"When the Tathagatas, the Great Teachers appear in the mundane world, I do not see any differences in the Dharma taught between the one that I see now and the ones that I saw in the past. Hence, the Tathagata, Worthy of Respect and Perfect Enlightenment all preach the same Dharma to benefit the devas and humans."
Mahagovindiya Sutra (C: The Da jian'gu poluomen yuanqi jing), Vol. 1
如來大師出現世間，我不見於過去及今現在而有別異，是故如來、應供、正等正覺出現世間，宣說法教，利益天人。
《大堅固婆羅門緣起經》卷1
Remark:
The contents of the Buddha Dharma were established by the Buddha who had personally attained the unsurpassed and complete realization of the ultimate enlightenment. All Buddhist teachings stem from the Buddha’s wisdom of cultivating the 52 predetermined stages to accomplish the Buddhahood Path. All Buddhas of the past, present, and future all undertook the same Path to attain the perfect ultimate enlightenment. Thus, they all equally possess the ten epithets of the Buddha.
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