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 Sutra

Confession-and-Repentance, Lotus Sutra,
Mar 06 2021
Zoom

Rounding Out Three months of Lotus Sutra Study

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Lotus Sutra,
Feb 05 2021
Zoom

Reaching Home Again Without Realizing It

Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Priest, japanese, Faith, Impermanence, Lotus...
Oct 19 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Chapter Three, Shoveling Dung

Birth-and-Death, Confession-and-Repentance, Breath, resistance, Repentance, Lotus...
Sep 14 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

More Poverty And Nobility

Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Cultivation, Nirvana
Jun 08 2019
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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

The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House

Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi
Jun 11 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva Path

Lotus Sutra, Vow, Gaining Mind, Faith, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, causation,...
May 07 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1

Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Compassion,
Mar 07 2015
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1

Lotus Sutra, Jewel Mirror Samadhi,
Mar 07 2015
PM
No Abode Hermitage

A Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony: Your Mind Is Becoming Buddha

Precepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra,
Feb 07 2015
No Abode Hermitage

Listening, Training, Hearing and Liberation

Heart Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, true dharma, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Anger...
Aug 09 2014
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Liberation from Passion

Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva, Passions, Desire, Lotus Sutra, Manjushri, Emotions, Dragons...
Dec 14 2013
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

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

Fayan's Hair's Breadth 

Fayan’s Hairsbreadth
No Abode 5/17/13 PM
( On Looking for Results in the Visible World. 30 Min)

Nirvana, Balance, Samsara, Separation, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Intimacy,...
May 17 2013
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

I Have Long Heard of Dragon Pond 

I Have Long Heard of Dragon Pond
Tenshin Reb Anderson
No Abode April 13, 2013 PM

Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Mind, Lineage, Enemies, Doubt, Japan...
Apr 13 2013
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

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

The Room, the Seat, and the Robe 

The Room, the Seat and the Robe
No Abode 4/14/12

Lotus Sutra, Patience, Book of Serenity, Building, Interdependence, Buddha Mind,...
Apr 14 2012
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

The Room, the Seat, and the Robe 

Lotus Sutra, true dharma, Nirvana
Apr 14 2012
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

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

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

Facing the Wall for Nine Years 

Lotus Sutra, Attachment, true dharma, Zendo, Confession-and-Repentance, Impermanence...
Sep 18 2010
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

The Mind of Enlightenment 

Silence, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Ordinary Mind, Two Truths, Don't Know...
Aug 19 2010
The Yoga Room

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

The Mind of Enlightenment 

Enthusiasm, Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Faith, Equanimity, Confession-and-...
Aug 05 2010
The Yoga Room

The Mind of Enlightenment 

Enthusiasm, Bodhisattva Precepts, confusion, Patience, Repentance, Ordination, Triple...
Jul 22 2010
The Yoga Room

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

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

Causation within the Wondrous Dharma Flower 

Lotus Sutra, Karmic Consciousness, causation, Faith, Book of Serenity, Observe,...
Oct 17 2009
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Causation within the Wondrous Dharma Flower 

Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Evil, Impermanence
Oct 17 2009
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Leaving Home and Receiving the Precepts 

Renunciation, Faith, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, causation, Priest...
Sep 26 2009
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Leaving Home and Receiving the Precepts 

Bodhisattva Precepts, Lotus Sutra, Commitment, Karmic Consciousness, Priest, Bell,...
Sep 26 2009
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

The Ultimate Transcends All Argumentation

Samdhinirmochana Mahayana Sutra Chapter 2

Samdhinormonchana Sutra (Part V),
Chapter Two, Afternoon Dharma Talk
Saturday May 23, 2009, P.M.
No Abode

Non-violence, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Faith, Mahayana, Soto Zen, Sangha, soto, Bell,...
May 23 2009
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Revealing the Intention of the Buddha

Samdhinirmochana Mahayana Sutra Chapter 1

Samdhinirmochana Sutra
Chapter One, Part Two
No Abode 3/21/09 PM

Yogachara, Subject-and-Object, Non-duality, Separation, Lineage, Intimacy, Lotus...
Mar 21 2009
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

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

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

Prajna Paramita as Not Abiding 

Bodhisattva Vow, Attachment, Non-attachment, Lotus Sutra, Desire, japanese,...
Jul 26 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Entering and Embodying Truth 

Mindfulness, Enemies, Discrimination, Cultivation, zen meditation, Bodhisattva Vow,...
Jul 15 2008
The Yoga Room

Bodhisattva Action is to Remain Unmoved 

Lotus Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Manjushri, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva...
Jun 14 2008
No Abode Hermitage

How Can I Help Beings Enter? 

Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Gratitude, Lotus Sutra, Desire, Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow...
May 10 2008
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Pure Land is Here and Now 

Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Triple Treasure,...
May 10 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

2008.05.02-MZMC-am

Forgiveness, Desire, Lotus Sutra, Zendo, Buddha Ancestors, Addiction, true dharma,...
May 02 2008
Minnesota Zen Center

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Birth-and-Death...
Apr 24 2008
The Yoga Room

About the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, true dharma, Bodhisattva Vow, Perfect Wisdom, zen meditation, Nirvana,...
Apr 19 2008
No Abode Hermitage

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, Intimacy, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Observe, Book of...
Apr 17 2008
The Yoga Room

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, Discrimination, Bell, Observe, Evil, Intimacy, Mahayana, difficulty,...
Apr 03 2008
The Yoga Room

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, Discrimination, Silence, Breath, Culture, Evil, Desire
Mar 27 2008
The Yoga Room

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, true dharma, Triple Treasure, Buddha Nature, Bowing, Separation, Sangha...
Mar 20 2008
The Yoga Room

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Religion, Branching Streams, Separation, Ordination,...
Mar 13 2008
The Yoga Room

Embodying the Lotus Sutra 

Lotus Sutra, true dharma, zen meditation, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart...
Mar 06 2008
The Yoga Room

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