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Lotus Sutra: tedious or genius?

Question: If the Lotus Sutra is so great, why is it also so tedious and pointless? Carmelight: I assume you mean pointless in the sense that the sutra never gets to the point. Throughout the sutra, the Buddha promises to reveal the ultimate teaching, but never gets around to saying explicitly what it is. TheContinue reading “Lotus Sutra: tedious or genius?”

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