Tag: #EscapeIgnorance

• The Promise of Deliverance: An Exploration of World-Voice-Perceiver Bodhisattva and the Breaking of Bonds in the Lotus Sūtra

  

  The Lotus Sūtra, a cornerstone of Mahayana Buddhism, holds a revered position as a scripture that elucidates the profound truths of existence and the inherent potential for enlightenment within all beings.1 Central to its teachings is the figure of the World-Voice-Perceiver Bodhisattva, known by various names across cultures, including Avalokiteśvara, Kuan Yin, Kannon, and Kanzeon.3…

  William Altig

  May 3, 2025

  Chapter 25, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 3–The Parable of the Burning House

  

  And at that moment, the Lord spoke the following verses: In a land of old, there stands a house so grand,Once sturdy, now decayed, it can’t withstand.Its walls and terraces with age now fade,Columns and rooftops, in ruins displayed. Within its walls, five hundred souls reside,In filthy cells, their abode they hide.Excrement and filth, a…

  William Altig

  November 5, 2023

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

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