Mr. Altig’s Overview of the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra

After those twelve years, he wrapped his body in divine garments and bathed it in oil. With his mind filled with devotion, he set his body ablaze as an offering to honor the Tathagata and the sacred teachings of the Lotus of the True Law⁠. The flames from his blazing body brightened eighty worlds, as…

At that moment, the enlightened being, Understanding-the-Essence–of–the-Star’s-Radiance, asked the Lord, “Why, O Lord, does the enlightened being Medicine King⁠ continue his journey in this world of suffering, fully knowing the countless challenges he must face? Could you, the Tathagata⁠, tell us about the path and responsibilities of Medicine King? By hearing it, all present, including…

At that moment, the enlightened teacher Shakyamuni rose from his seat, gathered the aspiring spiritual leaders, and grasped their right hands with his magically strengthened right hand. He then addressed them with these words: “I entrust to you, young people from honorable families, the supreme wisdom and enlightenment I have reached after countless eons of…

And on that occasion, the Lord uttered the following verse: A power so vast, it’s beyond our grasp,In wisdom they stand, in light’s unending clasp,Their sight knows no bounds, their magic does gleam,They gladden the earth, a benevolent dream. Tongues reaching the world, a beam’s radiant dance,A magical show that enchants at first glance,To those…

Then, all those countless Bodhisattvas, as numerous as the dust particles in the universe, who had emerged from the depths of the earth, all raised their joined hands towards the Enlightened One and said to him: “We, O Teacher, will spread this profound teaching everywhere in all lands where the Enlightened One has reached Nirvana⁠.…