Tag: Skill in Means

• What If the Buddha Faked His Own Death? 5 Mind-Bending Truths from the Lotus Sutra

  

  Introduction: The Buddha We Think We Know Most of us know the story: a young prince named Siddhartha Gautama, shielded from suffering, renounces his palace, seeks the truth of existence, and finally achieves supreme enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. This image of the historical Buddha—a man who found the path and taught it for several…

  William Altig

  October 20, 2025

  Chapter 16, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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