The ray of light emitted from the white hair-circle between the eyebrows of Sakyamuni Buddha shone throughout the domain of the buddhas. This means that although the Original Buddha exists everywhere, living beings can first know of his existence only through the teachings of Sakyantuni. The ray of light from the white hair-circle of Sakyamuni Buddha is the symbol of his Buddha-wisdom, which has revealed the universal truth. This fact has been expressed continually since chapter 1 of the Lotus Sutra, but it is especially important for us to be reawakened to its significance in this chapter. That is why the story begins with the mention of the Buddha’s emitting from the white hair-circle a ray of light that shines throughout the domain of the buddhas. Unless we realize the significance of this, we are liable to have only a shallow understanding of the story or, worse, to misunderstand it altogether.