In the buddha worlds of the ten directions there is only the Dharma of the single vehicle. Apart from the skillful means of the buddhas, there is neither a second nor a third [vehicle]. A buddha merely uses provisional words in order to lead sentient beings. All the buddhas appear in the world to teach the wisdom of the buddhas. Only this one thing is real, the other two are not true.
The Buddha's equal teaching is like the rain of one flavor. The sentient beings accept it according to their different capacities, just as the grasses and trees each differently absorb the rain. The Buddha reveals the single teaching with illustrations, using skillful means and explains it with various explanations, and yet it is just a drop in the ocean compared to the Buddha's wisdom. I pour down the rain of the Dharma, fulfilling the world, and the sentient beings practice the Dharma of one flavor according to their capacities. Just as the shrubs, herbs, and trees flourish in accordance with their capacities, reaching either a greater or lesser size, the teaching of the buddhas is always of one flavor and fulfills the entire world. Anyone who practices it little by little obtains the fruit of the path.
O Kasyapa! You should know that I reveal the buddha path using various explanations and illustrations and that this is my skillful means. All of the buddhas are just like this. I will now teach you the highest truth for your sake: There are no sravakas who attain Nirvana. What you practice is the bodhisattva path; And if you practice step by step, you will all become buddhas.
- The Lotus Sutra
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