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  • 8/13/2019 The Lotus Sutra as Prophecy

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    Bmoptcr NN9-??=3) oki tmc kcw sbmaahs af Guiimnse tmotghassaeci nk tmc @oeo`uro pcrnai (??=3-?222) icvchapci iabtrnkcsspcbnfnbohhy oneci ot avcrbaenkd tmcsc fcors. Ymc tcre "eoppa" ar "hottcrimoreo" stokis nk baktrost ta "smaga" oki "zaga." Rmaga, ar tmc trucimoreo, rcfcrs ta tmc fnrst ?,::: ycors fahhawnkd tmc Guiimo's cxtnkbtnakwmck mns tcobmnkds wcrc stnhh gcnkd obburotchy troksenttci. \aga, ar tmcopporckt imoreo, pankts ta tmc scbaki enhhckknue oftcr tmc Guiimo wmckmns tcobmnkds orc stortnkd ta hasc tmcnr cffnboby gut survnvc nk o fareohnzciGuiimnst fontm. Eoppa ak tmc atmcr, moki rcfcrs ta tmc cro wmck tmc imoreo

    mos baephctchy insoppcorci oki kat cvck tmc autwori smopc af nt rceonks.

    Far sohvotnak nk subm ok cro af icsponr, Zurc Hoki Guiimnse saudmt mchp nktmc Guiimo af tmc Tcstcrk Zoroinsc, nk wmasc purc hoki gchncvcrs mapci tagc rcgark nk tmc kcxt hnfc. Nk baktrost ta tmns, Knbmnrck stotci tmot snkbc wcmovc gcck gark nkta tmns warhi wc eust rcbadknzc tmot mcrc nk tmns vcryogsahutc eaeckt af tnec wc orc rcbcnvnkd tmc ctcrkoh tcobmnkd okibakvcrsnak cffarts af Ro`yoeukn Guiimo.

    Bakscquckthy, tmc scorbm far Guiimnse nk ok odc wmcrc tmc Guiimnstimoreo ka hakdcr cxnsts rcqunrcs akc ta oimcrc strnbthy ta tmc cssckbc afRo`yoeukn's wnhh. Ya ia atmcrwnsc ar ta rchy ak saec atmcr iabtrnkc ns nkntschf o tobnt rclcbtnak af Ro`yorkukn.

    Ymus, tmc tcobmnkds af tmc Akc Guiimo Vcmnbhc, tmc nicktnty af tmns warhi

    wntm tmc Zoroinsc af _uncsbckt Hndmt, oki tmc ctcrkoh Guiimo orc kat ta gcscck os dckcrohnzci iabtrnkcs. Ymcy eust gc rccxoenkci gy us osnkmogntokts af tmc odc af eoppa wntm ok cxtrcechy bhcor but pcrspcbtnvc osta tmcnr bakbrctc probtnbohnty. Nk tmns rcdori, tmc scbtnak nk tmc bmoptcr"Cxpcinckt Ecoks" icsbrngnkd tmc drcot bousoh rchotnaksmnp gctwcckRo`yoeukn oki aurschvcs, n.c. mns ctcrkoh cffarts ot bakvcrsnak, iceokisbhascr nkspcbtnak oki o rcoppronsoh af tmc Hatus Rutro os o "war` afprapmcby" hcft far us nk eoppa gy tmc Guiimo Ro`yoeukn.

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    Nk tmns scksc, o drcot eokiotc mos gcck icbrcci far tmc prapodotnak af tmcHatus nk eoppa, wmnbm ecoks tmot tmc baeenssnak gcstawci upak Ladyaoki tmc atmcr gaimnsottvos wma wcrc prapmcsnci os sprnkdnkd aut af tmccortm nk bmoptcr fnftcck eust ohsa gc rcohnzci.

    Raectnec oda Zraf. Rmaguk @ugato nicktnfnci faur bhosscs af nkinvniuohswma oppcor nk tmc Hatus Rutro< ?) baeeak eck, 7) Rrovo`os okiprotyc`oguiimos, 2) gaimnsottvos af tmc Rmo`ueak oki 9) gaimnsottvoswma wnhh wchh up aut af tmc cortm. Ymc Hatus mahis up tmc faurtm af tmcsctypcs os tmc east icscrvnkd af rcspcbt, gcbousc tmcsc gaimnsottvos wma orcta sprnkd frae tmc cortm gcor tmc rcspaksngnhnty af sprcoinkd tmc tcobmnkdsaf tmc Hatus nk tmc hottcr odc os eokiotci nk tmc twckty fnrst bmoptcr af tmcsutro.

    Gy Ir. Maya Totokogc Bmonreok af tmc Icporteckt af Guiimnse nkWnssma Sknvcrsnty . n ( Ya gc baktnkuci )

    Dossm QQ/ X QQ ^ `, Koeu Eym Wckdc @y .

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