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Category：Methods for Cultivating Samādhi Reads：
This sutra is the most fundamental among the Mahayana scriptures, as it was delivered by the World-Honored One approximately ten years after his enlightenment, at the Great Lecture Hall on Mount Gridhrakuta, to a large assembly. It is the first sutra expounded by the World-Honored One after concluding the teachings of the Hinayana vehicle and turning to the Mahayana vehicle, signifying that this sutra serves as the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism. Its primary function is to inspire faith—to awaken the assembly's confidence in the Mahayana Dharma, enabling them to accept the doctrine of Tathagatagarbha and recognize that all sentient beings inherently possess this profound and subtle Tathagatagarbha within themselves. When sentient beings develop unwavering faith in the existence of Tathagatagarbha within themselves, the cultivation stage of the Faith-position Bodhisattva is perfected. Thereafter, they enter the Abiding stage, commencing the practice of the Six Perfections (Paramitas) in preparation for realizing the true nature of mind.
