Not one to be deterred by such erudite skillfulness, Śāriputra simply inquires again as to the nature of Aksayamati’s origin and its proximity to his own universe. Aksayamati throws it back into his court when suggesting he should turn and ask the Buddha himself. Perhaps testing the Blessed One’s own acumen as the All-Knowledgeable one. “Lord, where does this Bodhisattva Aksayamati come from? What is the name of the Tathagata there, and what is the name of that world-sphere? And how Read more [...]