Category: Parables of the Lotus Sutra
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Explore the Parable of the Medicinal Herbs from the Lotus Sutra, where the Buddha’s teaching is likened to rain nourishing every plant according to its nature.
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The Lost Son: The Buddha’s Parable of Returning Home
The Parable of the Lost Son from the Lotus Sutra reveals the Buddha’s patient use of skillful means to awaken faith in inherent Buddhahood.
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The Burning House: The Buddha’s Parable of Compassionate Means
The Parable of the Burning House in the Lotus Sutra reveals the Buddha’s use of skillful means, teaching through expedient promises to save beings from delusion.