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<li><p>It is classical Chinese written in part of Chinese character and part of Japanese kanji Character,  it is still Chinese text, I can identify it because I am a Chinese speaker.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes it is Lotus Sutra</p></li>
<li>Kumārajīva and Yao Qin translated an ancient book "龜茲文本" to Chinese, that is Lotus Sutra </li>
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<p>I can only answer this, I have no information for the rest of questions </p>

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2015-04-08T16:24:21.893Z
Lotus Sustra came out at 406 A.D
Jim GB
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Jim GB
<p>While looking for an answer to <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/7318/looking-for-negative-reference-to-women-in-the-avatamsaka-sutra">this question</a> I found <a href="http://www.genshu.gr.jp/DPJ/database/bunken/goibun/f_tyu_b.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a text that contains the quote in question</a>, but I cannot find any information about it.</p>

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<li>Is it written in classical Chinese or classical Japanese? (The two written languages were apparently quite similar)</li>
<li>Is it a commentary to the Lotus Sutra as the title seems to indicate?</li>
<li>When was it written and by whom?</li>
<li>Are the divisions equivalent to the divisions of the Lotus Sutra?</li>
<li>Do the line numbers also point to the lines of the sutra?</li>
</ul>

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2015-02-14T05:19:13.183Z
I have no idea what this text is but I can tell that it is in Chinese, not Japanese, because if it were Japanese it would have kana in it instead of just Hanzi.
Bakmoon
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It's not that clear. For example, in the title the Japanese character 経 is used instead of one of the Chinese variants:經 or 经. Moreover, in it's earliest form, classical Japanese was written only with Chinese characters.
kami
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2015-04-09T17:05:51.120Z
Seems like it was a commentary/notes by Nichiren when he studied the Lotus Sutra (http://www.genshu.gr.jp/DPJ/database/bunken/goibun/ibun_tyu.htm)
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Identification of a Buddhist text written in classical Chinese or Japanese
# Identification of a Buddhist text written in classical Chinese or Japanese

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-13)

While looking for an answer to [this question](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/7318/looking-for-negative-reference-to-women-in-the-avatamsaka-sutra) I found [a text that contains the quote in question](http://www.genshu.gr.jp/DPJ/database/bunken/goibun/f_tyu_b.htm), but I cannot find any information about it.

* Is it written in classical Chinese or classical Japanese? (The two written languages were apparently quite similar)
* Is it a commentary to the Lotus Sutra as the title seems to indicate?
* When was it written and by whom?
* Are the divisions equivalent to the divisions of the Lotus Sutra?
* Do the line numbers also point to the lines of the sutra?

**Tags:** reference-request, sutras, chinese-buddhism, nichiren, chinese-canon

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I have no idea what this text is but I can tell that it is in Chinese, not Japanese, because if it were Japanese it would have kana in it instead of just Hanzi.  
> **username_0**: It's not that clear. For example, in the title the Japanese character 経 is used instead of one of the Chinese variants:經 or 经. Moreover, in it's earliest form, classical Japanese was written only with Chinese characters.  
> **username_2**: Seems like it was a commentary/notes by Nichiren when he studied the Lotus Sutra (http://www.genshu.gr.jp/DPJ/database/bunken/goibun/ibun_tyu.htm)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-08. Score: 3

1. It is classical Chinese written in part of Chinese character and part of Japanese kanji Character, it is still Chinese text, I can identify it because I am a Chinese speaker.
2. Yes it is Lotus Sutra
3. Kumārajīva and Yao Qin translated an ancient book "龜茲文本" to Chinese, that is Lotus Sutra

I can only answer this, I have no information for the rest of questions

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Lotus Sustra came out at 406 A.D  

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