Le Sutra du Lotus, l'un des textes les plus importants du bouddhisme Mahayana, est présenté ici dans son intégralité, dans la traduction autorisée de H. Kern.Kern présente les écritures bouddhistes originales dans leur format chapitré, qui commencent avec le Bouddha Shakyamuni sombrant dans une profonde conscience méditative. Pendant cet état, il perçoit un vaste rayon de lumière qui brille sur d'autres champs de bouddhas situés loin à l'est et les éclaire. Après cette démonstratio...

SADDHARMA-PUNDARÎKAOR, THE LOTUS OF THE TRUE LAW.Translated By H. KernThe Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions.This vol...

Il Sutra del Loto, uno dei testi più significativi del Buddhismo Mahayana, è presentato qui completo, nella traduzione autorevole di H. Kern.Kern presenta le scritture buddiste originali nel loro formato a capitoli, che iniziano con il Buddha Shakyamuni che cade in una profonda coscienza meditativa. Durante questo stato, egli percepisce un vasto raggio di luce, che risplende e dà luce ad altri campi di Buddha molto più a est. Dopo questa epocale manifestazione, ci vengono date le l...

"The Saddharma Pundarika" (often referred to as "The Lotus Sutra") is a well-known Mahayana Buddhist scripture, and Hendrik Kern (18331917) was a Dutch scholar and Sanskritist who translated this important text. The full title of the book is "The Saddharma Pundarika or The Lotus of the True Law.""The Lotus Sutra" is one of the most revered texts in Mahayana Buddhism, and it is considered a central scripture that expounds essential teachings of the Buddha. The sutra emphasizes the concept o...

"Saddharma Pundarika" or "The Lotus of the True Law" is a profound Buddhist scripture translated and elucidated by the eminent scholar Hendrik Kern. This collection of stories by Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern attempts to compile many of his classic thoughts consolidated in a single draft and offer them at an affordable price so that everyone can read them. some stories are interesting and amazing, while other softly creep up on you and pull you in. This sacred text, attributed to the Gautama B...

O Lotus Sutra, um dos textos mais significativos do budismo Mahayana, é apresentado aqui completo, na tradução autorizada de H. Kern.Kern apresenta as escrituras budistas originais em seu formato capitular, pois elas começam com o Buda Shakyamuni caindo em uma profunda consciência meditativa. Durante este estado, ele percebe um vasto raio de luz, que brilha e dá luz a outros campos de Buda distantes do Oriente. Seguindo esta exibição memorável, recebemos as lições do budismo primit...

El Sutra del Loto, uno de los textos más significativos del budismo mahayana, se presenta aquí completo, en la autorizada traducción de H. Kern.Kern presenta las escrituras budistas originales en su formato capitular, ya que comienzan con el Buda Shakyamuni sumido en una profunda conciencia meditativa. Durante este estado, percibe un vasto rayo de luz, que brilla y da luz a otros campos búdicos que se encuentran lejos en Oriente. Tras esta trascendental exhibición, se nos dan las l...

Das Lotus-Sutra, einer der bedeutendsten Texte des Mahayana-Buddhismus, wird hier vollständig in der maßgeblichen Übersetzung von H. Kern präsentiert.Kern stellt die ursprünglichen buddhistischen Schriften in ihrer kapitelweisen Form vor, die damit beginnt, dass Buddha Shakyamuni in ein tiefes meditatives Bewusstsein verfällt. In diesem Zustand nimmt er einen riesigen Lichtstrahl wahr, der andere Buddha-Felder weit im Osten erhellt und beleuchtet. Im Anschluss an diese bedeutsame E...

Jacob is all too often underappreciated in works on biblical theology. He nevertheless stands squarely in the line of promise and is the man who becomes Israel. His blessings come not because he is virtuous but because God remains faithful. In this, his story contributes to the themes of Genesis and of the Pentateuch as a whole, and extends into the life of the church. Jacob's Story as Christian Scripture begins with a reading of Genesis 25 to 35, and then moves beyond the boundaries of Ge...

This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – (Sanskrit: upaya, Japanese: hoben), the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism. Another concept introduced by the Lotus Sutra is the idea that the Buddha is an eternal entity, who achieved nirvana eons ago, but willingly chose to remain in the cycle of rebirth (sams...

De harde kern, het levenswerk van Frida Vogels, bestaat uit vier delen, verdeeld over drie boeken. De eerste twee delen, Kanker en De naakte waarheid, verschenen in één band. Zelden heeft een debuut zoveel opzien gebaard. Rudy Kousbroek schreef in de NRC: 'De harde kern van Frida Vogels is het meest onmodieuze boek in de moderne Nederlandse literatuur, de volstrekte antipode van bijvoorbeeld De ontdekking van de hemel. Ook de bijbehorende formule, dat het eerstgenoemde boek nog zal worden ...

In dit deel van De harde kern, Met zijn drieën, worden de jeugd, de snel afgebroken studententijd in Amsterdam en de Parijse jaren van de hoofdpersoon beschreven, die nu onomwonden Frida heet. Parallel daaraan wordt het leven van de schrijfster die vijftig jaar later uit het kind van toen is gegroeid, beschreven. Met gebruik van authentiek materiaal wordt de wereld van de hoofdpersoon en de personages die daarin optreden zo volledig en nauwkeurig mogelijk in beeld gebracht. Het raadsel dat...