The lotus sutra

Italian edition based on English translation edited by Burton Watson

This is my constant thought: How can I make all living beings gain access to the supreme path and quickly acquire the Buddha body? 

Chapter Lifespan of the Tathagata

New complete edition of the prologue and epilogue sutras. 

Since its appearance in China in the 3rd century CE, the Lotus Sutra has been considered one of the most important scriptures in Mahayana Buddhism. Filled with beautiful literary images and famous parables, it reveals that supreme enlightenment is inherent and accessible to all living beings. 

For the first time, the version traditionally known as the "Threefold Lotus Sutra" is published in Italian. The volume opens with the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings, considered the prologue and divided into three chapters; it is followed by the Lotus Sutra and the Universal Virtue Sutra, which is its epilogue. 

The Italian edition is based on the English translation edited by Burton Watson, professor of Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, a leading expert on ancient Oriental languages, particularly Chinese and Japanese.