{"id":5708,"date":"2023-12-09T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2023-12-02T12:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:30:33","slug":"quotes-champion-our-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/quotes-champion-our-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quotes] Champion Our Mentor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:248,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:10.67,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">The \u201cEmerging from the Earth\u201d (15th) chapter\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">of the Lotus Sutra\u2014which precedes the \u201cLife\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">Span\u201d chapter\u2014indeed depicts a magnificent\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">and stirring dialogue between mentor and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">disciples. This is the realm of the essential\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">teaching of the Lotus Sutra, which is of a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">very different nature from the theoretical\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP162999035 BCX0\">teaching [of the preceding 14 chapters]. 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