Tag: Dharanis

• Beyond Mindfulness: Four Surprising Truths About Real Transformation from the Lotus Sutra

  

  Introduction: The Ancient Text with Modern Answers In our modern quest for wisdom, the path to self-improvement often feels like a deeply personal, inward-facing journey. We focus on optimizing our minds, cultivating inner peace, and achieving individual goals. We are told to “put on our own oxygen mask first” before we can possibly help anyone…

  William Altig

  September 30, 2025

  Chapter 28, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Acting According to It, Altruism, Bodhisattva Ideal, Causal Interdependence, Chapter 28, Copying, Defiled World in the Later Five Hundred Years, Dharanis, Ekayāna, Keeping the Sūtra, Lotus Sūtra, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Memorizing, Merit Transfer, Miaolo Zhanran, Nichiren, Non-Duality, One Character One Buddha, One Vehicle, Pariṇāmanā, Reading, Reciting, Resolve to Save All Living Beings, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra, Samadhis, Samantabhadra, Self-Enlightenment, Shakyō, Shikidoku, Universal-Sage Bodhisattva

• Nichiren Buddhist Practice: A Detailed Briefing

  

  This briefing document reviews the core tenets and essential practices of Nichiren Buddhism as outlined in the provided sources, focusing on Nichiren’s specific directions for practitioners in the Latter Day of the Law. I. Main Themes and Most Important Ideas The central theme running through Nichiren’s instructions is the primacy of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the sole…

  William Altig

  August 10, 2025

  Nichiren

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• The Merits of Encouraging Others to Hear the Lotus Sutra: An Expert Analysis of Chapter Eighteen

  

  Introduction:The Lotus Sutra, whose earliest known Sanskrit title is Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, meaning “Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma” 1, stands as a cornerstone of Mahayana Buddhism, revered particularly in East Asia.2 This scripture is widely regarded as containing the ultimate and complete teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, offering a path to liberation…

  William Altig

  April 25, 2025

  Chapter 18

  Ajita, Bodhisattva, Buddhahood, Buddhist teachings, Chapter Eighteen, Dharanis, Dharma, Ekayana, Enlightenment, karma, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, Maitreya, Merit, One Vehicle, Pure Land, rejoicing, Samsara, Shakyamuni Buddha, Skillful Means, Upaya