Nichiren Shu
When the Bodhisattvas from beneath the ground make their appearance as told in Chapter 15 of the Lotus Sutra one of the first things they do is to greet the Buddha, enquire about his well-being, and ask how the teachings he is engaged in our progressing. This is in marked contrast to how others had approached the Buddha, those Bodhisattvas in the provisional part of the Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattvas in preceding chapters, where people asked…
The past couple of days I have been reading and re-reading Chapter 15 in the Lotus Sutra, “The Appearance of Bodhisattvas from Underground”. I have even pulled out all of the various translations that I have of the Lotus Sutra to compare how each translator has dealt with this chapter. It isn’t a very complicated chapter, so I don’t know exactly why I felt compelled to look beyond the one translation that I normally use,…
Last night, was the first class on Lotus Sutra Chapter 2 – Expedients. Every month I am giving these classes twice in one week. The same material is being covered on both nights, the intent being that if someone is unable to attend on one evening then there will be another opportunity for them to catch the material. When ever I talk about the Lotus Sutra I continually remind people of the relationship that exists…
Hopefully all if these will go through on this one update. Right now pretty decent 3G signal
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