Tag: Enlightened Perception

• The Perfume of Wisdom: Discerning Reality Through Purified Senses on the Bodhisattva Path

  

  I. Executive Summary This briefing summarizes the core themes and key insights from “Lotus Sūtra Sensory Perception” and its accuracy check, “The Perfume of Wisdom: An Accuracy Check.” The documents explore the profound concept of purified sensory perception, particularly the sense of smell, within the framework of the Bodhisattva path as presented in Chapter Nineteen…

  William Altig

  August 4, 2025

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

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