Symbols of Life and Growth
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The Symbolism of the Lotus
The white lotus sutra in chapter five introduces as it were southerly introduces this as it were vegetable symbolism. It's intended as a corrective to the previous parables when taken literally if one looks back at the previous parable of the burning house. Some people would say it's accidentally just happens like that but I don't personally believe that I believe that the introduction of this sort of symbolism of life and growth has a very definite purpose.
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