Tag: Buddha-lands

• Chapter 9–The Prophesy of the Enlightenment of the Two Thousand Disciples

  

  The Lord looked once more at those two thousand disciples, some still on their journey and others fully realized, all gazing up at him with calm, gentle, and peaceful minds. Then he spoke to the venerable Ānanda: “Do you see, Ānanda, these two thousand monks, some still learning and some who have arrived?” “I do,…

  William Altig

  December 8, 2023

  Chapter 9, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Bodhi Tree, Bodhisattva Path, Buddha Nature, Buddha-lands, Buddhist art, Buddhist disciples, Buddhist Prophecy, Celestial Scenes, Cosmic Imagery, Enlightenment, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, Mahayana Concepts, Meditation, Serene Landscapes, Simultaneous Enlightenment, Spiritual Teachings, Universal Enlightenment, Venerable Ānanda, Visual Representation

• Chapter 7–The Journey of Enlightenment: Verses from the Lotus Sutra’s Path of Wisdom

  

  To further clarify this teaching, the Lord then expressed his thoughts through the following verses: A Leader, wise, whose name’s adorned,In truth’s terrace was he formed,Ten kalpas sought, but not enlightened,Still the essence he had sighted. Gods and Nāgas, demons bright,Showered flowers on the site,Where enlightenment was gained,Honoring the Jina, unchained. Cymbals high they beat…

  William Altig

  December 1, 2023

  Chapter 7, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Aerial Cars, Brahma angels, Buddha’s Enlightenment, Buddha’s Teachings, Buddha-lands, Buddhist cosmology, Celestial Celebration, Cosmic Awakening, Cosmic Tapestry, Deep Meditation, diverse disciples, enlightenment path, Ethereal Realms, homage to Buddhas, Infinite Enlightenment, Serene Contemplation, Sixteen princes, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Journey, Sutra Teaching

• Chapter 7–The Cosmic Assembly of Tathagatas: A Pantheon of Perfect Enlightenment

  

  I proclaim to you, monks, with utmost certainty, that the sixteen youthful princes who served as novices and interpreters of the law under the Lord’s guidance have all reached the pinnacle of supreme, perfect enlightenment. They now reside in various Buddha-lands across the vastness of space, each one preaching the law to countless disciples and…

  William Altig

  November 29, 2023

  Chapter 7, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Ancient Wisdom, Bodhi Tree, Bodhisattva, Buddha, Buddha’s Teachings, Buddha-lands, Celestial Bodhi Tree, Cosmic Order, Dharmachakra, diverse disciples, Enlightenment, Ethereal Light, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Omniscience, Path to Enlightenment, Sacred Assembly, spiritual awakening, Spiritual Journey, Tathagata