Donald S. Lopez Jr.

Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan.
how to read the lotus sutra

IdeasMagazine | Feature

How to Read the Lotus Sutra

The Lotus Sutra is one of the foremost Buddhist texts, but to the uninitiated reader, it can make little or no sense.

Interview with Jacqueline Stone and Donald S. Lopez Jr. by James Shaheen

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