Then, after rousing and stimulating, praising and lauding many Bodhisattvas, did the Jina proclaim the supreme laws during fully sixty intermediate kalpas.

According to the Lotus of the True Law, before teaching at length, the Buddha (the “Jina”, the Victorious One) begins by encouraging his disciples, filling them with joy and praising them. Today, before asking or explaining something to someone, begin by sincerely telling them what they do well.