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  1. A scripture of Mahayana Buddhism. It is
  2. Buddha Sakyamuni's final teaching,
  3. emphasizing that everyone can attain
  4. Buddhahood with the help of bodhisattvas. The
  5. original is in Sanskrit (Saddharmapundarika
  6. Sutra) and is thought to date to some time
  7. after 100 BC.
  8.