Tag: Three Truths

• 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

• The Power of Faith and Patient Practice: Unlocking the Ultimate Dharma in the Lotus Sūtra’s Chapter Fifteen

  

  I. Introduction: The Lotus Sūtra and the Call to Engaged Faith A. The Apex of Mahayana Teachings The Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, commonly known as the Lotus Sūtra, occupies a position of paramount importance within the vast corpus of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. Revered across East Asia and beyond, it is often hailed as the “King of…

  William Altig

  May 2, 2025

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

  Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Buddha Nature, Chapter 15, compassionate action, Dharma, Ekayana, Emerging from the Earth, emptiness, faith, five balas, Gohonzon, Honmon, Ichinen Sanzen, karuṇā, kṣānti-pāramitā, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, Mappō, Mystic Law, Myōhō-renge-kyo, Nichiren, One Vehicle, patient practice, prajñā, Prajnaparamita, Shakumon, Skillful Means, spiritual powers, Tendai, Three Truths, Tiantai, Upaya, wisdom, śraddhā-bala, śūnyatā