The supernatural powers of the Buddha in the smaller Prajñāpāramitāsūtra guarantee that the words of the speaker are Buddhist, and do not indicate the external greatness of the Buddha. In the case of the Lotus Sūtra, the supernatural powers of the Buddha are arranged according to the progress of the scriptures. The eternal Buddha disclosed in chapter XV exerts divine power in a form that is visible to all sentient beings in chapter XX. The prologue of the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā (PVP) is a collection of the Buddha’s supernatural powers. That guarantees relief and the absolute Bodhi. Considering the development from the smaller Prajñāpāramitāsūtra to PVP, it is inferred that the compilers of PVP were fully aware of the supernatural powers of the Lotus Sūtra and the theory of divine change. They intend to present a new image of the Buddha that surpasses the Buddha of the Lotus Sūtra and to strengthen its significance as a teaching of the Buddha.
