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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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Recollections of Early Zen

Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Priest, Lineage, Lay, Rinzai, Fox, Demons
Feb 08 1997
1 of 3
Green Gulch Farm

Discussing Suzuki-rôshi Lecture #12

Serial: BZ-00117

Lecture

Monastic Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Birth-and-Death, Beginners, Monkey...
Jan 22 1997
Unknown

Embracing Illusions: Path to Enlightenment

Four Noble Truths, Lotus Sutra, Darkness-and-Light
Oct 31 1996

Mumonkan: Case #46

Serial: BZ-00789A

100 Foot Pole, Barriers in Practice, Saturday Lecture

MM-46, Beginners, Sixth Patriarch, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Buddha...
Oct 19 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class

Five Ranks, Delusion, Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Observe, Forgiveness, Separation,...
Oct 07 1996
Green Gulch Farm

The Five Skandhas

Serial: SF-03634

One-day sitting

Skandas, Interview, Balance, Heart Sutra, Attachment, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Soto...
Sep 21 1996
Green Gulch Farm

Zen and No-Benefit

Serial: BZ-00116

Lecture

Suzuki Roshi, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Family...
Sep 16 1996
Unknown

Living the Zen of Presence

Lotus Sutra, Obstacles, Chanting, Realization
Sep 14 1996

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00257

Class 8 of 9

Lotus Sutra, Ego, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Bodhidharma, Separation, Duality,...
Aug 22 1996
8
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00255

Class 7 of 9

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Sixth Patriarch, Samsara, Building...
Aug 08 1996
7
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00254

Class 6 of 9

Attachment, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Non-attachment, Nirvana, Samsara, Repentance, Teacher...
Aug 01 1996
6
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00253

Class 5 of 9

Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay...
Jun 13 1996
5
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra Class

Serial: SF-03193

Chapters 15, 16, 25, 26, 2t

Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Religion, Manjushri, Faith, Ceremony...
May 28 1996
Green Gulch Farm

Lotus Sutra Class

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Evil, Manjushri, Dragons, Vow, Buddha Nature, Emptiness,...
May 23 1996
Green Gulch Farm

Lotus Sutra Class

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Emptiness, Offering, Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death,...
May 21 1996
Green Gulch Farm

A Sense of Vision Giving a Sense of Purpose in Life

Serial: SF-03228

Sunday lecture

Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Happiness, Nirvana, Silence, Peace, Enthusiasm, Bell...
May 05 1996
Green Gulch Farm

Blue Cliff Record: Case #50

Serial: BZ-00806B

One-Day Sitting

BCR-50, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Separation, Doubt, Dragons, Oneness,...
Apr 21 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra Class

Serial: SF-03223

Context of the Lotus Sutra - history of Hinayana and Mahayana texts - stylistic differences of - history of Lotus Sutra - key elements/doctrine of sutra - key elements of...

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Manjushri, Mahayana, Demons, Offering, Avalokiteshvara,...
Apr 07 1996
Green Gulch Farm

Vimalakirti Sutra

Serial: BZ-00246

Class 3 of 5

Liberation, Manjushri, Evil, Current Events, Dependent Origination, Lotus Sutra,...
Mar 14 1996
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Prajna Paramita Class

Emptiness, Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Ego, Faith, Realization, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana...
Feb 27 1996
Unknown

Meal Chant

Serial: BZ-00810A

Saturday Lecture

Chanting, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Buddha Nature, Precepts,...
Feb 18 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Trip to Japan

Serial: RA-00769

"Class" on Trip to Japan

Work, Lotus Sutra, japanese
Nov 15 1995
Tassajara

Women in Buddhism Class

Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Instruction, Lay, Religion, Balance...
Nov 13 1995
Unknown

Unity in Emptiness and Compassion

Two Truths, Passions, Oneness, Buddha Mind, Lotus Sutra
Nov 04 1995

Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00819B

Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Sangha, Lineage, Right Speech, Duality, Lotus Sutra...
Nov 04 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

Enlightenment to Faith in Practice

Serial: BZ-00821A

Saturday Lecture

Enlightenment, Faith, Practice, Buddha Nature, Intuition, Lotus Sutra, Vow, Ego,...
Sep 30 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

God/Karma

Serial: BZ-00977B

Saturday Lecture

Religion, Karma, Giving-and-Taking, Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Lotus Sutra, Big...
Jun 03 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

Importance of Shikantaza

Serial: SF-03104

Description of Tokubetsu Sesshin

Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Priest, Letting Go, Buddha's Birthday, Realization, Soto...
Mar 19 1995
Green Gulch Farm

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-00950A

Rohatsu Day 6

Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, causation, Subject-and-Object, Karma, Lotus...
Dec 09 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Bendowa I: Bendowa and Thoughts

Serial: BZ-00953A

Rohatsu Day 1

Uchiyama, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Vow, Posture, Mahayana, Instruction, Equanimity,...
Dec 04 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Comments on Segaki Ceremony: Mahayana Approach to Demons and Practice

Serial: BZ-00956B

Lecture

Demons, Offering, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Vow, Karma, Commitment
Nov 05 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

The Other Four Paramitas

Serial: BZ-00936A

Skillful Means, Spiritual Power, Aspiration, Knowledge, Sesshin Day 1

Skillful Means, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Vow, Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Lotus...
Sep 03 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #50

Serial: BZ-00940A

Saturday Lecture

BCR-50, Samadhi, Doubt, Platform Sutra, confusion, Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death,...
Jul 16 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Perfection of Wisdom

Serial: BZ-00230

Class 3 of 5

Perfect Wisdom, Six Realms, Evil, Nirvana, Constancy, Right Effort, Lotus Sutra,...
Apr 07 1994
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Perfection of Wisdom

Serial: BZ-00228

Class 1 of 5

Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra,...
Mar 24 1994
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra: Monk FaTa; Life and Death

Serial: BZ-00551

Class 9 of 10

Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, Soto Zen, Karmic Consciousness, Karma,...
Mar 22 1994
9
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra: Parable of the Hidden Jewel

Serial: BZ-00979A

One day sitting

Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Zazen Mind, Birth-and-Death, Greed, Hate, Posture...
Feb 20 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00224

Class 4 of 4

Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Nirvana, Composure, Six Realms,...
Feb 02 1994
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00221

Class 3 of 4

Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Avalokiteshvara, Nirvana, Addiction, Heart Sutra, Bowing,...
Jan 27 1994
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra: Maha Prajna Paramita

Serial: BZ-00546

Class 3 of 10

Platform Sutra, Intuition, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Mahayana, Evil, Buddha Mind,...
Jan 24 1994
3
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00222

Clas 2 of 4

Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Instruction, Doubt,...
Jan 20 1994
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00559

Class 2 of 10

Platform Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Evil, Lotus Sutra,...
Jan 19 1994
2
Tassajara

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00223

Class 1 of 4

Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Dragons, Offering, Samadhi, Chanting, Mahayana, Manjushri,...
Jan 13 1994
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen: Embracing Life's Inherent Challenges

Lay, Lotus Sutra, Yaoshan, Thich Nhat Hanh, Way-Seeking Mind
May 24 1993

Keizan’s Transmitting Light; Tung Shan: the Teaching of Inanimate Things

Serial: BZ-00665B

Lecture

Attachment, Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, War, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,...
May 15 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan, Case #1: Joshu’s Mu and the Importance and Significance of the Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00633A

Lecture

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Four Noble Truths, Three Treasures, Book of Serenity,...
Jul 25 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Tozan’s Five Ranks: Basic Overview

Serial: BZ-00607

Class 2 of 4

Tozan, Dongshan, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Emotions,...
May 21 1992
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Transmission of Light

Serial: BZ-00213

Class 2 of 5

Transmission, Nirvana, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Buddha Mind,...
May 13 1992
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Early Zen: Dogen

Serial: BZ-00605

Class 6 of 6

Lotus Sutra, Silent Illumination, Doubt, Rinzai, Instruction, Six Realms, Buddha...
Apr 09 1992
6
Berkeley Zen Center

3rd Precept: No Sexual Greed

Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch
Mar 28 1992
Tassajara

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