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   From: hollywoodlee@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/19/2010 1:54 AM, Julian wrote:   
   > On 19/08/2010 07:25, halfawake wrote:   
   >   
   >> I don't think I would have swerved it, but in any case I appreciate the   
   >> references and will note them down. Thanks for the info and, in my   
   >> unspeakably slow way, I will get into some of this.   
   >   
   > Just do make sure you read Burton Watson's "Translators Introduction"   
   > because that will answer some of your questions. It's only a few of pages.   
   >   
   > Here, again to save you trawling for it, is the only online resource AFAIK   
   > that includes the intro.   
   > http://www.scribd.com/doc/30644845/The-Lotus-Sutra-Watson-Translation   
      
   I had picked up this translation a number of years ago, and I agree that   
   the introduction was a nice way to orient myself to the work.  I   
   especially liked the reference to its poetic, emotional appeal, as well   
   as its vision that awakening is available to all and not just the   
   cloistered monks.  That alone makes it a valuable contribution to   
   religious literature.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)