Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!gatech!prism!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!sun13!heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov From: kde@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Keith Evans) Newsgroups: soc.religion.eastern Subject: Re: On Omens Message-ID: Date: 20 Feb 91 13:48:22 GMT References: <1991Feb19.174322.28506@ssd.kodak.com> Sender: news@sun13.scri.fsu.edu Lines: 30 Approved: mayne@nu.cs.fsu.edu In <1991Feb19.174322.28506@ssd.kodak.com> tilley@ssd.kodak.com (David Tilley) writes: >In article kde@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Keith Evans) writes: >>The omens that occurred before Shakyamuni Buddha taught the Lotus Sutra >>were: >>..... >> >>What other sutra has these kinds of omens? (hint: none) >> >>This is all very difficult to understand. The key to understanding the >>Lotus Sutra is recognizing that all this came from Shakyamuni's own life, >>demonstrating the fullness of human life. >What Sutras have the parting of the Red Sea? (hint: none). >How about living in the belly of a whale? >How about a wooden puppet becomming a living boy? :-) In comparing various writings, buddhist teachings are superior to non-buddhist teachings. Then within the buddhist teachings, Mahayana Buddhism is superior to Hinayana Buddhism. Then within Mahayana Buddhism, true Mahayana is superior to provisional Mahayana. Within the true Mahayana (the Lotus Sutra), the essential taching (the last 14 chapters) is superior to the theoretical teaching (the 1st 14 chapters). -- Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Respectfully, Keith Evans kde@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov