In [Chapter 16], the “Duration of the Life of the Tathagata,” it is explained that, while Sakyamuni is provisionally appearing in the limited figures of his manifestations, in reality, he is eternal and infinite. This is called “opening the near to reveal the distant,” or “opening the provisional to reveal the truth,” or similar expressions. Moreover, the first half of the Sutra, from Chapters One to Fourteen, is called Provisional, Imprinted, or Secondary (Shakumon), because Sakyamuni expounded it by means of his provisional duplicate; and the second half, from Chapter Fifteen to the final Chapter Twenty-eight, is called Original or Primary (Hommon), because Sakyamuni expounded it in the form of the Original Buddha (Hombutsu).