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• Chapter 7–The Plea of the Sixteen Princes for the Turning of the Dharma Wheel

  

  O monks, the sixteen young princes, still in their childhood, approached the Lord Mahabhignagnanabhibhu, the Tathagata, with a sense of reverence and awe. After celebrating him with heartfelt verses, they pleaded with the Lord to set in motion the wheel of the law. Their voices rang out with earnestness and devotion: “Preach the law, O…

  William Altig

  November 18, 2023

  Chapter 7, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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