CH 17 Discernment of Merit and Virtue Chinese Reading of the Lotus Sutra 法華經 有聲書 分別功德品第十七

00:00 Chapter 17: Discernment of Merit and Virtue 00:12 The Buddha Addresses Maitreya Bodhisattva 01:16 Predictions of Future Buddhahood 02:18 Maitreya Bodhisattva Praises the Buddha's Lifespan 03:08 The Purifying Rewards of Hearing the Dharma 04:12 The Infinite Merit of One Thought of Faith 04:22 Comparing Merits: Five Paramitas vs. Hearing the Sutra 04:56 Verses on the Merit of Seeking the Buddha Path 06:46 The Blessing of Faith and Understanding 06:53 Merit of Upholding, Reading, and Writing the Sutra 07:13 Seeing the Buddha on Vulture Peak 08:10 Upholding the Sutra is Equivalent to Building Pagodas 09:15 Merit of Upholding the Sutra Combined with the Six Paramitas Chinese Reading of the Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra Chapter 17 Discernment of Merit and Virtue