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...
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Guanyin (redirect from Sutra of Kuan Yin)
pray to her, as is mentioned in the Pumen chapter of the Lotus Sutra and the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra. Several large temples in East Asia are dedicated to Guanyin...
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Cheng Yen (section Lotus Sutra)
Innumerable Meanings Sutra, which is traditionally regarded as the prologue to the Lotus Sutra. The Innumerable Meanings Sutra addresses human problems...
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Nichiren. Nichiren Buddhism generally sources its basic doctrine from the Lotus Sutra claiming that all sentient beings possess an internal Buddha-nature capable...
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Mahāyāna sūtras include the Lotus Sutra, the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Lankavatara Sutra, the Pure Land Sutras, and the Nirvana...
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Tiantai (redirect from Lotus School)
Buddhism emphasizes the "One Vehicle" (Ekayāna) doctrine derived from the Lotus Sūtra as well as Mādhyamaka philosophy, particularly as articulated in the...
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Law of the Lotus Sutra" or "Glory to the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra". The words 'Myōhō Renge Kyō' refer to the Japanese title of the Lotus Sūtra. The mantra...
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Chinese Buddhism school. Both traditions emphasize the importance of the Lotus Sutra and revere the teachings of Tiantai patriarchs, especially Zhiyi. In...
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Nichiren (section Declaration of the Lotus Sutra)
a branch of Mahayana Buddhism. Nichiren: 77 : 1 declared that the Lotus Sutra alone contains the highest truth of Buddhist teachings suited for the...
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Mahayana (section Mahāyāna sutras)
Mahāyāna sutras are the Prajñaparamita sutras such as the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Lotus Sutra, the Pure Land sutras, the Vimalakirti Sutra, the...
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Longnü (section In the Lotus Sūtra)
are representations of the two major Mahāyāna texts, the Lotus Sūtra and the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, in which Longnü and Sudhana appear, respectively. The depiction...
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texts called Vaipulya ("Extensive") sutras (later called Mahayana sutras). Mahayana sources like the Lotus Sutra also claim that arhats that have reached...
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Liumiao Famen, Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra (法華文句, Fahua Wenju), and Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra (法華玄義, Fahua Xuanyi). Of the works attributed...
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Pilanpo (section In Lotus Sūtra)
Maori Xingguan in Chinese folk religion. According to Volume 7 of the Lotus Sūtra, Vilambā is one of the Ten Rākṣasīs who protect the Dharma. According...
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Amitayurdhyana Sutra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is symbolized by the moon while Avalokiteśvara is represented by the sun. In the Introductory chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta...
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Teachings (Chapters 15-28) of the Lotus Sutra is considered the eternal Buddha. In the sixteenth chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha reveals that...
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Buddha-nature (section Avatamsaka and Lotus Sutras)
(2009). "Interpreting the Lotus Sutra". In Teiser, Stephen F.; Stone, Jacqueline Ilyse (eds.). Readings of the Lotus Sutra. New York: Columbia University...
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The Threefold Lotus Sutra (法華三部経 pinyin: fǎ huá sān bù jīng, Jp: Hokke-sambu-kyo) is the composition of three complementary sutras that together form the...
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Devadatta (section Lotus Sūtra)
(2009). "Interpreting the Lotus Sutra". In: Teiser, Stephen, F., Stone, Jacqueline I. (editors), Readings of the Lotus Sūtra, New York, Columbia University...
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Udumbara (Buddhism) (section Lotus Sutra)
of the 3rd century Lotus Sutra, an important Mahayana Buddhist text. The symbolic nature of the uḍumbara is used in the Lotus Sutra to compare the unique...
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Buddhism.[citation needed] He is the patron of the Lotus Sutra and, according to the Avatamsaka Sutra, made the ten great vows which are the basis of a...
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Soka Gakkai (section Relation to the Lotus Sutra)
organization bases its teachings on Nichiren's interpretation of the Lotus Sutra and places chanting Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō at the center of devotional practice...
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Hinduism ☸ - Buddhism 卐 - Jainism Acalā - One of the Ten Rakshasis of the Lotus Sutra ☸ Akampana - One of Sumālī's ten sons ॐ Akṣayakumāra - One of Rāvaṇa's...
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Bodhisattvas of the Earth (category Mahayana sutras)
from the Earth") chapter of the Lotus Sutra, emerged from a fissure in the ground. This pivotal story of the Lotus Sutra takes place during the "Ceremony...
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Akṣayamati (section Lotus Sutra)
bodhisattva who appears in the Lotus Sutra and the Akṣayamatinirdeśa Sūtra within the larger Mahāvaipulya Mahāsamghāta Sūtra. He is recognized as one of...
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Prabhutaratna (section In the Lotus Sutra)
Shakyamuni's teachings in the Lotus Sutra and the Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra. In the 11th chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Prabhūtaratna is described as...
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Sāgara (Dragon King) (section Lotus Sutra)
ocean palace, where he taught the Lotus Sutra to the nāgas. Sāgara makes a few appearances in the Lalitavistara Sūtra. He is one among six nāga kings who...
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Mahayana sutras as the place where the Buddha gave certain sermons. Among the sermons are the Heart Sutra, the Lotus Sutra and the Śūraṅgama Samādhi Sūtra as...
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impure. Numerous Mahayana sutras, such as the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā prajñāpāramitā, Lankavatara, Vimalakirti, and Lotus Sutras, also state that this dualism...
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Buddhist texts (redirect from Buddhist sūtra)
– Another Pure land text. Pratyutpanna Sutra. Shurangama Samadhi Sutra. Saddharmapundarīka-sūtra (Lotus Sutra) – One of the most influential texts in...
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