Tag: Theology

• The Monkey, the Cow, and the Crown Jewel

  

  “The Monkey, the Cow, and the Crown Jewel” is a musical journey into a profound spiritual paradox from 13th-century Japan. Inspired by Nichiren Daishonin’s letter, the Urabon Gosho, the song tells the story of Lord Jibu, a priest described as lacking wisdom and dignity—like a “monkey or a cow”. Yet, he is praised in the…

  William Altig

  October 31, 2025

  music

  Acoustic Guitar, Borrowed Light, Broken Vessel, Buddhism, Cinematic, Contemplative, Crown Jewel, daimoku, Diamond Chalice Precept, Dignity like a Monkey, Dragon Guarding Relics, Epic, Eternal Light, faith, faith alone, Flawed Priest, folk rock, indie folk, Japanese history, Jibu-bō, Latter Day of the Law, Lord Jibu, Lotus Sutra, Mappo, Mappō, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, Nichiren Buddhism, Orchestral Folk, Philosophy, Primacy of Faith, Seven Generations, Singer-Songwriter, Snake Holding a Gem, Spiritual, Strings, Supreme Jewel, The Monkey the Cow and the Crown Jewel, The William Altig Choir, Theology, Treatise on the Ullambana Service, Uplifting, Urabon Gosho, Wisdom like a Cow, Wonderful Dharma, Śākyamuni Buddha

• Concepts of Universalism in Religious Thought

  

  This briefing document reviews the main themes and most important ideas or facts regarding universalism, drawing from excerpts concerning Swedenborg’s reflections, the Lotus Sutra, and Catholicism. Overall Theme: The sources explore the concept of universalism in different religious contexts, specifically focusing on the potential for salvation or enlightenment for all beings. While the terminology and…

  William Altig

  June 4, 2025

  Nichiren, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Apocatastasis., Arcana Coelestia, Avalokiteśvara, Bible Interpretation, Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Christian Universalism, Compassion, Correspondences (Swedenborgian), Dalai Lama, Divine Love and Wisdom, Eastern Religions, Enlightenment (Buddhist), faith, Heaven and Hell, Holistic Reality, Inner Meaning, Interfaith Dialogue, Lotus Sutra, Meditation, Mysticism, Nirvana, Nontheism (Buddhism), Perennial Philosophy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Rebirth, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Religious Tolerance, Scriptural Interpretation, Skillful Means (Upaya), Souls, Spiritual Parallels, Spiritual Reality, Spirituality, Suffering (Dukkha), Swedenborg, Theology, True Christian Religion, truth, Unitarian Universalism, Universal Reconciliation, Universalism, Western Esotericism, wisdom