Yoshiro Tamura (1921-1989) was a well-regarded scholar of Japanese
Buddhism, known particularly for his study of the Lotus Sutra and the
traditions that developed around it and the person of Nichiren in Japan.
Introduction
Tamuras Preface
I. Formation of the Lotus Sutra
1. Are Sutras the Words of the Buddha?
Some of the Wonders of Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism is Not the Words of the Buddha
Return to Early Buddhism
The Meaning of the Words of the Buddha
2. The Process of Formation of the Lotus Sutra
Rise of Mahayana Buddhism
Formation of Mahayana Sutras
History of the Formation of the Lotus Sutra
Chinese Translations and Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Lotus Sutra
II. Ideas of the Lotus Sutra
3. Three Major Teachings in the Lotus Sutra
Appraisals of Lotus Ideas
The Unifying Truth of the UniverseThe One Vehicle of the Wonderful Dharma
Everlasting Personal LifeThe Everlasting Original Buddha
Human Action in this WorldThe Bodhisattva Way
4. The Development of Lotus Sutra Thought
The Genealogy of Lotus Sutra Thought
Lotus Sutra Thought in Tiantai
Lotus Sutra Thought in Nichiren
III. Lotus Sutra Practice Among Followers of Nichiren
5. Town Associations and Lotus Uprisings
6. The Martyrdom of the Fuju-fuse
7. Nationalist Faith among Modern Japanese Followers of Nichiren
8. Transnational Faith among Modern Japanese Followers of Nichiren
9. People-centered FaithSocialist Followers of Nichiren