Publisher's Synopsis
Having developed a lifelong appreciation of the Lotus Sutra-even carrying a dog-eared copy with him through service in World War II-Yoshiro Tamura sought to author an introduction to this beloved work of Buddhist literature. Tamura wanted it to be different than other basic explorations of the text; his introduction would be plain-spoken, relevant and sensitive to modern concerns, and well-informed by contemporary scholarship. He succeeded marvellously with Introduction to the Lotus Sutra, which Gene Reeves-Tamura's student and translator of the popular English edition of The Lotus Sutra-translates and introduces in English for the first time here. Tackling issues of authenticity in the so-called
