Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Nichiren Daishonin (Chapter 2) Point Seven, regarding the passage “Now I, joyful and fearless, / in the midst of the bodhisattvas, / honestly discarding expedient means, / will preach only the unsurpassed way.” Words and Phrases, volume four, says, “The three lines […]
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Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Nikkyo Niwano (Chapter 2) This chapter, with chapter 16, “Revelation of the [Eternal] Life of the Tathagata,” has long been regarded as the heart of the Lotus Sutra. It will be well to bear in mind the question of why this is so, […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Master Hsuan Hua (Chapter 2) Lotus Sutra: At that time the World Honored One arose serenely from samadhi and told Shariputra, “The wisdom of all the Buddhas is extremely profound and unlimited. The gateway to this wisdom is difficult to understand and difficult […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh (Chapter 1) Open Two Doors: Historical Dimension and Ultimate Dimension #1 The introductory chapter opens two doors. The first door is that of history, the events we experience and what we can see and know in our own lifetimes. The […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Gene Reeves (Chapter 1 – GR 1.1) #1 – The Lotus Sutra is For All Living Beings Monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen, gods, dragons, satyrs, centaurs, ashuras, griffins, chimeras, pythons, humans and nonhumans, minor kings, and holy wheel-rolling kings, and others are all […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Daisaku Ikeda (Chapter 1 – DI 1.1) “This is What I Heard”: The Pulse of the Oneness of Mentor and Disciple #1 “The entire cosmos is the stage of the Lotus Sutra. All Buddhas have attained their enlightenment based on the Mystic […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Nichiren Daishonin (Chapter 1 – ND 1.1) Point One, regarding the words “This is what I heard:” The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra, volume one, says, “The words ‘This is what’ indicate the substance of the doctrine heard from the Buddha. ‘I […]
The Nine Methods of Practicing the Lotus Sutra “….In essence, I have revealed and expounded all the teachings of Tathagata, all the effortless divine powers of Tathagata, all the Secret Treasuries of Tathagata, and all the profound historical events of Tathagatas in the Lotus Sutra. Therefore, after the parinirvana […]
10 Inspirational Quotes about Compassion in the Lotus Sutra The term “compassion” is the one of the most frequently mentioned key words in the Lotus Sutra. It appears in the Lotus Sutra for more than a hundred times. This shows that the Lotus Sutra is a teaching of profound compassion […]
10 Inspirational Quotes about the Divine Powers of the Buddha The word, Divine Power (神力), appears in the Lotus Sutra for more than a 100 times. This shows that Divine Power is an important key word in that Lotus Sutra. Divine Power, also known as the Psychic Power, is […]
