never_slighting_bodhisattva kx21 * a_Point_in_time - Lotus_Sutra * 040901 ... Thus have I read / heard. 'once limitless, boundless, inconceivable asamkhyeyas of eons ago, there was a Buddha by the name of King of Awesome Sound Thus_Come_One, One Worthy of Offerings, One of Proper and Pervasive Knowledge, One Perfect in Clarity and Conduct, WellGone One, One Who Understands the World, Unsurpassed Lord, Regulating Hero, Teacher of Gods and Humans, Buddha, World Honored One.' "His eon was named ‘Apart From Decay.’ His country was named ‘Great Accomplishment.’ "In that world, the Buddha King of Awesome Sound spoke the Dharma for the gods, humans, and asuras. To those who sought to be Hearers, he spoke the_Dharma_of_the_Four_Truths to take them across birth, old age, sickness, and death to ultimate Nirvana. To those who sought to be Pratyekabuddhas, he spoke the Dharma of the Twelve Causes and Conditions ("the_Dharma_of_the_Twelve_Conditioned_causes"). For the Bodhisattvas, in order to lead them to anuttarasamyaksambodhi ("annutara_samyak_sambodhi"), he spoke the Dharma of the_Six_Paramitas, which culminates in Buddha-wisdom. ... "When the first Thus_Come_One King of Awesome Sound had passed into stillness, and after the extinction of his proper Dharma, during the Dharma Image Age there were Bhikshus of overweening pride who assumed great power. At that time. there was a Bhikshu-Bodhisattva by the name of Never-Slighting. "Great Strength, for what reason was he called Never-Slighting? Whomever this Bhikshu met, be it a Bhikshu, Bhikshuni, Upasaka, or Upasika, he would bow to them all and praise them, saying, ‘I deeply respect all of you and dare not slight you. Why? You are all practicing the Bodhisattva Path and shall attain Buddhahood.’ "This Bhikshu did not read and recite Sutras, but specialized in making obeisance to the point that when he saw the four assemblies from afar, he would approach them, bow, and praise them, saying, ‘I dare not slight you, for you shall all become Buddhas.' 040901 ... . CHAPTER TWENTY NEVER-SLIGHTING BODHISATTVA http://www.buddhistdoor.com/resources/sutras/lotus/sources/lotus20.htm 040901 ... a "point" "Great Strength":- Great_strength_bodhisattva 040908 ... unhinged . 141220 what's it to you? who go blather from