Articles on Tiantai Buddhism
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The Ten Suchnesses from the Lotus Sutra describe the complete reality of all phenomena, from appearance and nature to cause, effect, and ultimate unity.
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The Lost Son: The Buddha’s Parable of Returning Home
The Parable of the Lost Son from the Lotus Sutra reveals the Buddha’s patient use of skillful means to awaken faith in inherent Buddhahood.
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The Ten Major Disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha
Explore the Ten Major Disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha and their symbolism Buddhism.
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The Seven Precious Materials of the Lotus Sutra
Explore the Seven Precious Materials of the Lotus Sutra, their symbolism, Tiantai interpretation, and how each jewel reflects the enlightened mind’s wisdom, purity, and compassion.
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The Infinite Meanings Sutra: Prelude to the Lotus Sutra
The Infinite Meanings Sutra is the prelude to the Lotus Sutra, revealing how infinite meanings arise from one Dharma.
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The Burning House: The Buddha’s Parable of Compassionate Means
The Parable of the Burning House in the Lotus Sutra reveals the Buddha’s use of skillful means, teaching through expedient promises to save beings from delusion.
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The Threefold Contemplation in a Single Thought
The Threefold Contemplation in a Single Thought is Zhiyi’s meditative realisation of Tiantai’s Threefold Truth, seeing emptiness, provisional existence, and the Middle Way simultaneously within every moment of awareness.
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The Five Periods and Eight Teachings of Tiantai Buddhism
Discover Zhiyi’s Five Periods and Eight Teachings, Tiantai Buddhism’s system for classifying the Buddha’s sermons, culminating in the Lotus Sutra.
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The Tiantai Fourfold Teaching Explained
Discover Zhiyi’s Tiantai Fourfold Teaching, the doctrinal system classifying all Buddhist teachings into four stages, culminating in the Lotus Sutra.
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The Lotus Sutra: Heart of the Tiantai Vision
The Lotus Sutra is the central scripture of Tiantai Buddhism. Learn its parables, teachings, and interpretations of universal enlightenment.