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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March 1st, 2004, Serial No. 01019, Side A Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox... |
Mar 01 2004 |
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November 13th, 2003, Serial No. 01016, Side B Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons, Dharma Transmission,... |
Nov 13 2003 |
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OfferingsSerial: SF-00158 Sunday talk. Children's lecture. Offering, Ceremony, Emptiness, Emotions, Intuition, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma... |
Nov 02 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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On Death: After the Passing of Butch BalyutSerial: BZ-01358 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Priest, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Sep 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Religion: A Necessary EvilSerial: BZ-01355 Sesshin Day 3 Religion, Evil, Religion, Fox, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Evil, Intuition, soto, Lotus... |
Sep 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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RenunciationSerial: BZ-01350 One-Day Sitting Renunciation, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Silent Illumination, Posture, Concentration... |
Jul 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen - Being Familiar With The Entire BodySerial: SF-00039 Sunday talk. realization, Buddha Ancestors, Delusion, Precepts, true dharma, Lotus Sutra, Oneness... |
May 18 2003 |
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May 1st, 2003, Serial No. 00295 Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Religion, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Chanting... |
May 01 2003 |
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January 4th, 2003, Serial No. 00177, Side B New Year, Priest, War, Lineage, Zoom, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice,... |
Jan 04 2003 |
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November 16th, 2002, Serial No. 00171, Side B Daily Life, true dharma, Lay, Lay Practice, Conversation, Lotus Sutra, Instruction,... |
Nov 16 2002 |
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October 3rd, 2002, Serial No. 00457 Attachment, Impermanence, Lovingkindness, Commitment, Cultivation, Anger, Hate,... |
Oct 03 2002 |
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Mumonkan: Case #9Serial: BZ-00233A Nonattained Buddha and Polishing the Tile, Sesshin Day 1 Buddha, MM-9, Lotus Sutra, Bodhidharma, Monkey Mind, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Peace... |
Aug 31 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Faith in BuddhanatureSerial: BZ-00156A Saturday Lecture Faith, Buddha Nature, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Separation, Culture, Composure, Ego,... |
Aug 17 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2002.07.03-serial.00014 Dragons, Instruction, Sengai, Lotus Sutra |
Jul 03 2002 |
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Zazen as Middle WaySerial: BZ-00150B Sesshin Day 2 Zazen, Mahayana, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Intuition, Lotus Sutra, Religion, Don... |
Jun 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 30th, 2002, Serial No. 00451 Offering, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra, War, Priest, Lay, Branching Streams,... |
May 30 2002 |
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May 30th, 2002, Serial No. 01012, Side B Offering, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra, War, Lay, Bodhisattva Way, true dharma,... |
May 30 2002 |
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Pros and Cons of ReligionSerial: BZ-00096 Saturday Lecture Religion, Religion, Evil, Dream World, Diversity, Karma, Discrimination, Bodhisattva... |
Dec 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 27th, 2001, Serial No. 00129, Side B Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Discrimination, Anger, Karma, Happiness, Describe, Evil, Nirvana... |
Jan 27 2001 |
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October 14th, 2000, Serial No. 00918 Offering, Attachment, Mindfulness, Liberation, Karma, Sixth Patriarch, Passions,... |
Oct 14 2000 |
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September 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00920 Karma, Offering, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Bodhisattva Vow, Skandas, Liberation,... |
Sep 30 2000 |
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September 23rd, 2000, Serial No. 00917 Offering, Attachment, Passions, Anger, Karma, Nirvana, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence,... |
Sep 23 2000 |
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July 6th, 2000, Serial No. 00854 Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Lay, Intimacy, Practice... |
Jul 06 2000 |
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May 18th, 2000, Serial No. 00164 Rinzai, Lineage, Transmission, Fox, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Teacher-... |
May 18 2000 |
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March 9th, 2000, Serial No. 00932 Lotus Sutra, Dream World, Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Emotions, Impermanence, Karma,... |
Mar 09 2000 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #50Serial: BZ-00195A Um-mon's “Particle after Particle Samadhi”, Saturday Lecture Ummon, Samadhi, BCR-50, Attachment, Samadhi, Emotions, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record... |
Sep 11 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 15th, 1999, Serial No. 00924 Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Mahayana, Manjushri, Sanctuary, Separation,... |
Jul 15 1999 |
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July 8th, 1999, Serial No. 00925 Heart Sutra, Six Realms, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Mindfulness... |
Jul 08 1999 |
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June 27th, 1999, Serial No. 00166, Side A Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, resistance, Mahayana, Priest |
Jun 27 1999 |
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Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 5/8)Serial: BZ-00752A Sesshin Day 5 Genjokoan, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, resistance, Mahayana, Peace, Priest |
Jun 27 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |