INTRODUCTION 1
Historical 1
Form and Content 10
Doctrine 34
THE LOTUS SUTRA 57
Ⅰ．The Assembly and the Illumination 59
Ⅱ．Tactful Revelation 65
Ⅲ．Parable of the Burning House 81
Ⅳ．Faith-discernment，the Prodigal Son 106
Ⅴ．Parable of the Rain 122
Ⅵ．Prediction of the Four Disciples 129
Ⅶ．Parable of the Magic City 131
Ⅷ．Prediction of Five Hundred Disciples 142
Ⅸ．Prediction of Ananda，Rahula，and others 146
Ⅹ．The Preacher 149
Ⅺ．The Precious Shrine 157
Ⅻ．Devadatta．The Dragon-King＇s Daughter 169
ⅩⅢ．Steadfastness．Prediction of Women and others 176
ⅩⅣ．The Serene Life．The Four Spheres 181
ⅩⅤ．Hosts of Disciples issue from the Earth 192
ⅩⅥ．Eternity of The Buddha．The Physician 200
ⅩⅦ．The Merit and Reward of Faith 209
ⅩⅧ．The Merit and Reward of Accordance 216
ⅩⅨ．The Merit and Reward of the Preacher 219
ⅩⅩ．The Bodhisattva＂Never Despise＂ 226
ⅩⅪ．Divine Power of a Buddha＇s Tongue 230
ⅩⅫ．The Final Commission 234
ⅩⅩⅢ．The King of Healing．Bodhisattva Beautiful 236
ⅩⅩⅣ．Wonder-sound 242
ⅩⅩⅤ．Kuan-yin，Regarder of the Cries of the World 247
ⅩⅩⅥ．Spells 252
ⅩⅩⅦ．King Resplendent and Buddha Thunder-Voice 255
ⅩⅩⅧ．Universal Virtue 260
GLOSSARY 267
INDEX 271