Tag: Sincere Questioning

• A 25-Year-Old Father with 100-Year-Old Sons: 3 Shocking Truths from an Ancient Buddhist Text

  

  Introduction: The Puzzle at the Heart of the Lotus Sūtra Ancient spiritual texts are often filled with baffling paradoxes. These seemingly impossible scenarios aren’t mistakes; they are deliberate puzzles designed to shatter our ordinary understanding and reveal a deeper, more profound truth. One of the most striking examples of this comes from the Lotus Sūtra,…

  William Altig

  September 24, 2025

  Chapter 15, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Analogy of the Young Father, Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Chapter 15 Emerging from the Earth, Chapter 16 Life Span, Eternal Buddha, expedient means, Hōben, Lotus Sūtra, Mahayana Buddhism, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Nichiren Buddhism, Parable of the Skilled Physician, Paradox of the Young Father and Old Sons, Shakyamuni Buddha, Sincere Questioning, Superior Practices, Tendai school

• Maitreya’s Perplexity and the Eternal Buddha in the Lotus Sutra

  

  Date: August 27, 2025 Subject: Review of Chapter 15 of the Lotus Sutra, focusing on Maitreya’s inquiry and the revelation of the Eternal Buddha. Key Themes: I. Introduction: The Cosmic Unveiling and Maitreya’s Inquiry Chapter 15 of the Lotus Sutra, “Welling Forth from the Earth,” sets a dramatic stage with a vast assembly of Bodhisattvas…

  William Altig

  September 5, 2025

  Chapter 15, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Bodhisattvas Welling Forth from Earth, Buddha-nature, Changing Poison into Medicine, Eternal Buddha, Inherent Buddhahood, Latter Day of the Law, Lotus Sutra Chapter 15, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Maitreya’s Verse, Mystic Law, Nichiren Buddhism, One Vehicle (Ekayana), Origin Teaching (Honmon), Original Enlightenment (Hongaku), Saha world, Shakyamuni Buddha, Sincere Questioning, Skillful Means (Upaya), Three Buddha Bodies, Tiantai School, Trace Teaching (Shakumon), Vulture Peak, Young Father Ancient Sons Analogy