Now we have two ways of reading the Lotus Sutra, and additional way of entering into the Lotus Sutra. The two ways of reading are comprehension of individual words leading to a literal understating of the Lotus Sutra. We have a doctrinal reading which describes and understands the teachings and concepts of the Lotus Sutra. As I have tried to show we now have a mystical transcendental way of reading or more correctly entering into…
We are almost finished so hang on. You’ve done a wonderful job keeping up with all of this though I suspect it might be a bit overwhelming. I think that is an appropriate experience. Being overwhelmed is not always a bad thing or something to be avoided. At this point or perhaps sooner I suspect you may have even experienced a sense of loss, or confusion due to the complexity and quality of information. That…
The assembled words written in the Lotus Sutra are in the thousands and they each have a meaning Independent of the Lotus Sutra. Additionally when they are assembled in the Lotus Sutra the now exist in relationship to other word and concepts. So the Lotus Sutra communicates to us in a variety of ways. Each word or character communicates its meaning and the assembled words communicate their meaning. The assembled words are greater than…
The Lotus Sutra is the complete Dharma, it is not lacking in any teaching of the Buddha, it does not contain more nor less of the essential teachings to enable all people to attain enlightenment equal to all Buddhas. The Lotus Sutra is the heart and intent as well as the truth of all Buddhas throughout time and space. There is not one character too much nor one character too few. If one character is…
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