All teachings, whether they contain three flavors or two flavors or one flavor or arouse all [flavors], resolve the crude and lead to the subtle; all enter the Lotus Throne. In the Tripiṭaka [Teaching] the result is preserved,⁵⁹¹ that which is difficult to destroy is destroyed, that which is difficult to expose is exposed. How can it be said that it is easy to destroy and easy to expose? It is an entrance to the Lotus Throne which is completely in accordance with the feelings [of sentient beings], relies on the basis, and manifests the real [truth] of this doctrine.

The text [of the Lotus Sūtra] says, “The seven-jeweled great vehicles, whose number was immeasurable, was presented to each of all the sons.”⁵⁹² This refers to exposing the conventional and manifesting the real. All of the crude [teachings] are [ultimately] subtle, the absolute subtlety.

If it is as I have explained above, the Lotus Sūtra embraces all the Sūtras, and phenomenal reality is ultimately explained here. This is the original intention of the Buddha in appearing in this world, the significance of all dharma-teachings.

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The Shakusen kōgi interprets this phrase as referring to the attachment to the fruit of arhatship and the resulting severance of the intent to attain Buddhahood. return

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This quote is from the parable of the burning house. Hurvitz, Lotus Sūtra, 60, translates, “I have carriages such as these, made of the seven jewels, in incalculable numbers. I must give one to each of them with undiscriminating thought.” return