Questions tagged [lotus-sutra]
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What is the Sanskrit for "Universal Gate"
The "Universal Gate" is referred to in chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra. I've been trying to find the Sanskrit for this, but no luck.
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What is the meaning of "a ray of light which illuminates thousands of buddha fields in the east" in the Mahayana Lotus Sutra?
The Lotus Sutra implies light came from Gautama Buddha, which connected to " illuminating thousands of buddha fields"; can anyone enlighten me as to what that could mean?
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What does this quote from the Lotus Sutra mean?
You, the richest person in the world, have been laboring and struggling endlessly, not understanding that you already possess all that you seek.
I saw this quote on Instagram and the caption ...
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Is upaya a lie?
According to upaya, the doctrine of 'skillful means', as it appears in the Lotus Sutra, was the Buddha lying when he said that there are three vehicles? Presumably he knew there was only one: so why ...
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How can I tell the difference between the Deva realm and the Buddha and bodhisattva realms?
How can I tell the difference between joy bourne of karma that will expire and joy bourne of karma which has turned the irreversible wheel of the dharma?
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What is the difference between Amitābha's Sukhāvatī & the Lotus Vault?
What is the relation of sukhāvatī to 蓮華藏莊嚴世界海 ("the lotus's vault, the perfected lokadhātu, the ocean") attested to in the Buddhāvataṃsakanāmamahāyānasūtra T279 & ...
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What is SGI? And the Lotus sutra?
How many types of Buddhism are there? Someone told me about SGI, Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo. How that is derived from the Buddha. but mostly on the lotus sutra.
Can we read the lotus sutra in English ...
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How to chant the mantra Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?
I am a Hindu by birth. I am a huge devotee of Lord Buddha as he is considered a god in Hinduism. I wanted to know more about the Buddhist mantra Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. What is the best way to chant it? ...
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How does upaya (skillful means) feature in Tibetan Buddhism?
How does upaya (skillful means) feature in Tibetan Buddhism?
I'm just intrigued, because the texts I've spent longer trying to 'get' seem to be more inspired by the lotus sutra.
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Do transformation bodies appear before a buddha reaches enlightenment?
Do transformation bodies appear before a buddha reaches enlightenment?
So that the many bodies of Shakyamuni that the fan Wang ching (Sutra of Brahmas net) claims Vairocana manifests may have ...
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Was Buddha deceiving others to get them on the path?
I understand that the Buddha used different teachings styles, depending on the audience/people that were listening. Also, I understand that there seems to be a ,superficial', easier accessible ...
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What is the, "Counterfeit Law" as referenced in Lotus Sutra
In the Lotus Sutra, (Burton Watson translation) there is often mention of "the counterfeit law" being propigated for so-and-so number of small kalpas. I will give an exerpt below, but what exactly is ...
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The Nine Devices
I was reading The Lotus Sutra the other day and I came across Shakyamuni referring to "nine devices" as a way of teaching and leading people towardsed "the great vehicle", but upon looking the term, "...
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Is Buddha immortal? (in Mahayana)
As I know Buddhism, it says 'Nothing is permament'
I just came across this in Wikipedia:
...a Buddha is immortal. Even though he descends in the samsara to
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Shariputra and a bodhisattva losing bodhicitta
In my copy of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara, there is a footnote referencing a story about Shariputra losing bodhicitta. Apparently a demon asked for his right arm, Shariputra willing gave it. But ...
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Panpsychism and philosophical interpretations of buddhism
I got wondering, idly it's not part of any practice or effort, that everything has something like empathy, but of one thing, empathy for the buddha.
Can that be read into buddhism, or panpsychism at ...
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