BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 18. The Apparition of the City begins with a conceptual expansion of perception of “time” and “space”. The “Dharma” of the Buddha is without constraints of “time/space”.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 17. Prediction comes to a close with Shakyamuni conferring predictions of Buddhahood to his remaining followers.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 16. Prediction is a chapter that indicates the rewards of the understanding of the previous chapters leading ultimately to the guarantee of Budhahood.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 15. In closing this chapter, Shakyamuni reminds those Sravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Arhats that they have been in fact practicing steps on the path of Bodhisattva practice without realizing it.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 14. Mahakasyapa repeats back the lesson of skillful means as training for Bodhisattvas in the art of Shoju practice to propagate with compassion to the capacity of others.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 13. Shakyamuni teaching by example and through his senior students (monks) the use of Skillful Means to others’ capacities.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 12. Shakyamuni wraps up this chapter with strong admonitions against slander of this MyoHoRenGeKyo teaching and also cautions those who would offer this teaching to others to be selective of the character of those who are curious.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 11. The Tathagata exhorts Sariputra to listen and to propagate only this Lotus Sutra as the vehicle for ultimate enlightenment.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 10. The Tathagata uses the Parable to demonstrate his use of the skillful means of the earlier teachings for Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas as well as Bodhisattvas as expedients or skillful means to lead those of varying capacities and desires to this now, this One vehicle, this Buddhaness teaching.

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BDK – Lotus Sutra – part 9. A real head spinner! Another illustration of the use of skillful means as a tool of leadership and parenting.

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