Lotus Sutra Talks

The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, Chinese: 妙法蓮華經) is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. It is the main scripture on which the Tiantai, Tendai, Cheontae, and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. It is also influential for other East Asian Buddhist schools, such as Zen. According to the British Buddhologist Paul Williams, "For many Buddhists in East Asia since early times, the Lotus Sūtra contains the final teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha—complete and sufficient for salvation." The American Buddhologist Donald S. Lopez Jr. writes that the Lotus Sūtra "is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist texts," presenting "a radical re-vision of both the Buddhist path and of the person of the Buddha."
Two central teachings of the Lotus Sūtra have been very influential for Mahāyāna Buddhism. The first is the doctrine of the One Vehicle, which says that all Buddhist paths and practices lead to Buddhahood and so they are all merely “skillful means" of reaching Buddhahood. The second is the idea that the lifespan of the Buddha is immeasurable and that therefore, he did not really pass on into final Nirvana (he only appeared to do so as upāya), but is still active teaching the Dharma.
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Confession & Repentance in the Lotus SutraConfession-and-Repentance, Lotus Sutra, |
Mar 06 2021 Zoom |
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Rounding Out Three months of Lotus Sutra StudyA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Lotus Sutra, |
Feb 05 2021 Zoom |
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Reaching Home Again Without Realizing It Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Priest, japanese, Faith, Impermanence, Lotus... |
Oct 19 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Chapter Three, Shoveling Dung Birth-and-Death, Confession-and-Repentance, Breath, resistance, Repentance, Lotus... |
Sep 14 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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More Poverty And Nobility Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Cultivation, Nirvana |
Jun 08 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Silent Sitting & Social ActionZen students often ask how our practice of silence and stillness relates to injustice and our environmental crisis. In this class we explore this question and study the intimate interplay of... YRB-2018-Fall, Silence, Bodhisattva Vow, Ego, Priest, Breath, Letting Go, difficulty... |
Oct 30 2018 3 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s HouseLotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi |
Jun 11 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva PathLotus Sutra, Vow, Gaining Mind, Faith, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, causation,... |
May 07 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Compassion, |
Mar 07 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1Lotus Sutra, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, |
Mar 07 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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A Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony: Your Mind Is Becoming BuddhaPrecepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, |
Feb 07 2015 No Abode Hermitage |
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Listening, Training, Hearing and LiberationHeart Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, true dharma, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Anger... |
Aug 09 2014 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Liberation from PassionLotus Sutra, Bodhisattva, Passions, Desire, Lotus Sutra, Manjushri, Emotions, Dragons... |
Dec 14 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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I've long heard there is no Zen in India Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Humility, Book of Serenity, Karmic Consciousness... |
May 17 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Fayan's Hair's BreadthFayan’s Hairsbreadth Nirvana, Balance, Samsara, Separation, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Intimacy,... |
May 17 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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I Have Long Heard of Dragon PondI Have Long Heard of Dragon Pond Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Mind, Lineage, Enemies, Doubt, Japan... |
Apr 13 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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The Virtue of the Bodhisattva's Delayed Gratification Lay, New Year, Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva Vow, Renunciation, Attachment, Soto Zen,... |
Dec 15 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Room, the Seat, and the RobeThe Room, the Seat and the Robe Lotus Sutra, Patience, Book of Serenity, Building, Interdependence, Buddha Mind,... |
Apr 14 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Room, the Seat, and the Robe Lotus Sutra, true dharma, Nirvana |
Apr 14 2012 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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A Family Style for Realizing the Oneness of All Families true dharma, Lay, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Family Practice, Big Mind, Mill... |
Mar 10 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Embracing the Mahayana: Do You Want to be an Artist? Lotus Sutra, Interview, Karmic Consciousness, Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Birth-and-... |
Jul 16 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Facing the Wall for Nine Years Lotus Sutra, Attachment, true dharma, Zendo, Confession-and-Repentance, Impermanence... |
Sep 18 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Mind of Enlightenment Silence, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Ordinary Mind, Two Truths, Don't Know... |
Aug 19 2010 The Yoga Room |
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The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Faith, Separation, Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva Precepts, Non-duality, Desire, Perfect... |
Aug 14 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Mind of Enlightenment Enthusiasm, Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Faith, Equanimity, Confession-and-... |
Aug 05 2010 The Yoga Room |
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The Mind of Enlightenment Enthusiasm, Bodhisattva Precepts, confusion, Patience, Repentance, Ordination, Triple... |
Jul 22 2010 The Yoga Room |
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For a Sentient Being to be a Sentient Being is just not to Move Silence, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Manjushri, American, Breath, Karmic Consciousness... |
Nov 14 2009 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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For a Sentient Being to be a Sentient Being is just not to Move Priest, New Year, japanese, Don't Know Mind, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period,... |
Nov 14 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Causation within the Wondrous Dharma Flower Lotus Sutra, Karmic Consciousness, causation, Faith, Book of Serenity, Observe,... |
Oct 17 2009 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Causation within the Wondrous Dharma Flower Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Evil, Impermanence |
Oct 17 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Leaving Home and Receiving the Precepts Renunciation, Faith, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, causation, Priest... |
Sep 26 2009 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Leaving Home and Receiving the Precepts Bodhisattva Precepts, Lotus Sutra, Commitment, Karmic Consciousness, Priest, Bell,... |
Sep 26 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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The Ultimate Transcends All ArgumentationSamdhinirmochana Mahayana Sutra Chapter 2 Samdhinormonchana Sutra (Part V), Non-violence, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Faith, Mahayana, Soto Zen, Sangha, soto, Bell,... |
May 23 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Revealing the Intention of the BuddhaSamdhinirmochana Mahayana Sutra Chapter 1 Samdhinirmochana Sutra Yogachara, Subject-and-Object, Non-duality, Separation, Lineage, Intimacy, Lotus... |
Mar 21 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Mind, soto,... |
Nov 22 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Buddha Sitting as Us; Us Sitting as Buddha Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, War, Mindfulness, American, Samsara, Practice Period,... |
Oct 18 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Prajna Paramita as Not Abiding Bodhisattva Vow, Attachment, Non-attachment, Lotus Sutra, Desire, japanese,... |
Jul 26 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Entering and Embodying Truth Mindfulness, Enemies, Discrimination, Cultivation, zen meditation, Bodhisattva Vow,... |
Jul 15 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Bodhisattva Action is to Remain Unmoved Lotus Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Manjushri, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva... |
Jun 14 2008 No Abode Hermitage |
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How Can I Help Beings Enter? Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Gratitude, Lotus Sutra, Desire, Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow... |
May 10 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Pure Land is Here and Now Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Triple Treasure,... |
May 10 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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2008.05.02-MZMC-am Forgiveness, Desire, Lotus Sutra, Zendo, Buddha Ancestors, Addiction, true dharma,... |
May 02 2008 Minnesota Zen Center |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Birth-and-Death... |
Apr 24 2008 The Yoga Room |
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About the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, true dharma, Bodhisattva Vow, Perfect Wisdom, zen meditation, Nirvana,... |
Apr 19 2008 No Abode Hermitage |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Observe, Book of... |
Apr 17 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Discrimination, Bell, Observe, Evil, Intimacy, Mahayana, difficulty,... |
Apr 03 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Discrimination, Silence, Breath, Culture, Evil, Desire |
Mar 27 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, true dharma, Triple Treasure, Buddha Nature, Bowing, Separation, Sangha... |
Mar 20 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Religion, Branching Streams, Separation, Ordination,... |
Mar 13 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, true dharma, zen meditation, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart... |
Mar 06 2008 The Yoga Room |