After a brief introduction, the article focuses on the unique challenges associated with reinterp... more After a brief introduction, the article focuses on the unique challenges associated with reinterpreting the supernaturalism of the Lotus Sūtra for compatibility with a secular worldview. Next is a segment on scholarly opinions that cast doubt on a supernatural reading of the sutra’s ultimate revelation and hinder belief today in Nichiren’s eternalization of this reading in the thirteenth century. With the above topics addressed and hermeneutic integrity in mind, a phrase is introduced for converting the revelation into a comprehendible insight from immanence. Thereafter and until close, the phrase is contextualized with traditional Buddhist and contemporary socio-philosophical principles to show compatibility and readiness to replace faith in a transcendent understanding of the text’s long-venerated core.
After a brief introduction, the article focuses on the unique challenges associated with reinterp... more After a brief introduction, the article focuses on the unique challenges associated with reinterpreting the supernaturalism of the Lotus Sūtra for compatibility with a secular worldview. Next is a segment on scholarly opinions that cast doubt on a supernatural reading of the sutra’s ultimate revelation and hinder belief today in Nichiren’s eternalization of this reading in the thirteenth century. With the above topics addressed and hermeneutic integrity in mind, a phrase is introduced for converting the revelation into a comprehendible insight from immanence. Thereafter and until close, the phrase is contextualized with traditional Buddhist and contemporary socio-philosophical principles to show compatibility and readiness to replace faith in a transcendent understanding of the text’s long-venerated core.
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