Lotus Sutra Talks
The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, Chinese: 妙法蓮華經) is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. It is the main scripture on which the Tiantai along with its derivative schools, the Japanese Tendai, Korean Cheontae, Vietnamese Thiên Thai and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. It is also influential for other East Asian Buddhist schools, such as Zen. According to the British Buddhologist Paul Williams, "For many Buddhists in East Asia since early times, the Lotus Sūtra contains the final teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha—complete and sufficient for salvation." The American Buddhologist Donald S. Lopez Jr. writes that the Lotus Sūtra "is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist texts," presenting "a radical re-vision of both the Buddhist path and of the person of the Buddha."
Two central teachings of the Lotus Sūtra have been very influential for Mahāyāna Buddhism. The first is the doctrine of the One Vehicle, which says that all Buddhist paths and practices lead to Buddhahood and so they are all actually "skillful means" of reaching Buddhahood. The second is the idea that the lifespan of the Buddha is immeasurable and that therefore, he did not really pass on into final Nirvana (he only appeared to do so as upāya), but is still active teaching the Dharma.
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Refuge in Buddha, Dharma, SanghaSerial: TL-00406 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Zazen Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Nirvana, Ceremony |
Feb 22 2016 ADZG Temple |
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Practice PeriodSerial: TL-00411 ADZG Sunday Morning, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Dharmakaya, Intention, Commitment |
Apr 10 2016 ADZG Temple |
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The Stupa in Mid-air and Dogen's ProclamationsSerial: TL-00415 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh, Practice Period, Monkey Mind, Offering |
May 02 2016 ADZG Temple |
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A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva PathLotus Sutra, Vow, Gaining Mind, Faith, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, causation,... |
May 07 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Underground Bodhisattvas, Buddha's Lifespan, and Dogen's perspectivesSerial: TL-00416 ADZG Sunday Morning, Lotus Sutra, realization, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Vow, Shobogenzo |
May 08 2016 ADZG Temple |
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Outer and Inner Awakened Place and TimeSerial: TL-00418 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Emotions, Impermanence, Mandala, Nirvana |
May 16 2016 ADZG Temple |
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Dogen's Expression of Enactment and Proclamation from the LotusSerial: TL-00419 Two Arrows Zen Telecourse, Lotus Sutra, Diversity, Shobogenzo, Impermanence, Prajna Paramita |
May 21 2016 Two Arrows Zen |
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Passionate Non-attachmentSerial: TL-00420 ADZG Monday Night, Non-attachment, Happiness, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, Passions |
May 23 2016 ADZG Temple |
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Dogen's Worldview of Space and Time from Lotus Sutra StoriesSerial: TL-00421 Two Arrows Zen Telecourse, Lotus Sutra, realization, Bodhisattva Way, Blue Cliff Record |
May 28 2016 Two Arrows Zen |
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Skillful Means Beyond ControlSerial: TL-00422 ADZG Sunday Morning, Lotus Sutra, Zazen Mind, Non-attachment, Monkey Mind, Practice Period |
May 29 2016 ADZG Temple |
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The Balance of Focus and Openness in Zazen and Skillful MeansSerial: TL-00423 ADZG Sesshin, Lotus Sutra, Posture, Bodhisattva Precepts, Heart Sutra, Balance |
Jun 03 2016 ADZG Temple |
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Allowing the Buddha Womb to Arise NowSerial: TL-00424 ADZG Sesshin, Lotus Sutra, realization, Balance, Evil, Practice Period |
Jun 05 2016 ADZG Temple |
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The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s HouseLotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi |
Jun 11 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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State of the Union: How Buddhists Respond to the Burning World Composure, Addiction, Big Mind, Greed, Bodhisattva Vow, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature,... |
Jun 25 2016 |
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Dogen's Four Embracing Actions Enemies, Vows, true dharma, Politics, Bodhisattva Vow, Lotus Sutra, Don't Know... |
Jul 23 2016 |
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The Bodhisattva Chaplaincy Lotus Sutra, training, Evil, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Lay,... |
Aug 27 2016 |
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Master Ma is UnwellSerial: BZ-02503 Koan Class 1 Birth-and-Death, Bodhidharma, Fox, Book of Serenity, Lineage, Buddha Mind,... |
Oct 10 2016 |
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Accept Yourself, Stand On Your Own Two Feet Precepts, Posture, Vows, Lotus Sutra, Liberation, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination,... |
Oct 22 2016 |
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Music of the Spheres Silence, Ordinary Mind, Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Echo, Composure,... |
Jan 14 2017 |
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Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 3 Duality, Buddha Nature, training, Nirvana, Rinzai, Obstacles, Lotus Sutra, Culture,... |
Feb 12 2017 |
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February 12th, 2017, Serial No. 00450 Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, Samsara |
Feb 12 2017 |
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Precepts Class 1Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Nirvana, Evil, Bodhisattva Vow, Lotus Sutra... |
May 04 2017 |
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Precepts Class 3Serial: BZ-02546 PP Class
Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Chanting, Nirvana, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra,... |
May 18 2017 |
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Duality as a Cause of Suffering Lotus Sutra, Duality, Greed, War, Peace, Evil, Non-duality, Nirvana, Samadhi, Hate... |
Jul 22 2017 |
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Bodhisattva Songs: Dylan's Chimes of Freedom and When the Deal Goes DownSerial: TL-00479 ADZG Monday Night, Freedom, Lotus Sutra, Bell, Echo, Bodhisattva Way |
Aug 07 2017 ADZG Temple |
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Traditional Sources for Buddhist Social ActionSerial: TL-00483 ADZG Monday Night, Branching Streams, Lotus Sutra, Priest, Lovingkindness |
Aug 28 2017 ADZG Temple |
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A Good Time for ZazenSerial: TL-00486 ADZG Sunday Morning, realization, Karmic Consciousness, Letting Go, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Ancestors... |
Oct 01 2017 ADZG Temple |
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Spring Rain Big Mind, Platform Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra... |
Apr 14 2018 |
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Samantabhadra's Cosmic Vision and Dedicated Activist CampaignsSerial: TL-00520 ADZG Monday Night, Concentration, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Peace |
May 14 2018 ADZG Temple |
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Kanzeon: Compassion as Listening to DifferencesSerial: TL-00522 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Avalokiteshvara, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period |
May 28 2018 ADZG Temple |
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Vision and Vulnerability: Hiroshima DaySerial: TL-00532 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice, Shobogenzo, Politics, Freedom |
Aug 06 2018 ADZG Temple |
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Silent Sitting & Social ActionZen students often ask how our practice of silence and stillness relates to injustice and our environmental crisis. In this class we explore this question and study the intimate interplay of... YRB-2018-Fall, Silence, Bodhisattva Vow, Ego, Priest, Breath, Letting Go, difficulty... |
Oct 30 2018 3 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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Arousing the Thought of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02650 Rohatsu Day 3
Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-... |
Dec 04 2018 |
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More Poverty And Nobility Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Cultivation, Nirvana |
Jun 08 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Blue Mountain and the White Cloud American, Teacher-and-Student, Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Culture, Priest, Big... |
Jul 27 2019 |
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Beloved CommunitySerial: BZ-02698 Study Sesshin PM
Enemies, Hate, Lotus Sutra, Evil, Bodhisattva Way, Vows, Oneness, Bodhisattva Vow,... |
Sep 07 2019 |
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Give Up Hope Hsin Hsin Ming, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Impermanence, uchiyama, Tassajara, Practice Period... |
Sep 28 2019 |
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Cultivating the Mind and Practice of the Six Paramitas: Practicing Generosity From the Inside OutSerial: BZ-02704 Sesshin Mahayana, Confession-and-Repentance, training, Branching Streams, Bodhisattva Way,... |
Oct 06 2019 |
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Reaching Home Again Without Realizing It Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Priest, japanese, Faith, Impermanence, Lotus... |
Oct 19 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Accord of the Jewel Mirror's Affirming MindSerial: TL-00631 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Precious Mirror, Transmission, Aspects of Practice, Lotus Sutra |
Dec 07 2019 ADZG Temple |
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Nirvana Day: The Death and Present Life of BuddhaSerial: TL-00654 ADZG Sunday Morning, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Parinirvana, Samsara |
Feb 16 2020 ADZG Temple |
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Appropriate Action Avalokiteshvara, Right Speech, Lotus Sutra, Book of Serenity, Describe, Diversity,... |
Sep 12 2020 |
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Sojun Roshi At YEBZ Precepts, Absolute-and-Relative, Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Precepts,... |
Sep 26 2020 |
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Courage, Part 2 Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Attachment, Renunciation, Sangha, Continuous, Hate,... |
Oct 31 2020 |
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Rounding Out Three months of Lotus Sutra StudyA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Lotus Sutra, |
Feb 05 2021 Zoom |
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Tail Of The Ox Anger, Tassajara, Lotus Sutra |
Feb 13 2021 |
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Confession & Repentance in the Lotus SutraConfession-and-Repentance, Lotus Sutra, |
Mar 06 2021 Zoom |
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Unkei, the Japanese Buddhist MichelangeloSerial: TL-00689 ADZG Sunday Morning, Building, Chanting, Demons, Dharmakaya, Lotus Sutra |
Mar 07 2021 Zoom |
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Boundlessness Heart Sutra, Peace, Chanting, Lotus Sutra, Jukai |
May 01 2021 |
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Me Too, The Dharma of Friendship Constancy, Soto Zen, Patience, Lotus Sutra, Berkeley Zen Center |
Jul 17 2021 |