Buddhism’s Sacred Scripture: The Sutra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma, Chapter 4, Part 1 of 6

Buddha or Gautama Buddha, also known as Shakyamuni Buddha, was a great extraordinary spiritual Master from ancient India. He then shared the merits of His practice by providing a method for other sentient beings to be freed from the cycle of death and rebirth. One of these cherished records of the Buddha’s teachings is The Sutra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma, also known as the Lotus Sutra. Today, we would like to present Chapter 4 - Belief and Understanding of this sutra. “At that time, when the men of lifelong wisdom Subhuti, Mahakatyayana, Mahakashyapa, and Mahamaudgalyayana heard from the Buddha a Dharma (true teaching) that they had never known before, and heard the World-Honored One prophesy that Sariputra would attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (the highest perfection), their minds were moved as seldom before and they danced for joy. ‘Suddenly we have been able to hear a Dharma (true teaching) that is rarely encountered, something we never expected up to now, and we look upon ourselves as profoundly fortunate.’”