Chapter 2: Expedient Means (continued)

Chapter 2: Expedient Means (continued)

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Class Information and Reading Materials

  • Course Information
  • Weekly Zoom Link
  • Watson, Burton -- The Lotus Sutra (Columbia University Press, Buddhism, Mind, Spirit, English) (1).pdf
  • Hurvitz_Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma.pdf
  • Watson_Lotus Sutra.pdf
  • Teiser_Stone_Readings of the Lotus Sutra.pdf
  • Lotus Sutra Syllabus UPDATED March 29 2026 .docx
  • Zhiyi excerpt from Teiser and Stone.docx

Syllabus

  • 01/8/2026: Introduction to the Course & Chapter 1
  • 01/15/2026: Chapter 1
  • 01/22/2026: Chapter 2
  • 01/29/2026: Chapter 2
  • 02/05/2026: Chapter 3
  • 02/12/2026: Chapter 3
  • 02/19/2026: Chapter 4
  • 02/26/2026: No Class
  • 03/05/2026: No Class
  • 03/12/2026: Chapter 4
  • 03/19/2026: Chapter 5
  • 03/26/2026: Chapter 5 and 6
  • 04/02/2026: Chapter 7
  • 04/09/2026: Chapter 7
  • 04/16/2026: Chapter 8 and 9
  • 04/23/2026: Overall Discussion of Chapters 1-9
  • 04/30/2026: Chapter 10
  • 05/07/2026: Chapter 10
  • 05/14/2026: Chapter 11
  • 05/21/2026: Chapter 11
  • 05/28/2026: Chapter 12
  • 06/04/2026
  • 06/05/2026
  • 06/11/2026
  • 06/18/2026
  • 06/25/2026
  • 07/02/2026
  • 07/09/2026
  • 07/16/2026
  • 07/23/2026
  • 07/30/2026

Video Archive

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to the Course & Chapter One
  • Chapter 1: Reflections on Practice based on Chapter One Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Expedient Means
  • Chapter 2: Expedient Means (continued)
  • Chapter 3: Similes and Parables
  • Chapter 3: Similes and Parables (continued)
  • Chapter 4: Belief and Understanding
  • Chapter 4: Belief and Understanding (continued)
  • Chapter 5: The Parable of Medicinal Herbs