About this episode

This episode features an excerpt from a course on the Lotus Sutra, highlighting its radical teachings and poetic language.

An excerpt of the OMS course led by Zuisei Goddard on the foundational Mahayana text, the Lotus Sutra. The Lotus Sutra uses the language and imagery of poetry and myth to set forth radical teachings that turned the traditional understanding of the Buddha’s dharma on its head.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

Topics covered

• Mahayana Buddhism
• Lotus Sutra
• Buddhist teachings
• spirituality
• poetry
• myth

Keywords

• Lotus Sutra
• Mahayana
• Buddhism
• spiritual teachings
• poetry
• myth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lotus Sutra, Mahayana

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