Tag: Prabhūtaratna

• The Treasure Tower: Unpacking a 2,000-Year-Old Vision of Your Untapped Potential

  

  In our modern lives, the search for meaning can feel like a trek through a vast and confusing landscape. We look for purpose in our careers, our relationships, and our personal growth, often feeling that the profound answers we seek are somewhere “out there,” just beyond our reach. We read, we strive, we search, hoping…

  William Altig

  October 22, 2025

  Chapter 11, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Buddha-nature, Ceremony in the Air, Chapter 11, Dharma for Bodhisattvas, Ekayāna, Emergence of the Treasure Tower, Essential Teaching, Gṛdhrakūṭa, Gohonzon, Great Wisdom, Honmon, Jeweled Stūpa, Kokū-e, Lotus Sutra, Mahāyāna, middle way, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichiren Buddhism, Non-Duality, One Vehicle, Prabhūtaratna, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra, Shakumon, Skillful Means, Stūpa, Tathāgatagarbha, Teaching of Equality, Theoretical Teaching, Three Truths, Tiantai, Treasure Tower symbolism, Two Buddhas Seated Together, upāya, Vulture Peak, Śākyamuni

• An Analysis of the Cosmic Assembly in Chapter Eleven of the Lotus Sūtra: Emanation Buddhas, the Treasure Stupa, and the Supreme Dharma

  

  1. Introduction: The Pivotal Eleventh Chapter of the Lotus Sūtra The Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, or Lotus Sūtra, stands as a foundational text within Mahāyāna Buddhism, profoundly shaping the religious landscape of East Asia.1 Revered as containing the final and complete teachings of Śākyamuni Buddha, it is particularly central to the Tiāntāi (Tendai), Cheontae, and Nichiren…

  William Altig

  April 20, 2025

  Chapter 11

  Buddha-fields, Buddha-nature, Buddhist Scripture, Chapter Eleven, Cosmic Assembly, Cosmology, Dharma preservation, Ekayāna, Emanation Buddhas, Lotus Sūtra, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Nichiren, One Vehicle, Prabhūtaratna, Religious Text, Saddharma, Skillful Means, Tendai, Tiāntāi, Treasure Stupa, Trikāya, upāya, Wonderful Dharma