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“No matter the heaven above or the earth below, I alone am supreme; the three realms are all suffering, and it is my duty to bring them peace.”
This was said to be the declaration of Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as Buddha, upon his birth as he took seven steps to the north. It was often interpreted as a proclamation of his superiority: “I am the most exceptional, the greatest, and the noblest in this world. This is my final birth, and I shall not be reborn again.”
On a surface level, it might sound like self-glorification—a boast of one’s rank and ability. However, its deeper meaning lay elsewhere. It was less about position or power and more an epistemological statement, recognizing oneself as the central axis of the universe, the observer of the world.
If one understood that all suffering perceived in the physical world arose from one’s own cognition, then anyone could embody the nature of Buddha. The essence of Siddhartha Gautama’s teachings was awakening from the ignorance of failing to recognize one’s own nature of Buddha.
The Buddha nature itself was not the key point; it was all a matter of perspective.
Commander Wade’s unique trait and my Yellow Dragon are the same in this sense, Leonard thought as he gazed at Wade, who was relentlessly overpowering the two apostles.
This was not merely a battle of mortals but a display of divine dominion—a realm of authority that bent even time and space. Wade’s unique trait was not about altering the world but altering himself...
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