Tag: body

• Lotus Sūtra: Karma and Power

  

  Date: August 27, 2025 Source: Excerpts from “Lotus Sūtra: Karma and Power” (various linked sources) I. Executive Summary This briefing document summarizes key themes from an analysis of Chapter Nineteen, “The Merits of the Teacher of the Dharma,” of the Lotus Sūtra. It highlights the Sūtra’s core message of universal enlightenment, emphasizing that Buddhahood is…

  William Altig

  August 29, 2025

  Chapter 19, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• The Preciousness of Mind: An Analysis of Nichiren’s Guidance in the “Emperor Shushun” Letter

  

  Nichiren Daishonin (1222-1282) stands as a towering figure in the history of Japanese Buddhism, primarily recognized for his unwavering devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the supreme teaching for attaining enlightenment in the Latter Day of the Law.1 His extensive body of work, collectively known as the Gosho, comprises a rich tapestry of doctrinal treatises,…

  William Altig

  April 26, 2025

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