THE GREAT PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA
VOLUME 290
Chapter 36: ATTACHED AND UNATTACHED TO CHARACTERISTICS (4).
The Buddha said: Hey Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Knowledge of All is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Knowledge of All or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not forming Knowledge of All or pleasant or suffering is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects or pleasant or suffering is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Knowledge of All or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Knowledge of All or pure or impure is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects or pure or impure is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, the nature of Knowledge of All not has possession, all the more so has Knowledge of All or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure; nature of Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects still does not have possession, all the more so has Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing all Dharani gateways is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing all Samadhi gateways is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Dharani gateways or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing all Samadhi gateways or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Dharani gateways or pleasant or suffering is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing all Samadhi gateways or pleasant or suffering is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Dharani gateways or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing all Samadhi gateways or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; Not practicing all Dharani gateways or pure or impure is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing all Samadhi gateways or pure or impure is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, the nature of all Dharani gateways not has possession, all the more so has all Dharani gateways or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure; The nature of all Samadhi gateways still does not have possession, all the more so has all Samadhi gateways or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing attainment Stream-enterer is practicing Perfection of Wisdom, not practicing attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not performing attainment Stream-enterer or permanent or impermanent is performing Perfection of Wisdom, not performing attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant or permanent or impermanent is performing Perfection of Wisdom; not attainment Stream-enterer or pleasant or suffering is perfection Perfection of Wisdom, not attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant or pleasant or suffering is perfection Perfection of Wisdom; not performing attainment Stream-enterer or self or non-self is performing Perfection of Wisdom, not performing attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant or self or non-self is performing Perfection of Wisdom; not performing attainment Stream-enterer or pure or impure is performing Perfection of Wisdom, not performing attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant or pure or impure is performing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? This Good Manifestation Devas, the nature of attainment Stream-enterer not has possession, all the more so has attainment Stream-enterer or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure; nature of attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant still does not have possession, all the more so has attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Pratyekabuddha attainment is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Pratyekabuddha attainment or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practice Pratyekabuddha attainment or pleasant or suffering is practice Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Pratyekabuddha attainment or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Pratyekabuddha attainment or pure or impure is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? This Good Manifestation Devas, the nature of Pratyekabuddha attainment does not have possession, all the more so has Pratyekabuddha attainment or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing all Great Bodhisattva practice is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Great Bodhisattva practice or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Great Bodhisattva practice or pleasant or suffering is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Great Bodhisattva practice or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing all Great Bodhisattva practice or pure or impure is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, the nature of all Great Bodhisattva practice does not have possession, all the more so has all Great Bodhisattva practice or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure.
Hey Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas or permanent or impermanent is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas or pleasant or suffering is perfection of Wisdom; not practicing supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas or self or non-self is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practice supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas or pure or impure is practice Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, the nature of supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas does not have possession, all the more so has supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas or permanent or impermanent, or pleasant or suffering, or self or non-self, or pure or impure.
Moreover this Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing perfect form and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if form is perfect and not perfect all is not called form, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; If not complete feeling, perception, formations, consciousness is complete and not complete is perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if feeling, perception, formations, consciousness is perfect and not perfect all not is called feeling, perception, formations, consciousness, also not practiced as such newly is practiced Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing eye-based perfection and not practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if eye-base is perfect and not perfect all is not called eye-base, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not complete ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases and not perfect is Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases are perfect and not perfect all is not called ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing form-base perfection and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if form-base is perfect and not perfect all is not called form-base, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not complete sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases and not perfect is Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases are perfect and not perfect all not is called sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing eye-element perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if eye-element is perfect and not perfect all is not called eye-element, nor does it act as such newly is perfection of Wisdom; if not form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions of perfection and not perfection is perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if form precept through to the feeling due to eye-contact causing arises as conditions perfect and not perfect all not is called form precept through to the feeling due to eye-contact causing arise as conditions, also not action as such newly is action Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing ear-element perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if ear-element is perfected and not perfected all is not called ear-element, nor practiced as such newly is practiced Perfection of Wisdom; if not operating sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions of perfection and not fulfilling is operating Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions and not fulfillment all not is called sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions, nor action as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing nose-element perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if nose-element is perfect and not perfect all is not called nose-element, nor does it act as such newly is perfection of Wisdom; if not scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions of perfection and not perfection is perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions and not fulfillment all not is called scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions, nor action as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing tongue-element perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if tongue-element is perfect and not perfect all not is called tongue-element, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions of perfection and not perfection is perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions and not fulfillment all not is called taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions, nor action as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing body-element perfection and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if body-element is perfect and not perfect all is not called body-element, nor does it act as such newly is perfection of Wisdom; if not operating tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions of perfection and not fulfillment is operating Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions and not fulfillment all not is called tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions, nor action as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing mind-element perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if mind-element is perfect and not perfect all is not called mind-element, nor does it act as such newly is perfection of Wisdom; If not practice dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions of perfection and not perfection is practice Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions and not fulfillment all not is called dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions, nor action as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing earth-element perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if earth-element is perfect and not perfect all is not called earth-element, nor does it act as such newly is perfection of Wisdom; if not complete water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements and not perfect is Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements are perfect and not perfect all is not called fire, wind, khyou, consciousness, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing ignorance is perfect and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if ignorance is perfect and not perfect all not is called ignorance, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not perform formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress fulfillment and not fulfillment is perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress and not consummation all not is called formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Perfection of Generosity and not performing perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Perfection of Generosity is complete and not perfect at all is not called Perfection of Generosity, nor does such newly created Perfection of Wisdom; if not performing Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, Perfection of Wisdom and not performing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Pure Precepts through to Perfection of Wisdom and not perfection all is not called Pure Precepts through to Perfection of Wisdom, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing internal emptiness to perfection and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if internal emptiness is perfect and not perfect all is not called internal emptiness, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not done external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature, self-nature and not perfection is the Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if external emptiness through to emptiness of non-nature-self-nature and not perfection all not is called external emptiness through to emptiness of non-nature-self-nature, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing true suchness perfection and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if true suchness is perfect and not perfect all is not called true suchness, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not practice dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm perfection and not perfection is practice Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if dharma-realm through to the inconceivable realm is perfect and not perfect all is not called dharma-realm through to the inconceivable realm, nor does such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Noble Truth of Suffering to perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the Noble Truth of Suffering is perfect and not perfect at all is not called Noble Truth of Suffering, nor practiced as such newly is the Perfection of Wisdom; If not fulfilled Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path are fulfilled and not fulfilled is Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path are perfect and not perfect all is not called Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path, nor does such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the four Meditative Concentration to perfection and not to perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? This Good Manifestation Devas, because if the four Meditative Concentrations are perfect and not perfect all is not called the four Meditative Concentrations, nor does such practice newly is the Perfection of Wisdom; If the four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations are not fulfilled and not fulfilled, the Perfection of Wisdom is fulfilled. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations are perfect and not perfect all is not called four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing eight Liberations of perfection and not achieving perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if eight Liberations are perfect and not perfect all is not called eight Liberations, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not practice eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities perfection and not perfection is practice Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities perfection and not perfection all is not called eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities, also not practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the four Mindfulness abides in perfection and not practicing perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the four Recitations abide in perfection and not perfection all not is called the four Recitations abide in, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom; if not practicing four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path to perfection and not perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if four Right Efforts through to eight-fold Noble Path perfection and not perfection all not is called four Right Efforts through to eight-fold Noble Path, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Liberation Gateway of Emptiness to perfection and not to perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Liberation Gateway of Emptiness is perfect and not perfect all is not called Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, nor does such newly act Perfection of Wisdom; if not practicing Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness is fulfilled and not fulfilled is fulfilling Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness is perfect and not perfect all is not called Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness, nor practiced as such newly is the Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the ten Bodhisattva levels of perfection and not perfecting it is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the ten Bodhisattva levels are perfect and not perfect all not is called the ten Bodhisattva levels, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Five Eyes perfection and not fulfilling is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the five Eyes are perfect and not perfect all is not called five Eyes, nor practice as such newly practice Perfection of Wisdom; If not the six Supernormal Powers are fulfilled and not fulfilled is the Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the six Supernormal Powers are perfect and not perfect all is not called six Supernormal Powers, nor do they act as such newly is the Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the ten Powers of the Buddha to perfection and not to perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the ten Powers of the Buddha are perfect and not perfect all is not called ten Powers of the Buddha, nor does such newly act as Perfection of Wisdom; If not practicing four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities, perfection and not perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if four Fearlessnesses through to eighteen unique Buddha qualities and not perfection all not is called four Fearlessnesses through to eighteen unique Buddha qualities, also not practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing dharma of non-forgetfulness and not performing perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the dharma of non-forgetfulness is perfect and not perfect at all is not called dharma of non-forgetfulness, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; If not the nature of ever-present equanimity is perfect and not perfect is the Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if the nature of ever-present equanimity is perfect and not perfect all is not called nature of ever-present equanimity, nor does it act as such newly is the act of Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Knowledge of All perfection and not perfecting is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Knowledge of All is perfect and not perfect all is not called Knowledge of All, nor practiced as such newly is practiced Perfection of Wisdom; If Knowledge of Path-Aspects is not performed, Knowledge of All-Aspects is complete and not complete is Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects is perfect and not perfect all is not called Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects, nor practiced as such newly practiced Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing all Dharani gateways to perfection and not to perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if all Dharani gateways are perfect and not perfect all is not called all Dharani gateways, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom; If not, all Samadhi gateways are completed and not completed is to practice Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if all Samadhi gateways are perfect and not perfect all is not called all Samadhi gateways, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when performing Perfection of Wisdom, if not performing attainment Stream-enterer perfection and not achieving perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if attainment Stream-enterer is perfect and not perfect all not is called attainment Stream-enterer, nor acting as such newly is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; if not performing attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant consummation and not consummation is performing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? This Good Manifestation Devas, because if attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant and not perfection all not is called attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Pratyekabuddha attainment to perfection and not performing perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if Pratyekabuddha attainment is perfect and not perfect all not is called Pratyekabuddha attainment, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing all Great Bodhisattva practices to perfection and not to perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if all Great Bodhisattva practice is perfect and not perfect all is not called all Great Bodhisattva practice, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas to perfection and not to perfection is practicing Perfection of Wisdom. Because why? Hey Good Manifestation Devas, because if supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas is perfect and not perfect all is not called supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas, nor practice as such newly is practice Perfection of Wisdom.
At that time, the Good Manifestation Devas said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, it’s very special! Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One cleverly because the good men and women great vehicle expound correctly fully the types of accepted previously and not accepted previously regarding champion.
The Buddha said: Hey Good Manifestation Devas, yes, yes, as you said! All Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One skillfully because the good men and women great vehicle expound correctly the types of acceptance previously and not acceptance previously regarding general causes, Wisdom for learners Perfection of abandoning the kinds of defilement, quickly to the ultimate limit.
Moreover this Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing form, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not acting on feeling, perception, formations, consciousness, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding appearance is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing eye-based, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is operating Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing form-base, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not operating sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is operating Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing eye-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not acting form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions, accept previously and not accept previously regarding form is perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing ear-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not acting sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is acting Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing nose-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is acting Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing tongue-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not operating taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is operating Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing body-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not acting tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is acting Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing mind-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not acting dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing earth-element, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not the elements of fire, wind, khyou, consciousness, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding the form is the Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing ignorance, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not acting formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is the Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Perfection of Generosity, accepting previously and not practicing previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not performing Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, Perfection of Wisdom, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is performing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing internal emptiness, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not operating external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature-self-nature, accept previously and not accept previously regarding generals is the Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing true suchness, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not operating dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Noble Truth of Suffering, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the four Meditative Concentrations, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not performing four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is performing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing eight Liberations, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the four Mindfulness abides in, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding the form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom; not practicing Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding generals is implementing Perfection of Wisdom.
This Good Manifestation Devas, Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom, if not practicing the ten Bodhisattva levels, accepting previously and not accepting previously regarding the form is practicing Perfection of Wisdom.