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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 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 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Interconnectedness Through Zen Practice Intimacy, Lotus Sutra, Enlightenment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 23 2008
Practice at Berkeley Zen Center Serial: BZ-01108 Taking a Position, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Humility, Monastic Practice, Beginners, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Just Wholeheartedly Sit and Offer Offering, Lotus Sutra, Tassajara	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 08 2007
The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas Serial: TL-00174 Clouds in Water Dharma Talk, Dharma Talk Letting Go, Lotus Sutra, Pain, Happiness, Bowing	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 04 2007 St. Paul, MN
Introduction to the Paramitas, Skillful Means: Recycle for New Functionality; e.g. Empty Toilet Paper Roll Serial: BZ-01005 One Day Sitting Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Patience, Right Speech,...	Ross Blum	Oct 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Balance, Karmic Consequences, Confession-and-Repentance, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 21 2007 The Yoga Room
Wholehearted Sitting: Essence of Zen Practice Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Vow	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 16 2007
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Obstacles, Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Confession-and-Repentance, Faith, Passions, Nirvana...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 2007 The Yoga Room
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow Vow, Lotus Sutra	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 2007
Worship of the Buddha When a person pays homage and bows to the Buddhas, there is just one Buddha with no other person. Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Duality, Dogen, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2007 Morning No Abode Hermitage
Only a Buddha and a Buddha The Lotus Sutra says that the desire to help beings open to Buddha's wisdom is the condition for Buddha's appearing in this world. Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Desire, Religion	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2007 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Worship of the Buddha Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Happiness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2007 Morning
Only a Buddha and a Buddha Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Consciousness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2007 Afternoon
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Patience, Desire, Teacher-and-Student, Confession-and-Repentance, Lotus Sutra,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 24 2007 The Yoga Room
Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Nirvana, Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Bell, Letting Go, Bodhisattva Way, Desire...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 17 2007 The Yoga Room
Faith in Buddhism: Faith and Doubt Serial: BZ-01055A Class 3 of 5 Doubt, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Non-duality, Big...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 31 2007 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening Through Mindful Storytelling Buddha, Practice, Lotus Sutra	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 26 2007 AM No Abode Hermitage
Coming Of Age Serial: SF-01062 Story of Parvati and ...(?); falling in love - never alone; the entire universe in ten directions is the true human body; Coming of Age Program; samsara/dukkha; parenting a... Parvati, Karma, Dukkha, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Hate,...	Fu Schroeder	May 20 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-01419 Sesshin Day 1 Parinirvana, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Greed, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 17 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Kidzendo: Oneness of Opposites Serial: BZ-01415 "The Teaching is Just for You", Saturday Lecture Non-duality, Dragons, Ego, Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Two Truths, Daily Life, Gaining...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 27 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Ryokan’s Poetry Serial: BZ-01413 Teaching Retreat, part 2 of 2 Branching Streams, Subject-and-Object, Lotus Sutra, Peace, Dragons, Discrimination,...	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 20 2007 2 Berkeley Zen Center
2007.01.14-serial.00116B Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Dogen		Jan 14 2007
Big Mind Serial: BZ-01405B Dharmakaya/Sambhogakaya/Nirmanakaya, Rohatsu Day 5 Trikaya, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Buddha Nature...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Women’s Practice: Falling into the *** Hole Serial: BZ-01388 Women's Sitting Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Transmission, Lotus Sutra...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Sep 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on "Komyo-zo Zammai" by Koun Ejô Serial: BZ-01174 Storehouse of Radiant Light Samadhi, One-Day Sitting Koun Ejô, Concentration, Samadhi, Hate, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Liberation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00052 Silent Illumination, Lotus Sutra, Buddha's Birthday, Hongzhi, Oneness		Mar 2006
March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00055, Side B Silent Illumination, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Hongzhi, Intention		Mar 2006
Embodying Silence, Hearing Dharma Silence, Breath, Money, Lotus Sutra	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 21 2006
Whispers of Enlightenment Unspoken Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, Lineage	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 11 2006
Beyond Words: Unspoken Dharma Transmission Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, Lineage	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 11 2006
Enlightenment Beyond Words Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 11 2006
Unraveling Zen Through Koans Serial: RB-01649A Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_2 Buddha, Practice, Lotus Sutra	Zentatsu Richard Baker	2006 Johanneshof
Lotus Sutra: Path of Universal Transformation Serial: RB-01702A Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_1 Buddha, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra	Zentatsu Richard Baker	2006 Johanneshof
Buddha's Pointing at the Ground Serial: BZ-01207 Indra's Planting a Blade of Grass, Saturday Lecture SER-4, Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Buddha's Birthday,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Emptiness as All Things Contingent Upon Each Other: “What do You Think Enlightenment is?” Serial: BZ-01204B Rohatsu Day 1 Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Ego, Lay, Practice Period...	Mary Mocine	Dec 01 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Birth and Death Serial: SF-00970 Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture: children's story - Amos and Boris; response to Hurrican Katrina; Story of king, knowing death is coming; vowing to live for the... Kids' Talk, Birth-and-Death, First Principle, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Lotus...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 04 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Zendo Lecture Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Mindfulness, Offering, Sanctuary, Obstacles, Impermanence...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jul 23 2005 Tassajara
Eight Practices of Bodhisattva, Tibetan Tradition, Bodhisattva Song and Kid Zendo Day Serial: BZ-01328 Saturday Lecture Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Patience, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 18 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-01033A Class 3 of 5 Birth-and-Death, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Impermanence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 02 2005 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Dongshan Serial: BZ-00593 Sesshin Day 3 Three Treasures, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus...	Greg Fain	Mar 25 2005 Tassajara
Wallace Stevens and Emptiness Lotus Sutra, Separation, Five Ranks, Evil, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Uchiyama,...	Mary Mocine	Mar 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen: Four Embracing Actions of a Boddhisattva; Loving Speech and Beneficial Action Serial: BZ-01308B Sesshin Day 1 Offering, Soto Zen, Gratitude, Separation, Vow, Avalokiteshvara, Lotus Sutra...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 19 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00567 Class 2 of 4 Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Birth-and-Death,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 31 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00595 Shuso talk, sesshin 1, day 3 Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Silent...	Greg Fain	Jan 27 2005 Tassajara
Mindful Paths to Enlightenment Serial: RA-00277 1.23.05 Sesshin #4 Three worlds are only one mind - line-by-line commentary of the first pages of chapter 8 Samdinirmocana Sutra - "3 worlds are only one... Continuous Practice, Lotus Sutra, Passions, Patience	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 23 2005
One Mind, Infinite Insight Journey Continuous Practice, Passions, Lotus Sutra, Patience	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 23 2005
Pathway to Tranquil Insight Continuous Practice, Lotus Sutra, Patience, Passions	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 23 2005
Removing Signs Class 7 Part 2 Q&A Serial: RA-00279 1-18-05 Class 7 part 2 Q&A GGF Tenshin Rishi Anderson Jan. P.P. Q&A It is possible to know and percieve a mental object without a... Birth-and-Death, Duality, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Interdependence, Enthusiasm, Silence, Doubt...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 18 2005 Class 7 Part 2 Green Gulch Farm
Lotus Sutra Class Serial: SF-03557 Dining Room Class Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Vow, Manjushri, First Principle, Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Dec 03 2004 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra Class Serial: SF-03560 Dining Room Class Addiction, Lotus Sutra, Happiness, Realization, Emptiness	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 27 2004 Tassajara

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