Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 18. Medicinal Herbs. Closing out this chapter with the Sanskrit additional text, Shakyamuni once again restates the one vehicle teaching as the sole concern of his teaching life.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 17. Medicinal Herbs. There has always been one teaching, but with various learning capacities has it been taught.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 16. Medicinal Herbs. Instruction on the Bodhisattva path now takes the form of emulating, understanding, the expedients of Buddha used to the variety of the sentience of individual beings.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 15. Belief and Understanding. Closing this chapter, Mahakasyapa restates in gathas the parable of their sudden realization as Shakyamuni delivers this ultimate teaching of the truth.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 14. Belief and Understanding. The realizations in this great vehicle teaching of the Lotus Sutra come all at once and can be realized as soon as one is open to the truth.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 13. Parable. Teach those with curious and active minds seeking to better themselves. Do NOT teach those who malign or disdain change or themselves and especially this teaching.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 12. Parable. Be discriminating in Samsara to whom you offer this highest of teachings, that its dignity be maintained.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 11. Parable. To awaken to our Buddha nature is to live in the currents of the cosmos without limitation or attachments to the past or dreamings on the future.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 10. Parable. The parable of the Burning House is an analog of our Bodhisattva mission to liberate all other sentient beings.

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Hurvitz–Lotus Sutra–part 9. Parable. Sariputra is truly excited by his sudden realization that he is about to experience something he had never before considered possible.

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