Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

"They always want MORE," he said, a statement
applying to most people in this materialistic age.
Coming to our subject, Mr. Chen first gave the
chapter title and then the homage which he
proceeded to explain:
A. Our Homage
It is made in this way since we shall talk about the three
schools based upon these sutras. And the Idealist School
in addition.
From the teachings of the Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and
sravakas in the Avatamsaka Sutra, the doctrines of the
Hua Yan School are derived, and are called by them the
"Round and Perfect Doctrines." In this teaching there is
no limitation in time. The past, present and future all
appear in one moment, when neither the past vanishes
nor the future is unborn. The space of the universe and
the three periods of time from the Buddha-world are
named "Lotus-treasury." This is, in fact, the fourth
dimension taught only in Buddhism; science of the
present day, although it has some theories regarding
space-time, has not yet dreamed of the Buddhist
conception. We should deeply honor the Buddhas and
bodhisattvas who have taught this doctrine in the grand
assembly described in the Avatamsaka Sutra.
The Venerable Patriarch of Tian Tai, Zhi Yi, saw in his
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