The scripture known as the Nirvana Sutra lists the beings that have been able to attain the way through the Lotus Sutra, and the list includes such filthy creatures as dung beetles, vipers, and scorpions. To express the wonderful power of the Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva Nagarjuna says that it enables even such creatures as dung beetles to attain Buddhahood.
Nichiren,1999-2006. Bodhisattva Hachiman. The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin. 2 vols.
Ed. and trans. by The Gosho Translation Committee. Tokyo: Soka Gakkai.
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life
Life at each moment encompasses the body and mind and the self and environment of all sentient beings in the Ten Worlds as well as all insentient beings in the three thousand realms, including plants, sky, earth, and even the minutest particles of dust. Life at each moment permeates the entire realm of phenomena and is revealed in all phenomena.
Nichiren, 1255. On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime.
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