When the dragon king’s daughter appeared, she went to the Buddha, worshiped at his feet, and praised him. I think we should ponder this praise she offers the Buddha because it reveals an important message about not judging people based upon outward appearances. She says to the Buddha that only the Buddha recognizes that she is qualified to become a Buddha. When the Buddha in us awakens it is capable of realizing the Buddha in others. We cannot say we recognize the Buddha in others only with our intellect or with offering lip service. The recognition has to come from deep within our lives at the very core of our enlightened self.