[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Mahāyāna sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra) › [Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika) › [妙法蓮華經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva) › 1.29 # The Lotus Sūtra 1.29 妙法蓮華經 1.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.1.29) 妙法蓮華經方便品第二 > They all in turn received their predictions, Becoming buddhas in succession. The last Buddha, the Highest of Devas, Was called Dīpaṃkara, And, as the leader of all the sages, > > Had brought innumerable sentient beings to the path. This expounder of the Dharma, Varaprabha, Had one disciple who was lazy And attached to fame and fortune. This disciple ceaselessly sought these things And amused himself from house to house. He abandoned recitation of the sutras, And, forgetting them, Never became versed in them. For this very reason he was named Yaśaskāma. But since he had also performed many good deeds, He was able to meet innumerable buddhas. He paid homage to all these buddhas And having practiced the great path after them, Acquired all the six perfections and Now meets the Lion of the Śākyas. He shall subsequently become a buddha called Maitreya Who will extensively bring Innumerable sentient beings to the path. After the parinirvāṇa of that Buddha Candrasūryapradīpa, The lazy one was none other than you; And the expounder of the Dharma, Varaprabha, Was no one but myself. When I saw the Buddha Dīpaṃkara He also revealed this marvel of light. That is why I know that this buddha Will now teach the Lotus Sutra. This sign is just like the previous marvel. It is the skillful means of all the buddhas. The Buddha has now emitted this ray of light In order to reveal The essential character of dharmas. Now it should be clear to everyone. Wait attentively with palms pressed together! > > Having rained the Dharma, The Buddha will satisfy those seeking the path. If there is anyone seeking the three vehicles Who still has any doubts, The Buddha will completely remove them, Extinguishing them with none left over. > > Skillful Means > > At that time the Bhagavat arose tranquilly with insight out of samādhi and addressed Śāriputra: “Profound and immeasurable is the wisdom of the buddhas. The gate to their wisdom is hard to enter and difficult to understand. None of the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas may be capable of understanding it. Why is this? The buddhas have closely attended innumerable hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of other buddhas. They have exhaustively carried out practices with courage and persistence under uncountable numbers of buddhas, their names becoming universally renowned. They have perfected this profound and unprecedented Dharma, and their intention in adapt- > — Tsugunari Kubo & Akira Yuyama 2007, The Lotus Sutra - [Previous: 1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.1.28) - [Next: 1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.1.30) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Lotus Sutra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva~en-bdk.1.29) — Tsugunari Kubo & Akira Yuyama 2007, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva~en-mt.1.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.1.29) · Pramāṇa