Tag: celestial beings

• Chapter 27a–Universal Virtue: The Guardian Pledge of Samantabhadra and the Empowerment of Infinite Seekers

  

  In the eastern lands, Bodhisattva Mahāsattva Samantabhadra, accompanied by an incalculable number of other great Bodhisattvas, made his majestic arrival. As fields vibrated, showers of lotuses descended, and countless musical instruments played, Samantabhadra advanced, showcasing the grandeur, transformational ability, magnificence, power, brilliance, dignified procession, and miraculous manifestations characteristic of a Bodhisattva. This grand procession, a…

  William Altig

  February 17, 2024

  Chapter 27, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 19–Hearing the Universe: The Twelve Hundred Sensory Qualities

  

  Moreover, Satatasamitabhiyukta (Ever and Constantly Strenuous), whether a young man from a noble family or a young woman who shares and teaches this Sacred Teaching to others, will possess twelve hundred fine qualities of the ear. They will hear all the sounds produced in the universe, from the depths of the great hell known as…

  William Altig

  January 19, 2024

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

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• Chapter 14–Mañjuśrī’s Devotion in Times of Doctrinal Decay

  

  Further, Mañjuśrī, the Great Spiritual Seeker (Bodhisattva Mahāsattva), living at the time when the true teachings are falling into decay after the passing away of the Enlightened One (Tathāgata), and who wishes to preserve this Spiritual Teaching (Dharmaparyāya), should distance himself as much as possible from laymen and other spiritual practitioners, living a life devoted…

  William Altig

  January 2, 2024

  Chapter 14, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 7–The Unveiling of the Wheel of Dharma: A Journey through the 12-Fold Chain of Causation

  

  Thereupon, monks, those fifty hundred thousand myriads of kotis of Brahma angels addressed the Lord, with one voice, in common chorus, with the following two verses. Unsurpassed wheel, roll forward, begin the beatOf the immortal drum, release from evils’ deceit,From hundreds of sorrows set all beings free,Show the path of Nirvana, the way to eternity.…

  William Altig

  November 27, 2023

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

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• Chapter 7–The Divine Petition and Cosmic Illumination

  

  After offering their praises and celestial vehicles, the great Brahma angels, monks, stood before the Lord Mahabhignagnanabhibhu (Great-Knowledge-and-Dominance) , the Tathagata, with a heartfelt plea. Their voices rang out with a deep longing: “May the Lord set in motion the wheel of the law! May the Lord preach final rest! May the Lord release all…

  William Altig

  November 21, 2023

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

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