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Chapter 19–Perfuming the Universe
Further, Satatasamitabhiyukta, the Bodhisattva Mahasattva who preserves, shares, studies, and writes this Sacred Teaching (Dharmapāryaya), is blessed with a perfect sense of smell, endowed with eight hundred fine qualities. With this refined sense, he can detect various odors in the entire universe, inwardly and outwardly. These include unpleasant and pleasant smells, foul odors, and the…
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Chapter 19–Hearing the Universe: The Twelve Hundred Sensory Qualities
Moreover, Satatasamitabhiyukta (Ever and Constantly Strenuous), whether a young man from a noble family or a young woman who shares and teaches this Sacred Teaching to others, will possess twelve hundred fine qualities of the ear. They will hear all the sounds produced in the universe, from the depths of the great hell known as…
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Chapter 19–The Sensory Gifts of the Virtuous Bodhisattva
The Lord then spoke to the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Satatasamitabhiyukta, meaning “Ever and Constantly Strenuous.” He declared that anyone, whether a young man or a young woman from a noble family, who shall preserve, read, teach, or write this Teaching, or have it written, will gain extraordinary qualities. They will receive eight hundred fine traits of…
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Chapter 18–The Profound Merit of Embracing and Sharing the Lotus Sutra
And on that occasion, the Lord spoke the following verses: In the chain, the fiftieth to hear,A single verse from this Sutra clear,With placid mind and joy embraced,Vast merit in their heart is traced. Imagine a man, giving alms with grace,To countless beings, a smiling face,For eighty years, he satisfies,Their earthly needs, ‘neath endless skies.…
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Chapter 18–The Immense Merit of Sharing the Lotus Sutra’s Teachings
The Lord replied to the great spiritual being Maitreya, “Ajita, imagine this: After the complete passing away of the Enlightened One, if anyone, whether a monk or nun, a male or female lay follower, a wise elder, a boy or girl, hears this teaching and joyfully accepts it. And then, after hearing the sermon, they…
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Chapter 18–The Infinite Merit of Joyful Acceptance
Then the great spiritual being Maitreya turned to the Lord and asked, “O Lord, when a young person, whether a man or a woman, hears this teaching and joyfully embraces it, how much virtue will be created by such a young man or woman of noble character?” And on that occasion, the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya…
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Chapter 17–Eternal Devotion: The Unmeasured Merit of Upholding the Sutra
And on that occasion, the Lord uttered the following verses: As I’ve mentioned before, a merit immense,Shall be his who keeps this Sutra’s defense,After the Leader of men’s complete extinction,A path of wisdom, a spiritual distinction. He’ll have paid worship to me, built Stupas grand,Of relics, precious, beautiful, a wonderland,Variegated and splendid, a sacred embrace,Honoring…
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Chapter 17–The Path to Infinite Wisdom: Embracing the Teachings of the Enlightened One
Again, Ajita, consider the person who, after hearing these teachings about the infinite lifespan of the Enlightened One, grasps, delves into, and comprehends them. Such a person will generate an even more vast accumulation of spiritual virtue, leading to the wisdom of a Buddha. And it goes without saying that the merit is even greater…
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Chapter 17–The Boundless Virtue of Faith
The Lord then spoke to Maitreya, the great spiritual leader: “Ajita, consider those who, during the teachings about the infinite lifespan of the Enlightened One, even if they felt a single moment of trust or belief in it. Can you fathom the immense virtue they will attain, whether young men or women of noble character?…
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Chapter 17–Maitreya’s Verses of Revelation and Celebration
On that occasion, Maitreya, the great spiritual leader, and Bodhisattva, recited the following verses: Wondrous is the law the Guide has shared,A truth unseen, a life unpaired,The Leaders’ majesty so grand,Infinite life, a timeless strand. Upon hearing this sacred decree,Thousands rejoice in harmony,True children of the World’s Great Guide,Their hearts with gladness open wide. Some…
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Mr. Altig’s Overview of the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra 