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If the Buddha can't help, then it is definitely beyond my power. This sutra was one of the most respected Sutra's in India, China, and Japan. There are many versions of this sutra. The sanskrit version is the largest. Only the abbreviated versions exist today. The essential portions of the sutra are still present in the abreviated versions. It was widely respected until certain men tricked many people into giving it up. There is not any Mahayana Buddhist who will say that the Lotus Sutra is a fake sutra. It explains why there are multiple different teachings. It explains how people of the two vehicles can attain Buddhahood. Ordinary humans, evil humans, and women can become Buddha's only through this sutra. It gives you many similes and parables that will explain these things to you. You are making a big mistake by casting aside this sutra. You basically wasting your time by chanting Amida's name because he is a Buddha of another realm. He distinguishes who he has a connection with and who he doesn't. And Amida, just like all of the other Buddhas in the ten directions gave their word that the Lotus Sutra is the formost teaching of the Buddha.