Tag: Distinction of Benefits

• 5 Surprising Lessons on Truth and Arrogance from an Ancient Buddhist Text

  

  Introduction: When Being Right Becomes a Prison We’ve all met them: people so utterly convinced of their own knowledge that their minds are sealed shut. Any new idea, no matter how insightful, simply bounces off their wall of certainty. It’s a frustrating encounter, but it’s also a window into a common human trap: the prison…

  William Altig

  October 30, 2025

  Chapter 17, Chapter 3, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Ajita, Arhatship, arrogance, Chapter Seventeen, Chapter Two, Distinction of Benefits, Ekayāna, endurance, expedient means, Five Thousand Departures, Kṣānti Pāramitā, Lotus Sūtra, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Māna, One Buddha-Vehicle, Prophecy of Persecution, Provisional Teachings, Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, Spiritual Pride, upāya

• The Merits of Practice and Understanding in Lotus Sūtra Chapter Seventeen

  

  The Lotus Sūtra, a foundational text within Mahayana Buddhism, articulates the doctrine of the One Vehicle, asserting that all paths ultimately lead to Buddhahood.1 This influential scripture, revered across various East Asian Buddhist traditions, is considered by many to encapsulate the complete and final teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, sufficient for attaining salvation.2 Chapter Seventeen of…

  William Altig

  May 6, 2025

  Chapter 17, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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