dharma [link]

Chapter 20, Never-Despising Bodhisattva [link]

Chapter 21, The Supernatural Powers of the Tathāgatas [link]

Chapter 22, Transmission [link]

Chapter 23, The Previous Life of Medicine-King Bodhisattva [link]

Chapter 24, Wonderful-Voice Bodhisattva [link]

Chapter 25, The Universal Gate of World-Voice-Perceiver Bodhisattva [link]

Chapter 26, Dhāraṇīs [link]

Chapter 27, King Wonderful-Adornment as the Previous Life of a Bodhisattva [link]

Chapter 28, The Encouragement of Universal-Sage Bodhisattva [link]


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