Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

were not uncaused, nor were they made by myself, If I
should claim they were self-made or made by me, it
would be a great lie against the Dharma, for all of them
are treasures from the Buddha's grace. A lie of such
magnitude should bear the punishment of falling into
the hells.
Mr. Chen assured us:
I never tell a lie about Dharma, and if indeed my
statements about the Dharma revealed to me in
meditation are such, may I at once fall into hell!
v. In history, only 450 years passed between the
Buddha's Parinirvana and the birth of Asvaghosa. In the
meanwhile, Manjusri, who had so often heard the Lord
preach, remained purposely on this earth so that the
works of Asvaghosa were undoubtedly blessed by the
inspiration of this Bodhisattva's presence and by the
Dharmakaya. The knowledge of an intelligent Brahmin
was turned towards the Buddha's teachings and, blessed
in this way, he wrote the Mahayana-sraddhotpada Sastra.
The Buddha indeed intended this for the development of
the Mahayana.
The four great Councils of the Hinayana (according to
Sarvastivada tradition) at Rajagriha, Vaishali,
Kusumapura, and Kubha (or Kasmir), we do believe to
be true. In the Mahayana also there have been councils
held by Manjusri. It is recorded in the last chapter of the
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