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• Chapter 7–The Journey of Enlightenment: Verses from the Lotus Sutra’s Path of Wisdom

  

  To further clarify this teaching, the Lord then expressed his thoughts through the following verses: A Leader, wise, whose name’s adorned,In truth’s terrace was he formed,Ten kalpas sought, but not enlightened,Still the essence he had sighted. Gods and Nāgas, demons bright,Showered flowers on the site,Where enlightenment was gained,Honoring the Jina, unchained. Cymbals high they beat…

  William Altig

  December 1, 2023

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

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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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