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Do all Mahayana Buddhists believe the teaching in the Lotus Sutra that Shakyamuni Buddha was already a Buddha when he was born on Earth?
According to the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni became a Buddha eons before his birth as Siddhartha Gautama. I saw some Mahayana Buddhists in this subreddit saying that Siddhartha Gautama attained Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree. But this seems to contradict the teachings in the Lotus Sutra. Is that a minority position, or do most Mahayana Buddhists not accept that specific teaching in the Lotus Sutra?
u/Anon_SL_2000 — 16 days ago