"I am the World-Honored One,
Who cannot be surpassed.
To bring peace and security to all beings
I appear in the world.
And for the sake of this assembly
I teach the Dharma, pure as nectar.
The Dharma has one flavor—
Of liberation and nirvana.
With one wondrous voice
I fluently explain its meaning,
To bring about causes and conditions
For the Great Vehicle"
Translation of the scriptural passage is based upon the rendition of Gene Reeves,
The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classics
[Reeves, G. (2008). Boston: Wisdom Publications, p. 164]
「我為世尊無能及者 ，安隱眾生故現於世，為大眾說甘露淨法，其法一味解脫涅槃；以一妙音演暢斯義，常為大乘而作因緣。」
《妙法蓮華經》卷3〈藥草喻品 5〉 (CBETA, T09, no. 262, p. 20, a9-12)
“Therefore, the Tathāgata’s real intent is to teach sentient beings the one and only Buddha Vehicle. Only when the Tathāgata has thoroughly expounded to all sentient beings the ultimate, wondrous Dharma that allows them to attain the final fruition of Buddhahood will his purpose of enlightening and transforming sentient beings be fulfilled and will he leave this earthly, human world. Thus, the Tathāgata concludes, ‘With one wondrous voice I fluently explain its meaning, to bring about causes and conditions for the Great Vehicle.’ These words clearly demonstrate that the Tathāgata appeared in this world for no other reason than teaching the ultimate truth of the Path to Buddhahood, and that his real intent was never to teach only the Two Lesser Vehicles, which lead to liberation through direct perception of the truth that all phenomena arise dependently and are without any intrinsic nature.”
A Discourse on the Lotus Sutra, Vol. 7, pp. 30-31.
《法華經講義》第七輯，頁30-31
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Thank you for teaching me a new word today.
Thank you for pointing it out! I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise.
@Buddhism1, how do you say transmundane in Chinese?
In Chinese, it’s 「出世間 」, to be out of the world (the three realms); beyond the world; supramundane.
出世間 stands for being liberated from the cycle of rebirth (解脫於三界輪迴生死).
Thank you for being interested in this topic.
I’m actually not interested in it when it’s just book excerpts (as opposed to a discussion), but I noticed Dr. Milker had made the most recent post, so I was intrigued. I hope the discussion of transmundaneness will continue. 
Many thanks for your reply.
I also learned it from others while searching for a proper word choice.
In terms of Buddhist teachings, it’s all about mundaneness and transmundaneness.
The topic is so broad and in-depth, as the Chinese says 佛法在世間，不離世間覺, I can reply to your specific questions if you wish.
Do you agree with any of this ?
Sure. I’m always interested in learning intriguing new words. Hopefully it’ll get me a ticket on the transmundane express.
My straight answer is “No”!
What can humans gain from burned paper offerings? Perhaps those shop owners who sold the offerings, and those ghost beings and spirits (not humans) can benefit from those burned objects. This is not real Buddhism, it is a sort of folk custom.
The act of burning does not enrich anybody’s wisdom of liberation from the three realms.
What the Buddha taught are the Path to Liberation and the Way to Buddhahood.
Hope my simple reply does help.
Thank you for your post.
You never know!
Could be a good cause to start with your express ticket.
Buddhism refers to the teachings taught by the Buddha that allow sentient beings to personally realize the Bodhi and eventually attain Buddhahood through continuous cultivation.
Maybe the word “Bodhi” is something new again?
Thank you!
I try to experience the infinite in each moment, but seem to fail 99.99 percent of the time (because of that “I” thing). I’m working on it. I am familiar with the term Bodhi.
Very well then.
Mind you, it’s only natural that you have the feeling of “I,” and it’s not bad at all.
The experience of “infinite” will not lead you to realize the Bodhi.
That’s why there exists the six perfections of Buddhism, including charitable giving, observance of precepts,…meditative concentration (dhyāna) and wisdom (prajñā), those are set apart into six categories. The Bodhi mind is not attained via training the mental consciousness into it, it’s an apart mind.
Appreciate your reply.
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