Lotus-sutra


noun
1.
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[suhd-duhr-muh-poo n-duhr-ee-kuh] /sʌdˈdʌr mə pʊnˈdʌr i kə/
noun, Buddhism.
1.
a Mahayana sutra, forming with its references to Amida and the Bodhisattvas the basis for the doctrine that there is something of Buddha in everyone, so that salvation is universally available: a central text of Mahayana Buddhism.
noun
1.
a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment

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