The Meaning of the Ten Suchlikes

The Ten Suchlikes, which are like Indra’s net, are integrated into the ten realms of existence yet are distinct. The threefold truth is like a crystal in which the three thousand realms are contained and colorfully reflected. This is the objective realm illumined by the Tathāgata’s true wisdom, the ultimate goal of the jeweled vehicle in the Lotus Sutra. From the first aspiration to the stage just before Buddhahood it is necessary to rely on this [teaching of the Lotus Sutra] and not on any other way. This is the meaning of “arousing [an understanding of] subtle objective reality.”

Tendai Lotus School Teachings, p 63