Tag: Parable of the Medicinal Herbs

• The Buddha’s Declaration and the Universal Way

  

  Date: September 3, 2025 Subject: An analysis of the Buddha’s declaration in Chapter Five of the Lotus Sūtra and its implications for understanding universal enlightenment. Executive Summary: Chapter Five of the Lotus Sūtra features a seemingly audacious declaration by the Buddha: “I know the Way. I have opened the Way. I will expound the Way.…

  William Altig

  September 6, 2025

  Chapter 5, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• The Buddha’s Proclamation in the Lotus Sutra: An Analysis of Chapter Five

  

  I. Introduction The Lotus Sutra, a foundational text within Mahayana Buddhism, holds a position of paramount importance for its comprehensive revelation of the Buddha’s ultimate teachings. Esteemed across various Buddhist traditions, particularly in East Asia, the Lotus Sutra articulates the profound principle of universal Buddhahood and the compassionate strategies employed by the Buddha to guide…

  William Altig

  April 1, 2025

  Chapter 5

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