Tag: Theoretical Teaching (Shakumon)

• The Savior You’re Waiting For Is You: An Ancient Buddhist Text’s Radical Message

  

  Introduction: Who Will Save Our World? In times of turmoil, it’s a deeply human response to feel overwhelmed by the world’s problems. We look at widespread conflict, suffering, and uncertainty and hope for a hero—a brilliant leader, a revolutionary movement, or even a divine savior—to arrive and set things right. We wait for someone else…

  William Altig

  October 28, 2025

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

  Bodhisattvas from Underground, Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Boundless Practices, Chapter Fifteen, daimoku, Emerging from the Earth (Jūji-yujuppon), Essential Teaching, Eternal Buddha, Firmly Established Practices, Jōgyō, kosen-rufu, Latter Day of the Law, Lotus Sūtra, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Mappō, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichiren Buddhism, Original Gate (honmon), Pure Practices, Sahā world, Superior Practices, Tendai school, Theoretical Teaching (Shakumon), True Self (shinga), Viśiṣṭacāritra, Votary of the Lotus Sūtra, Zen school, Śākyamuni Buddha

• 4 Shocking Lessons on Conviction from the Lotus Sutra

  

  Introduction: More Than Just a Promise We’ve all made promises. Some are small, but others are profound vows that shape the course of our lives—a commitment to a person, a cause, or a belief. We tend to think of conviction as a straightforward matter of sincerity and willpower. If you believe strongly enough and are…

  William Altig

  October 5, 2025

  Chapter 13, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Abhaya, Abhaya Mudra, arhats, Arrogant false sages, Arrogant lay people, Arrogant priests, Bhaiṣajyarāja, Bhikshunis, Bodhisattvas, Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Buddha’s extinction, Chapter 13, Chapter 15 (Emerging from the Earth), Delegated authority, ekayāna (one vehicle), Encouraging Devotion (Kan Ji), Essential Teaching (Honmon), Evil Age, Fearless Vow, Great Delight in Speaking, Karmic Purification, Kṣānti, kosen-rufu, Latter Day of the Law, Lotus Sūtra, Mahāprajāpatī, Mahāpratibhāna, Mappō, Medicine King, Miao-lo, Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Daishonin, Not sparing bodies and lives, perseverance, Predictions of Buddhahood (vyākaraṇa), Propagation of the Dharma, Saha world, Spiritual conflict, Superficial Connection, Theoretical Teaching (Shakumon), Three Powerful Enemies, Tiantai Buddhism, Votary of the Lotus Sūtra, Wonderful Dharma, Yaśodharā, Zhiyi, Śākyamuni Buddha