The heart of the Lotus Sutra is the revelation that one may attain the supreme enlightenment in one's present form without altering one's status as an ordinary person. This means that, without casting aside one's karmic impediments, one can still attain the Buddha way. Thus T'ien-t'ai says, "The other sutras only predict Buddhahood . . . for the good, but not for the evil;. . . This [Lotus] sutra predicts Buddhahood for all." 2/8
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Reply to Hakiri Saburo
Written to Hakiri Rokuro Saburo on August 3, 1273
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