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The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) is one of the most popular and influential Mahāyāna sūtras, and the basis on which the Tiantai and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established.
The earliest known Sanskrit title for the sūtra is the Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, which translates to "Sūtra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma." In English, the shortened form Lotus Sūtra is common. The Lotus Sūtra has also been highly regarded in a number of Asian countries where Mahāyāna Buddhism has been traditionally practiced. Translations of this title into the languages of some of these countries include:
The oldest parts of the text (Chapters 1-9 and 17) were probably written down between 100 BC and 100 AD: most of the text had appeared by 200 AD.
The Lotus Sutra presents itself as a discourse delivered by the Buddha toward the end of his life. The tradition in Mahayana states that the sutra was written down at the time of the Buddha and stored for five hundred years in a realm of nāgas. After this they were reintroduced into the human realm at the time of the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir. The sutra's teachings purport to be of a higher order than those contained in the āgamas of the Sūtra Piṭaka, and that humanity had been unable to understand the sutra at the time of the Buddha, and thus the teaching had to be held back.
Let's just freeze the frame, savour the moment
Never let it fade away
Let's just pretend there's just you and me forever
If only for this one day
Sipping Mojitos and listening to Miles, playing our favorite games
And later we'll count all the stars in the sky;
there's one I want to re-name
I want to feel every beat of heart
losing myself in your arms
I'll hold on to every kiss that you give
And wear them like they're charms
There's nothing important or pressing to see
outside of where you want to be
Settle back, relax my de----ar
Let's just stay here
Let's just see if we have a flying dream
In the middle of the afternoon
You can hop aboard my shuttle, so I can take you to the moon
And we'll keep soaring around and round
To see how far we'll go
And it's time to be homeward bound, we'll come down really slow
You can tell me your favorite bedtime story
And never even say a word
You can write a brand new song of love to a tune I've never heard
The fact of the matter just happens to be
You're the only one that matters to me
Sit back, get closer de---ar
Let's just stay here