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"President Toda used to say: Everyone usually assumes that the Lotus Sutra indicates the twenty-eight-chapter text by that name. But there are in fact three kinds of Lotus Sutra. The first is the Lotus Sutra of Shakyamuni. This is the twenty-eight-chapter sutra of that name; this Lotus Sutra benefited people during Shakyamuni's lifetime and during the Former Day of the Law. Now, in the Latter Day, however, even if you should carry out the [Former Day] practices of reading and reciting this sutra and copying it out, you will gain no benefit thereby. Our use of the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" chapters for morning and evening recitation, however, has a different significance. The Lotus Sutra of the Middle Day of the Law is T'ien-t'ai's Great Concentration and Insight. The Lotus Sutra for the Latter Day is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the seven-character Lotus Sutra hidden in the depths of the "Life Span" chapter. You need to understand that there are three kinds of Lotus Sutra and how they are related to one another. In addition to these, there is another Lotus Sutra that was recognized alike by Nichiren Daishonin, Shakyamuni, T'ien-t'ai and Dengyo; this is the twenty-four-character Lotus Sutra taught by Bodhisattva Never Disparaging." (from "The Heart of the Lotus Sutra" by Daisaku Ikeda)
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