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| − | One of the [[ten demon daughters]] who appear in the "[[Dharani]]" (twenty-sixth) [[chapter]] of the [[Lotus Sutra]]. After the [[ten demon daughters]] pledge in the presence of [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] to guard the practitioners of the [[sutra]], the [[Buddha]] tells them: "If you can shield and guard those who accept and uphold the mere [[name]] of the [[Lotus Sutra]], your [[merit]] will be [[immeasurable]]. How much more so if you shield and guard those who accept and uphold it in its entirety... [[Kunti]], you and your attendants should shield and guard the [[teachers]] of the Law such as these!" See also [[ten demon daughters]]. | + | One of the [[ten demon daughters]] who appear in the "[[Dharani]]" (twenty-sixth) [[chapter]] of the [[Lotus Sutra]]. After the [[ten demon daughters]] pledge in the presence of [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] to guard the practitioners of the [[sutra]], the [[Buddha]] tells them: "If you can shield and guard those who accept and uphold the mere [[name]] of the [[Lotus Sutra]], your [[merit]] will be [[immeasurable]]. How much more so if you shield and guard those who accept and uphold it in its entirety... [[Kunti]], you and your attendants should shield and guard the [[teachers]] of the Law such as these!" |
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 21 September 2015
Kunti 皐諦・皐諦女 (Skt; Jpn Kodai or Kodai-nyo)
One of the ten demon daughters who appear in the "Dharani" (twenty-sixth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra. After the ten demon daughters pledge in the presence of Shakyamuni Buddha to guard the practitioners of the sutra, the Buddha tells them: "If you can shield and guard those who accept and uphold the mere name of the Lotus Sutra, your merit will be immeasurable. How much more so if you shield and guard those who accept and uphold it in its entirety... Kunti, you and your attendants should shield and guard the teachers of the Law such as these!"
See also ten demon daughters.
