THE GREAT PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA
VOLUME 156
Chapter 30: COMPARING MERITS (54)
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe eye-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because eye-element and the inherent nature of eye-element is khyou; form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of form gender through to the feeling due to eye-contact causing arising as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of eye-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of form gender through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, eye-element cannot apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; gender form through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even eye-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe eye-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because eye-element and the inherent nature of eye-element is khyou; form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of form gender through to the feeling due to eye-contact causing arising as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of eye-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of form gender through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, eye-element cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; gender form through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even eye-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe eye-element or self or non-self; should not observe form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions or self or non-self. Because why? Because eye-element and the inherent nature of eye-element is khyou; form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of form gender through to the feeling due to eye-contact causing arising as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of eye-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of form gender through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, eye-element cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; gender form through to the life due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even eye-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe eye-element or pure or impure; should not observe form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions or pure or impure. Because why? Because eye-element and the inherent nature of eye-element is khyou; form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of form gender through to the feeling due to eye-contact causing arising as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of eye-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of form gender through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, eye-element cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; gender form through to the lifespan due to eye-contact causes arising as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even eye-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ear-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because ear-element and the inherent nature of ear-element is khyou; sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of ear-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ear-element cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ear-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ear-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because ear-element and the inherent nature of ear-element is khyou; sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions and inherent nature sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of ear-element those ie is not inherent nature, inherent nature sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ear-element cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ear-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ear-element or self or non-self; should not observe sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions or self or non-self. Because why? Because ear-element and the inherent nature of ear-element is khyou; sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of ear-element those ie is not inherent nature, inherent nature sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ear-element cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended;sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ear-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ear-element or pure or impure; should not observe sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions or pure or impure. Because why? Because ear-element and the inherent nature of ear-element is khyou; sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of ear-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ear-element cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended sound-element through to the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ear-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating patience like such is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.?
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expound correctly Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe nose-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because nose-element and the inherent nature of nose-element is khyou; scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of nose-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, nose-element cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even nose-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe nose-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because nose-element and the inherent nature of nose-element is khyou; scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of nose-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, nose-element cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even nose-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe nose-element or self or non-self; should not observe scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions or self or non-self. Because why? Because nose-element and the inherent nature of nose-element is khyou; scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of nose-element those means is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, nose-element cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even nose-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe nose-element or pure or impure; should not observe scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions or pure or impure. Because why? Because nose-element and the inherent nature of nose-element is khyou; scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of nose-element those ie is not inherent nature, inherent nature scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, nose-element cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; scent-element through to the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even nose-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe tongue-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because tongue-element and the inherent nature of tongue-element is khyou; taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of tongue-element those ie is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, tongue-element cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even tongue-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe tongue-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because tongue-element and the inherent nature of tongue-element is khyou; taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of tongue-element those ie is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, tongue-element cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even tongue-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe tongue-element or self or non-self; should not observe taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions or self or non-self. Because why? Because tongue-element and the inherent nature of tongue-element is khyou; taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of tongue-element those ie is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, tongue-element cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even tongue-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe tongue-element or pure or impure; should not observe taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions or pure or impure. Because why? Because tongue-element and the inherent nature of tongue-element is khyou; taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of tongue-element those ie is not inherent nature, inherent nature taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, tongue-element cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; taste-element through to the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even tongue-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe body-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because body-element and the inherent nature of body-element is khyou; tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of body-element those ie not inherent nature, the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, body-element cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even body-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe body-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because body-element and the inherent nature of body-element is khyou; tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of body-element those ie not inherent nature, the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, body-element cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even body-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe body-element or self or non-self; should not observe tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions or self or non-self. Because why? Because body-element and the inherent nature of body-element is khyou; tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of body-element those ie not inherent nature, the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, body-element cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even body-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe body-element or pure or impure; should not observe tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions or pure or impure. Because why? Because body-element and the inherent nature of body-element is khyou; tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of body-element those ie not inherent nature, inherent nature tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, body-element cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; tangible-element through to the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even body-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe mind-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because mind-element and the inherent nature of mind-element is khyou; dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of mind-element those are not inherent nature, the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, mind-element cannot apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even mind-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe mind-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because mind-element and the inherent nature of mind-element is khyou; dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of mind-element those are not inherent nature, the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, mind-element cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even mind-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe mind-element or self or non-self; should not observe dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions or self or non-self. Because why? Because mind-element and the inherent nature of mind-element is khyou; dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of mind-element those are not inherent nature, the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, mind-element cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions all cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even mind-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe mind-element or pure or impure; should not observe dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions or pure or impure. Because why? Because mind-element and the inherent nature of mind-element is khyou; dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions and the inherent nature of dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions is khyou; the inherent nature of mind-element those ie is not inherent nature, inherent nature dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, mind-element cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; dharma-element through to the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions all cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even mind-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe earth-element or permanent or impermanent; should not observe water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because earth-element and the inherent nature of earth-element is khyou; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements and the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements is khyou; the inherent nature of earth-element those is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements those are also not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, earth-element cannot apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements all cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even earth-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe earth-element or pleasant or suffering; should not observe water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because earth-element and the inherent nature of earth-element is khyou; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements and the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements is khyou; the inherent nature of earth-element those is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements those are also not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, earth-element cannot apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements all cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even earth-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe earth-element or self or non-self; should not observe water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements or self or non-self. Because why? Because earth-element and the inherent nature of earth-element is khyou; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements and the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements is khyou; the inherent nature of earth-element those is not inherent nature, the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements those are also not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, earth-element cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements all cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even earth-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe earth-element or pure or impure; should not observe water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements or pure or impure. Because why? Because earth-element and the inherent nature of earth-element is khyou; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements and the inherent nature of water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements is khyou; the inherent nature of earth-element those means not inherent nature, inherent nature water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements those are also not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, earth-element cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements all cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even earth-element? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.
Moreover, Kauśika, if good men and women because people raised the aspiration Unsurpassed Bodhi, expound regarding Perfection of Patient Endurance, then says thus: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ignorance or permanent or impermanent; should not observe formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress or permanent or impermanent. Because why? Because ignorance and the inherent nature of ignorance is khyou; formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress and the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress is khyou; the inherent nature of ignorance those means not inherent nature, the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ignorance cannot be apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended; formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress all cannot apprehended, the permanent and impermanent [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ignorance? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the permanent and impermanent [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ignorance or pleasant or suffering; should not observe formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress or pleasant or suffering. Because why? Because ignorance and the inherent nature of ignorance is khyou; formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress and the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress is khyou; the inherent nature of ignorance those means not inherent nature, the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ignorance cannot be apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended; formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress all cannot apprehended, the pleasant and suffering [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ignorance? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pleasant and suffering [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ignorance or self or non-self; should not observe formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress or self or non-self. Because why? Because ignorance and the inherent nature of ignorance is khyou; formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress and the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress is khyou; the inherent nature of ignorance those means not inherent nature, the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ignorance cannot be apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended; formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress all cannot apprehended, the self and non-self [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ignorance? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the self and non-self [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Furthermore, it is said: Good man, you should practice Perfection of Patient Endurance, should not observe ignorance or pure or impure; should not observe formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress or pure or impure. Because why? Because ignorance and the inherent nature of ignorance is khyou; formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress and the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress is khyou; the inherent nature of ignorance those means not inherent nature, the inherent nature of formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress those also is not inherent nature. If is not inherent nature, it is Perfection of Patient Endurance. With regard to Perfection of Patient Endurance this, ignorance cannot be apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended; formations through to aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress all cannot apprehended, the pure and impure [nature] also cannot be apprehended. Because why? Because within there there is still not even ignorance? has been able to apprehended, all the more so has the pure and impure [nature]! If you are capable of cultivating such patience is cultivating Perfection of Patient Endurance.
Kauśika, if good men and women those say those things there is already expounding Correct Perfection of Patient Endurance in a genuine manner.