As we practice reading and reciting the sutra the place we are — the place in which we practice our devotion to the Lotus Sutra — is where the Three Treasures of the ultimate truth of the Buddha appear. It is also the place where the protective forces of the universe accept our offering of the nourishment of the Dharma. In fact your practice space becomes the Buddha’s Pure Land of Eternally Tranquil Light, and your body becomes awakened to the Dharma-body, the Manifest-body, and the Reward-body of the Buddha. The sutra is where the Buddhas of the past, present, and future put their mark of certification, their swearing to the truth of the highest teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha contained in the Lotus Sutra.