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Lotus Sutra Talks
The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit. 'Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma'; traditional Chinese: 法華經; simplified Chinese: 法华经; pinyin: Fǎhuá jīng; lit. 'Dharma Flower Sutra') is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. It is the main scripture on which the Chinese Tiantai and its derivative schools--the Japanese Tendai and Nichiren, Korean Cheontae, and Vietnamese Thiên Thai schools of Buddhism--were established. It is also influential for other East Asian Buddhist schools, such as Chan and 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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Buddhahood Realized: Faithful Understanding Lotus Sutra, Resistance, Nirvana |
Jan 20 2021 |
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Freedom Within Entangled Existence Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Vow |
Jan 19 2021 |
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Connecting Hearts: Interfaith Dharma Journeys Lotus Sutra, Offering |
Jan 15 2021 |
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Buddha Wisdom Through Collective Awakening Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Offering |
Jan 14 2021 |
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Awakening Through Buddhist Interconnectedness Lotus Sutra, Offering, Manjushri |
Jan 13 2021 |
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Turning with the Dharma Sutra Lotus Sutra, Offering, Delusion |
Jan 12 2021 |
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Awakening Together Through Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Study, Resistance |
Jan 11 2021 |
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New Year's ConversationsA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community New Year, Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Evil |
Jan 03 2021 No Abode Hermitage Online |
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New Year's ConversationsSerial: RA-04533
New Year, Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Study, Time |
Jan 03 2021 No Abode Hermitage Online |
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Being Soft, Flexible, Honest, and Upright Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Letting Go |
Nov 21 2020 No Abode Hermitage Online |
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Eternal Presence: Buddha's Living Wisdom Lotus Sutra, Love, Nirvana |
Nov 21 2020 |
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No Abode Lay Disciples Gathering Lotus Sutra, Time, Buddha |
Nov 07 2020 No Abode Hermitage Online |
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Embracing Compassion Through Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Study, Sangha |
Nov 07 2020 |
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Courage, Part 2 Attachment, Buddha Ancestors, Continuous Practice, Doubt, Equanimity, Hate, Lotus... |
Oct 31 2020 |
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Gazing at a Tree for Ten Eons Lotus Sutra, Buddha, Practice |
Oct 17 2020 No Abode Hermitage Online |
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Undistracted Amidst Worldly Celestial Challenges Lotus Sutra, Enlightenment, Koan |
Oct 17 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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Appropriate Action Avalokitesvara, Book of Serenity, Culture, Diversity, Hindrances, Lotus Sutra, Right... |
Sep 12 2020 |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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The Accord of the Jewel Mirror's Affirming MindSerial: TL-00631 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, Transmission |
Dec 07 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Reaching Home Again Without Realizing It Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Priest, Japan, Faith, Impermanence, Lotus... |
Oct 19 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Cultivating the Mind and Practice of the Six Paramitas: Practicing Generosity From the Inside OutSerial: BZ-02704 Sesshin Bodhisattva Way, Branching Streams, Commitment, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
Oct 06 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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Beloved Community (Study Sesshin PM)Serial: BZ-02698 Study Sesshin PM
Bodhisattva Way, Enemies, Evil, Hate, Lotus Sutra, Oneness, Religion, Vow |
Sep 07 2019 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Wandering Away from Our Original Home in Search of Our Original Home Buddha Nature, Greed, Lotus Sutra |
Aug 10 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Blue Mountain and the White Cloud Big Mind, Buddha Nature, confusion, Culture, Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Offering,... |
Jul 27 2019 |
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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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Arousing the Thought of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02650 Rohatsu Day 3
Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Instruction, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Posture,... |
Dec 04 2018 |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #5Meeting a teacher, asking about the teaching and listening to the teaching. Bodies and minds sitting silently and conversing. Lotus Sutra, Silence, Buddha Mind |
Aug 11 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #5Serial: RA-04444 Meeting a teacher, asking about the teaching and listening to the teaching. Bodies and minds sitting silently and conversing.
Lotus Sutra, Silence, Buddha Mind, Buddha, Compassion, Practice |
Aug 11 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Vision and Vulnerability: Hiroshima DaySerial: TL-00532 ADZG Monday Night, Freedom, Lotus Sutra, Politics, Shobogenzo |
Aug 06 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Kanzeon: Compassion as Listening to DifferencesSerial: TL-00522 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Avalokitesvara, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period |
May 28 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Spring Rain Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Lotus Sutra,... |
Apr 14 2018 |
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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 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Traditional Sources for Buddhist Social ActionSerial: TL-00483 ADZG Monday Night, Branching Streams, Lotus Sutra, Priest, Lovingkindness |
Aug 28 2017 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Bodhisattva Songs: Dylan's Chimes of Freedom and When the Deal Goes DownSerial: TL-00479 ADZG Monday Night, Bell, Bodhisattva Way, Freedom, Lotus Sutra |
Aug 07 2017 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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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Precepts Class 3Serial: BZ-02546 PP Class
Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Nirvana,... |
May 18 2017 |
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Precepts Class 1Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Bodhisattva Precepts, Building, Culture, Evil, Lay, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Nirvana,... |
May 04 2017 |