Threefold Lotus Sutra

The Threefold Lotus Sutra (Chinese: Ã¦Â³ÂÃ¨ÂÂ¯Ã¤Â¸ÂÃ©ÂÂ¨Ã§Â¶Â, pinyin: FÃÂhuÃÂ¡ SÃÂnbÃÂ¹ JÃÂ«ng, rÃÂmaji: Hokke Sambu Kyo) is the composition of three complementary sutras that together form the "three-part Dharma flower sutra":

1. The Innumerable Meanings Sutra (Ã§ÂÂ¡Ã©ÂÂÃ§Â¾Â©Ã§Â¶Â Ch: WÃÂºliÃÂ ngyÃÂ¬ JÃÂ«ng, Jp: MuryÃÂgi KyÃÂ), prologue to the Lotus Sutra.

2. The Lotus Sutra (Ã¥Â¦ÂÃ¦Â³ÂÃ¨ÂÂ®Ã¨ÂÂ¯Ã§Â¶Â Ch: MiÃÂ ofÃÂ LiÃÂ¡nhuÃÂ¡ JÃÂ«ng, Jp: MyÃÂhÃÂ Renge KyÃÂ) itself.

3. The Sutra of Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue/Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra (Ã¦ÂÂ®Ã¨Â³Â¢Ã§Â¶Â Ch: PÃÂxiÃÂ¡n JÃÂ«ng, Jp: Fugen KyÃÂ), epilogue to the Lotus Sutra.

They have been known collectively as the Threefold Lotus Sutra in China and Japan since ancient times.

Threefold Lotus Sutra

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