The Shurangama Sutra is like a demon-spotting mirror in Buddhism. All the celestial demons, externalists, and the li, mei, and wang liang ghosts reveal their true forms when they see the Shurangama Sutra. They have no way to hide and no place to flee to.
Within Buddhism, the most important classic is the Surangama Sutra: where there is the Surangama Sutra, the true Dharma is still in the world; if the Surangama Sutra is gone, the Dharma-ending age has appeared. Therefore, every one of us Buddhists must use our strength, our blood, and our sweat to support this Shurangama Sutra.
Spoken by the Venerable Master Hua
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