Tag: Compassion in Buddhism

• Chapter 24c–Verses of Illumination: Akshayamati’s Ode to Avalokitesvara

  

  Then Akshayamati, with joy in his heart, uttered the following verses: O thou with eyes so clear and kind,Wisdom, knowledge, compassion combined,Lovely in face and in eyes divine,Pity and grace in thee intertwine. Pure one, shining, free from night,Radiant as sun’s unyielding light,Blaze of fire, thy course a grace,Spreading thy luster all through space. Joyous…

  William Altig

  February 7, 2024

  Chapter 24, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 24a–The Infinite Mercy of Avalokitesvara

  

  Akshayamati stood before the Lord, whose name translates to Inexhaustible Awareness⁠. His upper robe draped over one shoulder, his hands joined in adoration, he posed a question filled with curiosity: “O Lord, why does this particular name know the great and compassionate Bodhisattva Mahasattva Avalokitesvara?” The Lord responded with a tone of profound wisdom: “Inexhaustible…

  William Altig

  February 5, 2024

  Chapter 24, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 10–Verses on the Unfolding Path to Enlightenment

  

  And so, the Lord expressed these truths in the following verses: Listen to this sacred Sūtra with focused heart and mind,For rare is the chance to hear, and rarer still to find belief in kind. Like a man in search of water, digging in an arid land,Finding only dry and white sand, in his desperate,…

  William Altig

  December 13, 2023

  Chapter 10, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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