Original sentence: According to tradition, these are the actual words of the Buddha as he entered Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon).The Lankavatara Sutra is one of the most important sutras (sacred texts) of Mahayana Buddhism.This sutra figured prominently in the development of Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese Buddhism
Edited sentence: According to tradition, these are the actual words of the Buddha as he entered Sri Lanka.One theory for the existence of the Sutra is that is was written by Mahayana monks, trying to convert the people of Sri Lanka to Mahayana doctrine.The Lankavatara Sutra figured prominently in the development of Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese Buddhism.The Lankavatara Sutra is one of the most important Sutras (sacred texts) of Mahayana Buddhism