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English version: O, Ninja, one should contemplate all dharmas as profoundly deep, pure, and ultimately empty in nature. The mind, without any hindrance, is able to endure this; this is called Dharma-ksanti (Dharma-ksanti, forbearance of the Dharma). For those newly aspiring to enlightenment, even if they have not yet attained this Dharma-ksanti, they should cultivate their minds in this way. Furthermore, contemplate all dharmas as ultimately empty in nature, yet constantly arouse great compassion for all beings, dedicating all virtuous roots, wishing to be reborn in the Buddha-land of Amitabha (Amitabha, Immeasurable Life Buddha), and then one will be able to be reborn there. The Dharma practice of the Lotus Samadhi: For twenty-one days (three seven-day periods), with one-pointedness and diligence, practice according to what is said, correctly recollecting the Lotus Sutra (Lotus Sutra). One should visualize Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) sitting together with Prabhutaratna Buddha (Prabhutaratna Buddha) in the seven-jeweled stupa on Grdhrakuta Mountain (Grdhrakuta Mountain), with the manifested bodies of Buddhas from the ten directions filling the lands of beings they are teaching. Each of these Buddhas has a Bodhisattva who will attain Buddhahood in their next life as an attendant, just as Sakyamuni Buddha has Maitreya Bodhisattva (Maitreya Bodhisattva) as his attendant. All the Buddhas manifest their supernatural powers, their light shining throughout immeasurable lands, desiring to verify the truth of the Dharma, extending their tongues, their voices filling the ten directions. What the Lotus Sutra says is that all beings in the ten directions and three times, whether great or small, even if they only recite 'Namo Buddha' once, will all become Buddhas. There is only one Great Vehicle, not two or three; all dharmas are of one form and one gate, that is, the ultimately empty nature of no birth and no death. There is only this Great Vehicle; there is no other. By practicing this contemplation, the five desires will naturally be cut off, the five hindrances will naturally be removed, the five roots will grow, and one will immediately attain dhyana (meditative state). Abiding in this dhyana, deeply love the Buddha, and then enter this profoundly subtle, one-form, one-gate, pure Dharma. One should respectfully honor Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (Samantabhadra Bodhisattva), Bhaisajyaraja Bodhisattva (Bhaisajyaraja Bodhisattva), Mahapratibhana Bodhisattva (Mahapratibhana Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva), Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva), Manjusri Bodhisattva (Manjusri Bodhisattva), Maitreya Bodhisattva, and other great Bodhisattvas. This is called one-pointedness, diligence, practicing according to what is said, and correctly recollecting the Lotus Sutra. This refers to combining with dhyana to make the mind firm. In this way, during these twenty-one days, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva will come to him riding a six-tusked white elephant, as it is said in the sutra. Essential methods of contemplation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------