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The Lotus SutraA C o n t e m p o r a r y T r a n s l at i o no f a B u d d h i s t C l a s s i cTranslation and Introduction byGene ReevesWisdom Publications • Boston
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t en b less i n gs4Buddha’s lifet
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t en b less i n gs 49The Buddha-wor
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12. DevadattaAt that time the Buddh
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gl oss a ry o f t er ms46pratyekabu
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gl oss a ry o f t er ms 469six ways
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BibliographyTr a n s l at i o n sTh
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b i b liogr a p h y4Tanabe, George
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About the TranslatorGene Reeves has
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