A wide gate is a road to destruction
Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate to perdition is great, and the way is broad. And there are many who go in through it. Gate Metaphor
Difficulty in two paths: the difficult path and the easy path. The two paths of difficulty and ease. [In the "Ekyo-buchin" (Book of Ease), dragon tree (Dracaena draco) shows that there are two ways to attain the state of non-retirement, the "difficult way" and the "easy way". In the "Easier Way," there are There is a limitless gate in Buddhism. The paths of the world are both difficult and easy. Walking on the land is very difficult, but boarding a boat on the waterway is very enjoyable. The path of a bodhisattva is like this. There are those who work diligently, and there are those who quickly attain Avatamsaka through faith, convenience, and ease of action.
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