Around A.D., the meaning of “bodhisattva” changed from “a person who has attained enlightenment” (Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya) to “a person who seeks enlightenment” (anyone), and Mahayana Buddhism was born. From the side of Mahayana Buddhism, which was a small force, came the Prajnaparamita Sutra, which criticized the Setsu-all-embracing sect, and the Vimalakirti Sutra was established in the 1st and 2nd centuries, which criticized the sectarian Buddhism, and around the 1st and 3rd centuries, the Lotus Sutra was created to aufheben that confronted this conflict.
- Lotus Sutra Anyone can become a Buddha. p.19〜20
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