Tag: Ultimate Truth

• 5 Mind-Bending Truths from a 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Verse That Will Change How You See Everything

  

  1.0 Introduction: The Four-Line Verse That Unlocks a New Reality Imagine a scene from deep antiquity: atop the sacred Vulture Peak, the Buddha addresses a cosmic assembly of gods, dragons, celestial musicians, and all manner of beings, both human and non-human. This epic setting is a deliberate signal that the teaching to come will shatter…

  William Altig

  September 25, 2025

  Chapter 10, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Advaita Vedanta, anātman (no-self), Bhaiṣajyarāja, Brahman, Buddhahood, Chapter Ten, Cosmic Assembly, dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), emptiness (śūnyatā), equality and differences of all things, eternal Pure Land, eyes of the Buddha, gatha, keep this sūtra, Lotus Sūtra, Madhyamaka school, Mahayana Buddhism, Mappō, Medicine-King Bodhisattva, Nichiren Buddhism, Nirvana, Non-attachment, non-duality (Advaya), Nāgārjuna, Offerings, One Vehicle (Ekayāna), Saha world, Samsara, seven parables, Skillful means (Upāya), spiritual healing, Taoism, third eye, Tiantai Buddhism, Ultimate Truth, virtue of giving (dāna-pāramitā), Vulture Peak, wisdom eye, Wonderful Dharma, ātman

• Chapter 2–Unveiling the Universal Path of Enlightenment

  

  An ancient assembly with monks and disciples seated in concentric circles around the central figure of the Buddha, who is radiating a soft, serene light. Faces in the assembly are illuminated by this glow, reflecting awe and reverence. Sāriputta, depicted with distinct robes and features, sits closest to the Buddha. He leans forward, eyes full…

  William Altig

  November 1, 2023

  Chapter 2, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Ancient Wisdom, Buddha’s Teachings, Celestial Visions, Compassionate Appeal, Enlightened Dialogue, Ethereal Imagery, Lotus Sutra, Skillful Means, Spiritual Journey, Sāriputta, Ultimate Truth, Upaya, Visual Narrative