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| − | If there are sentient beings who need someone in the form of a Buddha in order to be liberated, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara, Kwan Yin, Kannon) immediately manifests as a Buddha and speaks the Dharma for them. If they need someone in the form of a Solitary Realizer to be liberated, the Bodhisattva immediately manifests as a Solitary Realizer and exemplifies the Dharma for them. If they need a Disciple to be liberated, the Bodhisattva immediately manifests as a Disciple and speaks the Dharma for them. | + | If there are [[sentient beings]] who need someone in the [[form]] of a [[Buddha]] in [[order]] to be liberated, [[Chenrezig]] ([[Avalokiteshvara]], [[Kwan Yin]], [[Kannon]]) immediately [[manifests]] as a [[Buddha]] and speaks the [[Dharma]] for them. If they need someone in the [[form]] of a [[Solitary Realizer]] to be liberated, the [[Bodhisattva]] immediately [[manifests]] as a [[Solitary Realizer]] and exemplifies the [[Dharma]] for them. If they need a [[Disciple]] to be liberated, the [[Bodhisattva]] immediately [[manifests]] as a [[Disciple]] and speaks the [[Dharma]] for them. |
| − | If they need a powerful god, a great general, a heavenly king, a worldly king, an elder, a layperson, a minister, a priest, a monk, a nun, a female elder, a female layperson, a female minister, a priestess, a young boy, a young girl, a celestial being, a dragon, a human being, a non-human being, or an indestructible deity to be liberated, the Bodhisattva immediately manifests as a powerful god, a great general, a heavenly king, a worldly king, an elder, a layperson, a minister, a priest, a monk, a nun, a female elder, a female layperson, a female minister, a priestess, a young boy, a young girl, a celestial being, a dragon, a human being, a non-human being, or an indestructible deity and speaks the Dharma for them. | + | If they need a powerful [[god]], a great general, a [[heavenly]] [[king]], a [[worldly]] [[king]], an elder, a [[layperson]], a minister, a priest, a [[monk]], a [[nun]], a {{Wiki|female}} elder, a {{Wiki|female}} [[layperson]], a {{Wiki|female}} minister, a {{Wiki|priestess}}, a young boy, a young girl, a [[celestial]] [[being]], a [[dragon]], a [[human being]], a {{Wiki|non-human}} [[being]], or an indestructible [[deity]] to be liberated, the [[Bodhisattva]] immediately [[manifests]] as a powerful [[god]], a great general, a [[heavenly]] [[king]], a [[worldly]] [[king]], an elder, a [[layperson]], a minister, a priest, a [[monk]], a [[nun]], a {{Wiki|female}} elder, a {{Wiki|female}} [[layperson]], a {{Wiki|female}} minister, a {{Wiki|priestess}}, a young boy, a young girl, a [[celestial]] [[being]], a [[dragon]], a [[human being]], a {{Wiki|non-human}} [[being]], or an indestructible [[deity]] and speaks the [[Dharma]] for them. |
| − | + | —[[Buddha Shakyamuni]], The [[Lotus Sutra]], Chapter of the [[Universal]] Gate | |
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Latest revision as of 23:21, 5 September 2013
If there are sentient beings who need someone in the form of a Buddha in order to be liberated, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara, Kwan Yin, Kannon) immediately manifests as a Buddha and speaks the Dharma for them. If they need someone in the form of a Solitary Realizer to be liberated, the Bodhisattva immediately manifests as a Solitary Realizer and exemplifies the Dharma for them. If they need a Disciple to be liberated, the Bodhisattva immediately manifests as a Disciple and speaks the Dharma for them.
If they need a powerful god, a great general, a heavenly king, a worldly king, an elder, a layperson, a minister, a priest, a monk, a nun, a female elder, a female layperson, a female minister, a priestess, a young boy, a young girl, a celestial being, a dragon, a human being, a non-human being, or an indestructible deity to be liberated, the Bodhisattva immediately manifests as a powerful god, a great general, a heavenly king, a worldly king, an elder, a layperson, a minister, a priest, a monk, a nun, a female elder, a female layperson, a female minister, a priestess, a young boy, a young girl, a celestial being, a dragon, a human being, a non-human being, or an indestructible deity and speaks the Dharma for them.
—Buddha Shakyamuni, The Lotus Sutra, Chapter of the Universal Gate
