THE DHARMA FLOWER SUTRA (Lotus Sutra) SEEN THROUGH THE ORAL TRANSMISSION OF NICHIREN DAISHŌNIN
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The Dharma Flower Sutra
(Hokke-kyō)

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1st and Introductory Chapter
2nd Chapter on Expedient Means
3rd Chapter on Similes and Parables
4th Chapter on Faith leading to Understanding
5th Chapter on the Parable of the Medicinal Herbs
6th Chapter on the Disclosure of the Future Record of Those who will Attain Enlightenment
7th Chapter on the Parable of the Imaginary City
8th Chapter on the Prediction of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples
9th Chapter on the Announcement of the Future Attainment of Buddhahood of
Both Those who Need and Do Not Need Instruction
10th Chapter on the Dharma as a Teacher
11th Chapter on Seeing the Vision of the Stupa made of Precious Materials
12th Chapter on Daibadatta (Devadatta)
13th Chapter on Exhorting the Disciples to Receive and Hold to the Buddha Teaching
14th Chapter on Practising in Peace and with Joy
15th Chapter on the Bodhisattvas who Swarm up out of the Earth
16th Chapter on the Lifespan of the Tathāgata
17th Chapter on Discerning the Meritorious Virtues
18th Chapter on the Joy of the following Meritorious Virtues of Practice
19th Chapter on the Meritorious Virtues of the Teacher who Propagates the
Dharma Flower Sutra
20th Chapter on the Bodhisattva Not Holding Anyone or Anything in Contempt Ever
(Jōfukyō, Sadapāribbhūta)
21st Chapter on the Reaches of the Mind of the Tathāgata
22nd Chapter on the Assignment of the Mission
23rd Chapter on the Original Conduct of the Bodhisattva Sovereign Medicine
(Yaku’ ō, Bhaishajya-rāja)
24th Chapter on the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness
(Myō ‘on, Gadgadasvara)
25th Chapter on the Universal Gateway of the Bodhisattva Perceiving the Sound of the Existential Dimensions (Kanzeon, Avalokiteshvara)
26th Chapter on Dhāranī
27th Chapter on the Original Behaviour of King Utterly Embellished
(Myōshōgonnō, Subhavyūha)
28th Chapter on the Persuasiveness and Quest of the Bodhisattva Universally Worthy
(Fugen, Samantabhadra)