Devadatta was the foremost good friend to the Thus Come One Shakyamuni. In this age as well, it is not one's allies but one's powerful enemies who assist one's progress.
Buddhist Morning Thought #33, three bodies
You, Yourself, are a Thus Come One who is originally enlightened and endowed with t he three bodies . You should chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo...
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A Bodhisattva (菩薩) is one who aspires to enlightenment, or Buddhahood. Bodhi means enlightenment, and sattva, a living being. In Hinaya... -
Kōsen-rufu (広宣流布), a phrase found in the Japanese translation of the Buddhist scripture Lotus Sutra , is informally defined to as "wor...
