ONE GREAT REASON BUDDHA APPPEAR IN THE WORLD

 Shariputra, what does it mean to say that the Buddhas, The World-Honored Ones, appear in the world for one great reason alone?

"The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, wish to open the door of Budha wisdom to all living beings, to allow them to attain purity. That is why they appear in the world. They wish to show the Buddha wisdom to living beings, and therefore they appear in the world. They wish to cause living beings to awaken to the Buddha wisdom, and therefore they appear in the world. They wish to induce living beings to enter the path of Buddha wisdom, and therefore they appear in the world. Shariputra, this is the one great reason for which the Buddhas appear in the world."

THE LOTUS SUTRA, CHAPTER 2, EXPEDIENT MEANS (UPAYA KAUSALYA).