THE GREAT PRAJÑĀPĀRAMITĀ SUTRA
VOLUME 324
Chapter 47: SUCHNESS (7)
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the perfection of giving, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the perfection of pure morality, patience, vigor, meditative absorption, and wisdom, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the perfection of giving, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the perfection of pure morality up to the perfection of wisdom, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the perfection of giving, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of pure morality up to the perfection of wisdom, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the perfection of giving, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of pure morality up to the perfection of wisdom, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the emptiness of inner phenomena, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the emptiness of outer phenomena, the emptiness of both inner and outer phenomena, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, emptiness of ultimate meaning, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of the ultimate, emptiness without limits, emptiness of dispersion, emptiness of non-transformation, emptiness of intrinsic nature, emptiness of own characteristics, emptiness of common characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of what cannot be apprehended, emptiness of non-existence, emptiness of self-nature, and emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the emptiness of inner phenomena, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the emptiness of outer phenomena up to the emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the emptiness of inner phenomena, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the emptiness of outer phenomena up to the emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the emptiness of inner phenomena, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the emptiness of outer phenomena up to the emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does suchness itself, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the Dharma Realm, Dharma Nature, the nature of non-deception, the nature of non-change, the nature of equality, the nature free from arising, the fixed Dharma, the abiding Dharma, ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from suchness, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the Dharma Realm up to the inconceivable realm, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of suchness, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the Dharma Realm up to the inconceivable realm, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of suchness, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the Dharma Realm up to the inconceivable realm, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the four foundations of mindfulness, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the four right efforts up to the eightfold noble path, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti! Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the four foundations of mindfulness, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the four right efforts up to the eightfold noble path, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed, highest Enlightenment, ever regresses?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the four foundations of mindfulness regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the four right efforts up to the suchness of the eightfold noble path regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the four foundations of mindfulness, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the four right efforts up to the suchness of the eightfold noble path, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the Noble Truth of suffering regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the Noble Truths of origination, cessation, and the path regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the Noble Truth of suffering, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the Noble Truths of origination, cessation, and the path, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the Noble Truth of suffering regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the Noble Truths of origination, cessation, and the path regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the Noble Truth of suffering, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the Noble Truths of origination, cessation, and the path, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the four meditative absorptions regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the four meditative absorptions, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the four meditative absorptions regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the four meditative absorptions, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the eight liberations regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten total spheres regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the eight liberations, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten total spheres, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the eight liberations regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten total spheres regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the eight liberations, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten total spheres, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the liberation method of Emptiness regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Do the liberation methods of Signlessness and Wishlessness regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the liberation method of Emptiness, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the liberation methods of Signlessness and Wishlessness, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the liberation method of Emptiness regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Does the suchness of the liberation methods of Signlessness and Wishlessness regress with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the liberation method of Emptiness, is there any dharma that regresses with regard to the unsurpassed state of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the Dharma-gates of liberation of signlessness and wishlessness, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the five kinds of eyes, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the six kinds of supernormal powers, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the five kinds of eyes, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the six kinds of supernormal powers, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the five kinds of eyes, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the six kinds of supernormal powers, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the five kinds of eyes, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the six kinds of supernormal powers, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the Dharma-gate of samādhi, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the Dharma-gate of dhāraṇī, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the Dharma-gate of samādhi, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the Dharma-gate of dhāraṇī, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the Dharma-gate of samādhi, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the Dharma-gate of dhāraṇī, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the Dharma-gate of samādhi, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the Dharma-gate of dhāraṇī, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the ten powers of the Buddha, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed knowledges, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the ten powers of the Buddha, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the four fearlessnesses up to the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the ten powers of the Buddha, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the four fearlessnesses up to the suchness of the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the ten powers of the Buddha, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the four fearlessnesses up to the suchness of the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the fruit of Stream-entry, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the fruits of Once-returning, Non-returning, and Arhatship, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the fruit of Stream-entry, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the fruits of Once-returning, Non-returning, and Arhatship, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the fruit of Stream-entry, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the fruits of Once-returning, Non-returning, and Arhatship, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the fruit of Stream-entry, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the fruits of Once-returning, Non-returning, and Arhatship, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the state of a Pratyekabuddha, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the state of a Pratyekabuddha, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of the state of a Pratyekabuddha, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of the state of a Pratyekabuddha, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can all-knowledge, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can path-knowing wisdom and all-aspect knowing wisdom, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from all-knowledge, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from path-knowing wisdom and all-aspect knowing wisdom, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of all-knowledge, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Can the suchness of path-knowing wisdom and all-aspect knowing wisdom, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the suchness of all-knowledge, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Apart from the Suchness of the Path-Wisdom and the All-Aspects Wisdom, is there any dharma that, with regard to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment, can regress?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
At that time, Venerable Subhūti said to Śāriputra:
If all dharmas are firm and true, abiding, completely without possession, and all are impossible to apprehend, then which dharmas are said to be able to regress with regard to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment?
Śāriputra said to Subhūti:
As the Venerable One has said, within the patient acceptance of the non-arising of dharmas there is completely no dharma, nor is there a Bodhisattva who can be said to regress from the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment. If this is so, then why does the Buddha teach about the three kinds of sentient beings abiding in the Bodhisattva vehicle? It should only be said that there is one. Likewise, as the Venerable One has said, there should not be three different Bodhisattva vehicles, but only one vehicle, namely the Perfectly Enlightened One vehicle.
At that time, Venerable Pūrṇa Maitrāyaṇīputra said to Śāriputra:
Venerable One should first ask Venerable Subhūti whether there is only one Bodhisattva vehicle; afterward, you may raise the objection that there should not be established three different vehicles, but only one vehicle, the vehicle of Perfect Enlightenment.
At this time, Śāriputra asked Subhūti:
Is there only one Bodhisattva vehicle?
Venerable Subhūti said to Śāriputra:
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Within the Suchness of all dharmas, are there truly three different characteristics of sentient beings abiding in the Bodhisattva vehicle? Namely, are there those who are certain to regress from unsurpassed perfect enlightenment, those who are certain not to regress, and those who are indeterminate?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Within the Suchness of all dharmas, are there truly three different Bodhisattva vehicles: the Śrāvaka Bodhisattva vehicle, the Pratyekabuddha vehicle, and the Bodhisattva vehicle of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Within the Suchness of all dharmas, is there truly a Bodhisattva vehicle of Perfect Enlightenment?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Within the Suchness of dharmas, are there one, two, or three characteristics?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Śāriputra, what do you think? Within the Suchness of all dharmas, is there a single dharma, a single Bodhisattva, that can be apprehended?
Śāriputra replied:
No, Subhūti!
Venerable Subhūti again said to Śāriputra:
If all dharmas are firm and true, abiding, completely without possession, and all are impossible to apprehend, then why can Venerable Śāriputra think in this way: “Such a Bodhisattva will certainly regress from the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas; such a Bodhisattva will certainly not regress from the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas; such a Bodhisattva is certainly indeterminate; such a Bodhisattva belongs to the Śrāvaka vehicle; such a Bodhisattva belongs to the Pratyekabuddha vehicle; such a Bodhisattva belongs to the Perfect Enlightenment vehicle”—are these three, or are they one?
Venerable Śāriputra, if a Great Bodhisattva completely possesses nothing with regard to all dharmas, if they can also correctly believe in and understand the Suchness of all dharmas, completely without attainment, and with regard to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas also have no attainment, you should know that this is a true Great Bodhisattva.
Venerable Śāriputra, if a Great Bodhisattva hears teachings on the Suchness of dharmas, whose characteristics cannot be apprehended in this way, and their mind is neither frightened, nor afraid, nor terrified, nor doubtful, nor regretful, nor turned back, nor sunk, then that Great Bodhisattva will quickly attain unsurpassed perfect enlightenment.
At that time, the Buddha said to Venerable Subhūti:
Subhūti, excellent! Excellent! You are now able, for the sake of teaching the Great Bodhisattvas, to expound the most essential Dharma teaching. What you have taught is entirely due to the complete support of the Tathāgata’s majestic spiritual power, and is not through your own power.
Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva gives rise to profound faith and understanding regarding the characteristics of the Suchness of dharmas that cannot be apprehended, and thoroughly understands the non-differentiated characteristics of all dharmas, hears teachings on the Suchness of dharmas whose characteristics cannot be apprehended in this way, and their mind is neither frightened, nor afraid, nor terrified, nor doubtful, nor regretful, nor turned back, nor sunk, then that Great Bodhisattva will quickly attain unsurpassed perfect enlightenment.
At this time, Śāriputra addressed the Buddha:
World-Honored One, if a Great Bodhisattva accomplishes this dharma, will they quickly attain unsurpassed perfect enlightenment?
The Buddha said:
Śāriputra, it is so, it is so! If a Great Bodhisattva accomplishes this dharma, they will quickly attain unsurpassed perfect enlightenment and will not fall into the state of a Śrāvaka or a Pratyekabuddha.
Chapter 48: BODHISATTVA ABIDING (1)
At that time, Venerable Subhūti said to the Buddha:
World-Honored One, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain unsurpassed perfect enlightenment, where should they abide and how should they abide?
The Buddha said:
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, toward all sentient beings he should abide in an equal mind and should not abide in an unequal mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to an equal mind and should not give rise to an unequal mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with an equal mind and should not speak to them with an unequal mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of great Loving-kindness and should not give rise to an angry mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with the mind of great Loving-kindness and should not speak to them with an angry mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of great Compassion and should not give rise to a harmful mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with the mind of great Compassion and should not speak to them with a harmful mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of great Joy and should not give rise to an envious mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with the mind of great Joy and should not speak to them with an envious mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of great Equanimity and should not give rise to a biased factional mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with the mind of great Equanimity and should not speak to them with a biased factional mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to a respectful mind and should not give rise to an arrogant mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with a respectful mind and should not speak to them with an arrogant mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to a straightforward and sincere mind and should not give rise to a deceitful and flattering mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with a straightforward and sincere mind and should not speak to them with a deceitful and flattering mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to a gentle mind and should not give rise to a stubborn mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with a gentle mind and should not speak to them with a stubborn mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to a beneficial mind and should not give rise to a non-beneficial mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with a beneficial mind and should not speak to them with a non-beneficial mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to a peaceful and joyful mind and should not give rise to a non-peaceful and non-joyful mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with a peaceful and joyful mind and should not speak to them with a non-peaceful and non-joyful mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to an unattached mind and should not give rise to an attached mind; toward all sentient beings he should speak to them with an unattached mind and should not speak to them with an attached mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of regarding them as parents, as brothers, as sisters, as sons and daughters, as relatives, and he should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of regarding them as friends and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of regarding them as teachers and close associates, as exemplary teachers, as disciples, as fellow students, and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of regarding them as Stream-enterers, Once-returners, Non-returners, and Arhats, and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of regarding them as Great Bodhisattvas and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of regarding them as Thus Come Ones, Worthy Ones, Perfectly Enlightened Ones, and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of reverently making offerings, respecting, and praising them, and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of rescuing, cherishing, and protecting them, and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of ultimate emptiness, without anything possessed, impossible to grasp, and should also speak to them with this mind; toward all sentient beings he should give rise to the mind of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness, and should also speak to them with this mind.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, then by using non-attainment as the skillful means, he should abide in this.
Furthermore, Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally refrain from killing living beings, should also encourage others to refrain from killing living beings, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of refraining from killing living beings, and should rejoice in praising those who refrain from killing living beings; he should personally refrain from taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, and wrongful conduct, should also encourage others to refrain from taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, and wrongful conduct, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of refraining from taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, and wrongful conduct, and should rejoice in praising those who refrain from taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, and wrongful conduct.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally refrain from false speech, should also encourage others to refrain from false speech, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of refraining from false speech, and should rejoice in praising those who refrain from false speech; he should personally refrain from harsh speech, divisive speech, and frivolous speech, should also encourage others to refrain from harsh speech, divisive speech, and frivolous speech, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of refraining from harsh speech, divisive speech, and frivolous speech, and should rejoice in praising those who refrain from harsh speech, divisive speech, and frivolous speech.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate the First Dhyāna, should also encourage others to cultivate the First Dhyāna, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the First Dhyāna, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the First Dhyāna; he should personally cultivate the Second, Third, and Fourth Dhyānas, should also encourage others to cultivate the Second, Third, and Fourth Dhyānas, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the Second, Third, and Fourth Dhyānas, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the Second, Third, and Fourth Dhyānas.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate immeasurable Loving-kindness, should also encourage others to cultivate immeasurable Loving-kindness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating immeasurable Loving-kindness, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate immeasurable Loving-kindness; he should personally cultivate immeasurable Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity, should also encourage others to cultivate immeasurable Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating immeasurable Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate immeasurable Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate the concentration of the Infinite Space Sphere, should also encourage others to cultivate the concentration of the Infinite Space Sphere, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the concentration of the Infinite Space Sphere, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the concentration of the Infinite Space Sphere; he should personally cultivate the concentrations of the Infinite Consciousness Sphere, the Nothingness Sphere, and the Neither Perception nor Non-Perception Sphere, should also encourage others to cultivate the concentrations of the Infinite Consciousness Sphere, the Nothingness Sphere, and the Neither Perception nor Non-Perception Sphere, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the concentrations of the Infinite Consciousness Sphere, the Nothingness Sphere, and the Neither Perception nor Non-Perception Sphere, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the concentrations of the Infinite Consciousness Sphere, the Nothingness Sphere, and the Neither Perception nor Non-Perception Sphere.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally perfect the Perfection of Giving, should also encourage others to perfect the Perfection of Giving, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of perfecting the Perfection of Giving, and should rejoice in praising those who perfect the Perfection of Giving; he should personally perfect Pure Morality, Patience, Diligence, Meditative Concentration, and Prajñā Perfections, should also encourage others to perfect Pure Morality, Patience, Diligence, Meditative Concentration, and Prajñā Perfections, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of perfecting Pure Morality, Patience, Diligence, Meditative Concentration, and Prajñā Perfections, and should rejoice in praising those who perfect Pure Morality, Patience, Diligence, Meditative Concentration, and Prajñā Perfections.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally abide in inner emptiness, should also encourage others to abide in inner emptiness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of abiding in inner emptiness, and should rejoice in praising those who abide in inner emptiness; he should personally abide in outer emptiness, inner-and-outer emptiness, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, supreme meaning emptiness, conditioned emptiness, unconditioned emptiness, ultimate emptiness, boundless emptiness, scattered emptiness, unchanging emptiness, intrinsic nature emptiness, own-characteristic emptiness, common-characteristic emptiness, emptiness of all phenomena, unattainable emptiness, emptiness of naturelessness, emptiness of self-nature, and emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness; he should also encourage others to abide in outer emptiness up to emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of abiding in outer emptiness up to emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness, and should rejoice in praising those who abide in outer emptiness up to emptiness of the self-nature of emptiness.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally abide in Suchness, should also encourage others to abide in Suchness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of abiding in Suchness, and should rejoice in praising those who abide in Suchness; he should personally abide in the Dharma Realm, Dharma Nature, the nature of non-falsity, the nature of non-change, the nature of equality, the nature of being free from arising, the Determinate Dharma, the abiding Dharma, Ultimate Reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm; he should also encourage others to abide in the Dharma Realm up to the inconceivable realm, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of abiding in the Dharma Realm up to the inconceivable realm, and should rejoice in praising those who abide in the Dharma Realm up to the inconceivable realm.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate the four Foundations of Mindfulness, should also encourage others to cultivate the four Foundations of Mindfulness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the four Foundations of Mindfulness, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the four Foundations of Mindfulness; he should personally cultivate the four Right Efforts, four Bases of Spiritual Power, five Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, and eightfold Noble Path, should also encourage others to cultivate the four Right Efforts up to the eightfold Noble Path, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the four Right Efforts up to the eightfold Noble Path, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the four Right Efforts up to the eightfold Noble Path.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally abide in the Noble Truth of Suffering, should also encourage others to abide in the Noble Truth of Suffering, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of abiding in the Noble Truth of Suffering, and should rejoice in praising those who abide in the Noble Truth of Suffering; he should personally abide in the Noble Truths of Origination, Cessation, and Path, should also encourage others to abide in the Noble Truths of Origination, Cessation, and Path, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of abiding in the Noble Truths of Origination, Cessation, and Path, and should rejoice in praising those who abide in the Noble Truths of Origination, Cessation, and Path.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate the four Meditative Absorptions, should also encourage others to cultivate the four Meditative Absorptions, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the four Meditative Absorptions, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the four Meditative Absorptions; he should personally cultivate the four Immeasurables and the four Formless Concentrations, should also encourage others to cultivate the four Immeasurables and the four Formless Concentrations, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the four Immeasurables and the four Formless Concentrations, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the four Immeasurables and the four Formless Concentrations.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate the eight Liberations, should also encourage others to cultivate the eight Liberations, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the eight Liberations, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the eight Liberations; he should personally cultivate the eight Bases of Mastery, the nine Successive Concentrations, and the ten Universal Fields, should also encourage others to cultivate the eight Bases of Mastery, the nine Successive Concentrations, and the ten Universal Fields, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the eight Bases of Mastery, the nine Successive Concentrations, and the ten Universal Fields, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the eight Bases of Mastery, the nine Successive Concentrations, and the ten Universal Fields.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate the Liberation Door of Emptiness, should also encourage others to cultivate the Liberation Door of Emptiness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the Liberation Door of Emptiness, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the Liberation Door of Emptiness; he should personally cultivate the Liberation Doors of Signlessness and Wishlessness, should also encourage others to cultivate the Liberation Doors of Signlessness and Wishlessness, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the Liberation Doors of Signlessness and Wishlessness, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the Liberation Doors of Signlessness and Wishlessness.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally perfect the First Bodhisattva Stage of Great Joy, should also encourage others to perfect the First Bodhisattva Stage of Great Joy, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of perfecting the First Bodhisattva Stage of Great Joy, and should rejoice in praising those who perfect the First Bodhisattva Stage of Great Joy; he should personally perfect the stages of Freedom from Defilement, Radiance, Blazing Wisdom, Difficult to Overcome, Manifestation, Far-Going, Immovable, Excellent Wisdom, and Dharma Cloud, should also encourage others to perfect the stage of Freedom from Defilement up to the stage of Dharma Cloud, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of perfecting the stage of Freedom from Defilement up to the stage of Dharma Cloud, and should rejoice in praising those who perfect the stage of Freedom from Defilement up to the stage of Dharma Cloud.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally perfect the five kinds of eyes, should also encourage others to perfect the five kinds of eyes, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of perfecting the five kinds of eyes, and should rejoice in praising those who perfect the five kinds of eyes; he should personally cultivate the perfection of the six supernatural powers, should also encourage others to cultivate the perfection of the six supernatural powers, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating the perfection of the six supernatural powers, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate the perfection of the six supernatural powers.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate and perfect the Dharma doors of Samādhi, should also encourage others to cultivate and perfect the Dharma doors of Samādhi, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating and perfecting the Dharma doors of Samādhi, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate and perfect the Dharma doors of Samādhi; he should personally cultivate and perfect the Dharma doors of Dhāraṇī, should also encourage others to cultivate and perfect the Dharma doors of Dhāraṇī, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating and perfecting the Dharma doors of Dhāraṇī, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate and perfect the Dharma doors of Dhāraṇī.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cultivate and perfect the ten powers of a Buddha, should also encourage others to cultivate and perfect the ten powers of a Buddha, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating and perfecting the ten powers of a Buddha, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate and perfect the ten powers of a Buddha; he should personally cultivate and perfect the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Joy, great Equanimity, and the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, should also encourage others to cultivate and perfect the four fearlessnesses up to the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cultivating and perfecting the four fearlessnesses up to the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, and should rejoice in praising those who cultivate and perfect the four fearlessnesses up to the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally contemplate the twelve links of dependent origination in the forward and reverse orders, should also encourage others to contemplate the twelve links of dependent origination in the forward and reverse orders, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of contemplating the twelve links of dependent origination in the forward and reverse orders, and should rejoice in praising those who contemplate the twelve links of dependent origination in the forward and reverse orders.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally understand the truth of suffering, eliminate the causes of suffering, realize the cessation of suffering, and cultivate the path that eliminates suffering; he should also encourage others to understand the truth of suffering, eliminate the causes of suffering, realize the cessation of suffering, and cultivate the path that eliminates suffering; he should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of understanding the truth of suffering, eliminating the causes of suffering, realizing the cessation of suffering, and cultivating the path that eliminates suffering, and should rejoice in praising those who understand the truth of suffering, eliminate the causes of suffering, realize the cessation of suffering, and cultivate the path that eliminates suffering.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally give rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruit of Stream-entry while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruit of Stream-entry; he should also encourage others to give rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruit of Stream-entry while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruit of Stream-entry, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of giving rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruit of Stream-entry while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruit of Stream-entry, and should rejoice in praising those who give rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruit of Stream-entry while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruit of Stream-entry; he should personally give rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat, and should also encourage others to give rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of giving rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat, and should rejoice in praising those who give rise to the wisdom that realizes the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat while not actually realizing the true nature of attaining the fruits of Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally enter the Bodhisattva stage of Correctly Established in Separation from Arising, should also encourage others to enter the Bodhisattva stage of Correctly Established in Separation from Arising, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of entering the Bodhisattva stage of Correctly Established in Separation from Arising, and should rejoice in praising those who enter the Bodhisattva stage of Correctly Established in Separation from Arising.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally adorn and purify Buddha-fields, should also encourage others to adorn and purify Buddha-fields, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of adorning and purifying Buddha-fields, and should rejoice in praising those who adorn and purify Buddha-fields.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally bring about the complete maturation of sentient beings, should also encourage others to bring about the complete maturation of sentient beings, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of bringing about the complete maturation of sentient beings, and should rejoice in praising those who bring about the complete maturation of sentient beings.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally manifest the Bodhisattva supernatural powers, should also encourage others to manifest the Bodhisattva supernatural powers, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of manifesting the Bodhisattva supernatural powers, and should rejoice in praising those who manifest the Bodhisattva supernatural powers.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally give rise to All-Knowing Wisdom, should also encourage others to give rise to All-Knowing Wisdom, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of giving rise to All-Knowing Wisdom, and should rejoice in praising those who give rise to All-Knowing Wisdom; he should personally give rise to Path-Knowing Wisdom and All-Aspect Wisdom, should also encourage others to give rise to Path-Knowing Wisdom and All-Aspect Wisdom, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of giving rise to Path-Knowing Wisdom and All-Aspect Wisdom, and should rejoice in praising those who give rise to Path-Knowing Wisdom and All-Aspect Wisdom.
Venerable Subhūti, if a Great Bodhisattva wishes to attain the unsurpassed state of Enlightenment, he should personally cut off all continuous latent tendencies of afflictions, should also encourage others to cut off all continuous latent tendencies of afflictions, should constantly and properly proclaim the Dharma of cutting off all continuous latent tendencies of afflictions, and should rejoice in praising those who cut off all continuous latent tendencies of afflictions.