Lotus Sutra Anyone can become a Buddha.

• NHK “100 minutes de Meisaku” Books Lotus Sutra Anyone can become Buddha.
• Amazon

Interesting explanation of the Buddhist transformation process. - In Sthanipata, awakening was immediate and not time-consuming - However, during the time of the Parthian school of Buddhism, it was necessary to practice for a long period of time, called “three abstinence kalpas”.

• In primitive Buddhist times, “Buddha” appears in the plural
  • It wasn’t about Gautama personally, it was “the awakened ones.”
  • Setsuji Aribu deified into a single transcendent being, “He is not a human being, he is a Buddha”.
    • coined the term “bodhisattva” and limited what it refers to to the Buddha
• Belief in stupas and sacred places occurred during the period of the Parthian school of Buddhism.
  • At that time, India was the first to trade with the Roman Empire, exporting pepper.
• In the midst of all this, Mahayana Buddhism happens.
  • It’s very Lutheran.

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