Shunryu Suzuki lectures on the Lotus Sutra
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-1 68-02-00-A 68-02-00-A.pdf 68-02-00A-F-bf.pdf During Sesshin the Lotus Sutra will not be appropriate for the lecture, but I ...… sped a little?
Lotus Sūtra No. I-2 68-02-00-B 68-02-00-B.pdf 68-02-00A-F-bf.pdf A ray issued from Buddha's forehead between eyebrow. Everyone could see many ...… sped up at end - join 1n2 for t-B not like A.
Lotus Sūtra No. I-3 68-02-00-C 68-02-00-C.pdf 68-02-00A-F-bf.pdf Maitreya asked Manjusri what is going to happen, and Maitreya—Manjusri started ...…
Lotus Sūtra No. I-4 68-02-00-D 68-02-00-D.pdf 68-02-00A-F-bf.pdf "Now, young men of good family, long before the time of Tathagata Kandrasuryapradipa, ...…
Lotus Sūtra No. I-5 68-02-00-E 68-02-00-E.pdf 68-02-00A-F-bf.pdf Manjusri again is answering Maitreya, telling him what he has seen. He is so ...…
Lotus Sūtra No. I-6 68-02-00-F 68-02-00-F.pdf 68-02-00A-F-bf.pdf "The monks and nuns at the time being, who strove after supreme, highest enlightenment, ...… level problems with some of these 00s. DC added last section to transcript, starting at "Bill Shurtleff" 10-31-2015. Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-1 68-10-20 69-03-04-Lotus-Sutra.pdf This sutra titled Saddharmapundarika Sutra was supposed to be told by Buddha, ...…
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-2 68-10-21 69-03-04-Lotus-Sutra.pdf [The Lotus Sutra] -- which was [not] told by a historical Buddha. But some people ...…
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-3 68-10-00-B 69-03-04-Lotus-Sutra.pdf 68-10-00-B-LE.htm I already explained nature of Nirmanakaya Buddha and Sambhogakaya Buddha. The ...… Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-4 68-10-00-C 69-03-04-Lotus-Sutra.pdf 68-10-00-C-LE.htm The point—point of my previous lecture is—because it may be difficult for you ...… Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-5 68-10-00-D 68-10-00-D-LE.htm What is told in this sutra is view of the Dharmakaya world, view of the world ...… Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6 68-10-00-E 68-10-00-E-LE.htm The other day someone asked me back about Vairocana Buddha. Vairocana Buddha ...…
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7 68-10-00-F 68-10-00-F-LE.htm Yesterday I told you about Ajnata-Kaundinya [repeats different pronunciations], ...… little higher voice. Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-8 68-10-00-G 68-10-00-G-LE.htm Buddha's disciples were very good people, generous and honest and sincere, but ...… Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-9 68-10-00-H Zen butso ??? assembled and sitting together in that ??? monks, nuns, male and ...… extreme level and speed problems
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-10 68-10-00-I As Zen Buddhists, it is necessary for us to understand the Second Patriarch Mahakashapa. ...…
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-11 68-10-00-J Last, last lecture we studied about Mahakashapa. Mahakashapa, who became the ...…
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-12 68-10-00-K sr-lotus-sutra-12-1968.pdf Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. 12 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture October 1968 [?Transcript ...… speed and level towrd end - ty at 51:00?
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-13 68-10-00-L -- bodhisattvas and arhats. Subhuti, the Venerable Rahula.” Rahula is, as you ...…
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-14 68-10-00-M We have here-- we had here various names of bodhisattvas, and the next ones were ...… sped up at end. Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-15 68-10-00-N Page eight. “Then rose in the mind of the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya this ...…
On The Parable of the Burning House 68-12-24 … second point. And in the third [possible gap here?] the Buddha addressed to ...… [Verbatim transcript was not available before. (Sound problem.)]
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-1 69-10-20 69-10-20V.pdf 69-10-20-LE.html As many of you are the students who joined our training-- this training period, ...… spedup toward end. Q & A after lecture. Changed "repeats come" to "repeats some" 9-29-2020 pf.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-2 69-10-23 69-10-23V.pdf 69-10-23-LE.html -- out things difficult to understand. The mystery of Tathagata is difficult ...… sped up. Change "but in Hinayana" to "but in Mahayana"; "of if" to "or if" 10-3-2020 pf.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-4 69-10-25 69-10-25V.pdf 69-10-25-LE.htm Last night1 I explained the most important part of this chapter [II], ...… sped up. Q & A after lecture. Footnotes restored 11/20/2020.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-5 69-10-28 69-10-28V.pdf 69-10-28-LE.htm I think there must be many things to prepare before you understand-- before you ...… Multiple attempts to improve sound quality, but still very unclear towards end of audio. Q & A after lecture. Footnotes restored 11/22/2020. New transcription of last section, 6/2021 pf.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6 69-10-30 69-10-30V.pdf 69-10-30-LE.pdf The print-- print you have got there is trans- -- mostly translated from Kumarajiva's ...… extreme spedup. Q & A after lecture.
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-7 69-11-07 69-11-07V.pdf 69-11-07-LE.pdf In this sutra in Chapter II, “Skillful Means,” he-- he is correcting our misunderstanding ...… loud. Q & A after lecture. Footnotes restored 8/7/2020.