Chapter 16 of the Lotus Sutra begins with the serious three times and more request by the congregation for the Buddha to tell how it is that he could have taught the Bodhisattvas who appeared from beneath the ground. They ask this three times and once more after promising three times and more that they will understand the teaching by faith. So the teaching will proceed but comprehension will not be possible through intellect but only if we approach understanding through faith. The Buddha will not be teaching to the rational. He will not be teaching to the intellectual or mentally gifted. He will only be teaching to our hearts and to our experiences based upon faith.