Tag: Mahayana Buddhism

• Chapter 6–The Glorious Destiny of Maha-Katyayana: Homage, Stupas, and Buddhahood

  

  The Master once more addressed the gathered monks: I want to share with you, monks, that the senior Maha-Katyayana, my disciple here, will pay homage to eighty billion Buddhas. He will show them respect, honor, reverence, veneration, and devotion. After the passing of these enlightened ones, he will erect stupas—monumental towers that are a thousand…

  William Altig

  November 14, 2023

  Chapter 6, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Buddha realm, Buddha’s Disciples, Buddha’s teachings lifespan, Buddhist art, Buddhist ceremonies, Buddhist chants, Buddhist cosmology, Buddhist disciples, Buddhist enlightenment, Buddhist history, Buddhist homage ceremonies, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist practice, Buddhist scripture translation, Buddhist teachings, Buddhist visual culture., devotional practices, Dharma, Enlightenment, epoch, ethical conduct, Gambunada-prabhasa, gold threads, homage to Buddhas, jewel trees, knowledge, Lotus Sutra, Maha-Katyayana, Mahayana Buddhism, precious materials in Buddhism, prophetic Buddhism, pure lands, reverence in Buddhism, ritual offerings, sacred architecture, scripture study, spiritual destiny, spiritual exaltation, stupa, sutra verses, Tathagata, teaching of the Buddha, veneration, visual storyboard

• Chapter 2–Upaya, Skillful Means, or Unveiling the Jewel

  

  “For countless eons, I’ve sought the way, A course profound, difficult to convey. On Enlightenment’s terrace, I’ve found the key, The fruit of my quest, for all to see.”

  William Altig

  October 29, 2023

  Chapter 2, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  AncientWisdom, ArtAndCulture, Bodhisattvas, Buddha’s Teachings, Buddha’s Wisdom, Buddha-nature, Buddhism, Compassionate Guidance, Cosmic Buddha, Discourse and Dialogue, Enlightenment, Experiential Understanding, Incomprehensible Truths, Ineffable Truths, Liberation of Beings, Limitations of Intellectual Grasping, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, Meditation, Metaphorical Imagery, Mindfulness, Ocean of Wisdom, Path to Freedom, PersonalGrowth, Philosophy, Profound Understanding, Skillful Means (Upaya), Spiritual Aspirants, Spiritual Journey, Spirituality, Storytelling, Tathagata, Threefold Path, Universal Laws, Unparalleled Qualities