Stories from the Lotus Sutra

Children and adults alike will enjoy these amazing, entertaining and fascinating stories from The Lotus Sutra. Originally told to illustrate the challenging concepts of the Buddha's most important lesson, they easily stand on their own and will quickly become family favorites, presenting meaningful and useful insights today, tomorrow and for a lifetime.

Read the exciting adventure of how children rescued themselves from a burning house, the rags to riches story of how a Janitor became CEO, how treasure hunters found a City of Dreams, how a man thought he lost everything because he didn't check his coat pocket, the tale of the dying Doctor who saved his poisoned children before he himself died and come to understand for yourself the profound lessons of The Lotus Sutra, and glimpse at what lies beyond nirvana, and enlightenment.

Contents:

Lotus Sutra Chapter 3: the story of the Burning House

Lotus Sutra Chapter 4: the story of the Lost Son

Lotus Sutra Chapter 5: the story of the Desert Rain

Lotus Sutra Chapter 7: the story of the City of Dreams

Lotus Sutra Chapter 8: the story of the Pocket Full of Money

Lotus Sutra Chapter 16: the story of the Dying Doctor

Conclusion: the Bodhisattva Vow

Notes on Translation