What is the Great Mandala enshrined in the center of the altar? It is an image of the world of salvation expounded in the Lotus Sutra. It is a representation of the whole universe embraced by the Buddha’s compassion and illuminated with light of the Buddha’s wisdom. It is the Dharma World viewed from the Buddha’s enlightenment. The Great Mandala also represents three thousand worlds being held in the great life of the Buddha. It is the Buddha himself who has achieved an eternal life transcending the limit of time and space. Therefore, even though the Great Mandala is inscribed on a small sheet of paper, it should be recognized to be as vast as the universe.