Lotus Sutra

The Lotus Sūtra, literally Sutra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma, is one of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras, and the basis on which the Tiantai, Tendai, Cheontae, and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. For many East Asian Buddhists, the Lotus Sūtra contains the ultimate and complete teaching of the Buddha and the recitation of the text is understood to bring auspicious fortune and eradicate ones accumulated negative karma.The sutra emphasizes that all these seemingly different teachings are actually just skillful applications of the one Dharma and thus all constitute the "One Buddha Vehicle and knowledge of all modes". The Lotus sutra sees all other teachings are subservient to, propagated by and in the service of the ultimate truth of the One Vehicle leading to Buddhahood. The Lotus Sūtra also claims to be superior to other sūtras and states that full Buddhahood is only arrived at by exposure to its teachings and skillful means. There are 28 Chapters in total for Lotus Sutra, namely:Ch. 1, IntroductionCh. 2, Ways and MeansCh. 3, A ParableCh. 4, Faith and UnderstandingCh. 5, Parable of the plantsCh. 6, Assurances of Becoming a BuddhaCh. 7, The Magic CityCh. 8, Assurances for 500 ArhatsCh. 9, Assurances for the Trainees and Adepts. Ch. 10, Teacher of the DharmaCh. 11, The Treasure stupaCh. 12, DevadattaCh. 13, Encouragement to uphold the sutraCh. 14, Peace and Contentment Ch. 15, Springing Up from the EarthCh. 16, The eternal lifespan of the Tathagata Ch. 17, Merits and Virtues of enlightenment Ch. 18, Merits and Virtues of Joyful Acceptance Ch. 19, Merits and Virtues obtained by a Teacher of the DharmaCh. 20, The Bodhisattva SadāparibhūtaCh. 21, The Spiritual Power of the TathagataCh. 22, The Passing of the CommissionCh. 23, The Bodhisattva BhaiṣajyarājaCh. 24, The Bodhisattva GadgadasvaraCh. 25, The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara Ch. 26, DhāraṇīCh. 27, King Wonderfully AdornedCh. 28, Encouragement of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra