Tag: Pali Canon

• The Hidden Chapters: How a Textual Detective Story Is Reshaping a Sacred Buddhist Scripture

  

  The Dhammapada is one of Buddhism’s most beloved, accessible, and widely-translated texts. For over two millennia, its 423 verses, neatly organized into twenty-six chapters, have offered profound wisdom in a simple and memorable format. Practitioners and scholars alike have revered this structure as a definitive presentation of the Buddha’s core teachings. But what if the…

  William Altig

  December 12, 2025

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• The Auspicious Dawn of Wisdom: An Analysis of Great-Universal-Wisdom-Excellence Buddha’s Enlightenment in the Lotus Sutra

  

  The Lotus Sutra stands as a cornerstone of Mahayana Buddhism, deeply revered across various East Asian Buddhist traditions. Many consider it to encapsulate the ultimate and complete teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, offering a path to salvation for all. Its narratives and parables present a transformative perspective on the Buddhist path and the very essence of…

  William Altig

  May 12, 2025

  Chapter 7, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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