Tag: Celestial Assembly

• Chapter 13–The Resolve of the Magical Bodhisattvas

  

  Thereafter the Lord looked towards the eighty hundred thousand Bodhisattvas who were gifted with magical spells and capable of moving forward the wheel that never rolls back. No sooner were those Bodhisattvas regarded by the Lord than they rose from their seats, raised their joined hands towards the Lord, and reflected thus: “The Lord invites…

  William Altig

  December 26, 2023

  Chapter 13, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 7–The Cosmic Glitter of Divine Assent: A Journey of Enlightenment in the Lotus Sutra.

  

  Monks, after offering their heartfelt praises to the Lord Mahabhignagnanabhibhu (Great-Knowledge-and-Dominance) , the Tathagata, with verses full of reverence and devotion, the great Brahma angels made their earnest plea once more. They implored the Lord, saying: “May the Lord set in motion the wheel of the law! May the Lord preach final rest! May the…

  William Altig

  November 23, 2023

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

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• Chapter 7–The Celestial Journey

  

  Monks, the great Brahma angels in the vast realms of fifty hundred thousand myriads of spheres set out on a quest. They mounted their divine aerial cars, each carrying divine bags as large as Mount Sumeru, filled with celestial flowers. Journeying through the four quarters of the universe, they searched for the source of the…

  William Altig

  November 22, 2023

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

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