THE GREAT PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA
VOLUME 169
Chapter 31: JOYFUL DEDICATION (2)
At that time, Great Bodhisattva Maitreya said to Venerable Good Manifestation Devas:
?Venerable sir, Great Bodhisattva those, only on the such as such, start the mind to rejoice dedicated towards, really not only on such, as the prime minister of the Great Bodhisattva those.
Good Manifestation Devas said:
?Dear Sir, if there is no such thing as the Great Bodhisattva then mind rejoice dedicated towards of Great Bodhisattva those using Great Bodhisattva as a means, encompassing numberless, immeasurable, boundless the world in the ten directions. The wholesome roots have already had of numberless, immeasurable, boundless the Buddha in each the world have already entered Nirvana, from newly raised the aspiration through to dharma destruction and wholesome roots have already had of the disciple, all obtain gathered. Rejoice in present earnestly dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment then rejoice dedicate towards have already arisen as such all is not crazy. As with regard to non-permanent for is permanent is the word refers to crazy, crazy mind, crazy perception; with regard to suffering for is fun is only crazy thought, crazy mind, crazy perception; with regard to self for is self is self is only crazy, crazy mind, crazy perception; with regard to real pure for is pure is only crazy thought, crazy mind, crazy perception. Here, with regard to formless and keep using form is also thus. Venerable Sir, it is true that there is no then mind rejoice also thus; the wholesome roots? also thus; supreme fruit of Enlightenment also thus; form, feeling, perception, formations, consciousness also thus; label, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases also thus; form, sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases also thus; eye-element, form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions also thus; ear-element, sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions also thus; nose-element, scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions also thus; tongue-element, taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions also thus; body-element, tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions also thus; mind-element dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions also thus; earth, water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements also thus; ignorance, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress also thus; Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom also thus; internal emptiness, 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 also thus; true suchness, 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 also thus; Noble Truths of Suffering, Arising, Cessation, and the Path also thus; four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations also thus; eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities also thus; four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path also thus; Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Signlessness, Wishlessness also thus; five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers also thus; ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities also thus; dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity is also thus; Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects also thus; all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways also thus; all the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, Dai vehicles also thus.
Venerable sir, if it really does not have then mind rejoice dedicate towards also thus; the wholesome roots? also thus; supreme fruit of Enlightenment also thus; form, feeling, perception, formations, consciousness also thus; label, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases also thus; form, sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases also thus; eye-element, form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions also thus; ear-element, sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions also thus; nose-element, scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions also thus; tongue-element, taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions also thus; body-element, tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions also thus; mind-element dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions also thus; earth, water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements also thus; ignorance, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress also thus; Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom also thus; internal emptiness, 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 also thus; true suchness, 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 also thus; Noble Truths of Suffering, Arising, Cessation, and the Path also thus; four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations also thus; eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities also thus; four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path also thus; Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Signlessness, Wishlessness also thus; five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers also thus; ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities also thus; dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity is also thus; Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects also thus; all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways also thus; all the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, Dai vehicles also thus. So what is the basis? What is the problem? What is mind rejoice dedicate towards? What is the wholesome roots? ? What is supreme fruit of Enlightenment and Great Bodhisattva have already relied on as such in order to arouse mind joy and turns toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment?
Bodhisattva Maitreya replied:
?Venerable sir, if Great Bodhisattva has long practiced the six dharma Paramitas, have already made offerings to immeasurable all Buddhas, previous life have already cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the texistence of acceptance, skillfully learned about the meaning of not of self in the dharma then there is Great Bodhisattva is capable of with regard to the origin of mind rejoice dedicated towards, with regard to the wholesome roots?, supreme fruit of Enlightenment, and all the dharma all do not accept appearances and are capable of generating joy and turn toward the supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Rejoice dedicated towards such is due to using is not two, is not not second ism means; is not a form, is not a form as a means; is not capable of attaining, is not not possessing attaining as a means; is not contaminated, is not pure as a means; is not born, is not destroyed as a means. With regard to authority through to supreme fruit of Enlightenment is capable of not accepting generals. Because not accepting generals should is not belonging to regarding crazy island.
If Bodhisattva has long not practiced the six dharma Paramita, has not yet made offerings to immeasurable all Buddhas, previous life has not cultivated wholesome roots, has not long made great vows, has not obtained texistence acceptance, with regard to all the dharma, has not yet skillfully learned the meaning of not of self-form then there is the Bodhisattva with regard to the basis of rejoicing towards, with regard to the wholesome roots?, supreme fruit of Enlightenment, and all the dharma still accept the form and begin to rejoice and dedicate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Having started to rejoice dedicated towards such, because grasping the general should remain within the crazy circle.
Moreover Venerable Venerable, should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Venerable vehicle there? and previously their expound regarding Perfection of Wisdom; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding internal emptiness; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding 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; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding true suchness; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding 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; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding Noble Truth of Suffering; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding four Meditative Concentration; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding eight Liberations; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding the four Niems residing in; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding Liberation Gateway of Emptiness; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding five Eyes; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding six Supernormal Powers; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding ten Powers of the Buddha; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding dharma of non-forgetfulness; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding nature of ever-present equanimity; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding Knowledge of All; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding all Dharani gateways; also should not because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana? and previously their expound regarding all Samadhi gateways; shouldn’t because the Bodhisattva newly practice and study Dai vehicle kia? and previously their expound regarding the meaning of not of self in all dharma. Because why? Venerable Venerable, the Bodhisattva newly practiced and studied Mahayana? with regard to dharma as such, although they have slight faith and love, they listen and then almost forget fully, therefore bewildered and afraid, giving birth to destruction.
Moreover, Venerable Venerable, if the Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtain the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and extensive explanation regarding Prajnaparamita, Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity. If Great Bodhisattva non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and extensive explanation regarding internal emptiness, 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. If Great Bodhisattva non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long since made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and extensive explanation regarding true suchness, 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. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truth of Arising, Noble Truth of Cessation, Noble Truth of the Path. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations. If the Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities. If the Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Liberation Gateway of Wishlessness. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding the five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long since made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should previously their and expound extensively regarding ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life has cultivated wholesome roots, long made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life had cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtained the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways. If Great Bodhisattva is non-retrogressing, or has people have already made offerings to the immeasurable Buddha, previous life has cultivated wholesome roots, long ago made great vows, obtain the good knowledge to receive, then should their previous and expound extensively regarding the meaning of not of self-form the dharma. Because why? Venerable sir, because Great Bodhisattva non-retrogressing as such and people have already made offerings to immeasurable the Buddha, previous life has cultivated wholesome roots, have long ago made great vows, obtain the good knowledge to receive, if listening to this dharma all is capable of maintaining, then never forget, therefore the mind is not confused, not frightened, not afraid, not blasphemous.
At that time, he received Good Manifestation Devas and said to Bodhisattva Maitreya:
?Great Bodhisattva using rejoice and perform the karma merit as such, dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then there is called using mind rejoice dedicate towards; This place of mind is completely quiet, free from all changes; Only this and the wholesome roots are also all like mind, that is, separate from all changes, completely quiet. So then within there, what is the use of the mind? Moreover, using what causes the root and the wholesome roots, and says is rejoice dedicated towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment? Mind those with regard to mind should not have rejoiced dedicated towards, because there are not two minds arising at the same time; also cannot rejoice dedicate towards, because mind is inherent nature.
Venerable Sir, if Great Bodhisattva when practicing Perfection of Wisdom then is capable of knowing as it really is: form not has possession, feeling, perception, formations, consciousness not has possession; eye-base not has possession, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind-bases not have possession; form-base not has possession, sound, scent, taste, tangible, and dharma-bases not has possession; eye-element not has possession, form-element, eye-consciousness-element and eye-contact together with the feelings arising from eye-contact as conditions not has possession; ear-element not has possession, sound-element, ear-consciousness-element and ear-contact together with the feelings arising from ear-contact as conditions not has possession; nose-element not has possession, scent-element, nose-consciousness-element and nose-contact together with the feelings arising from nose-contact as conditions not has possession; tongue-element not has possession, taste-element, tongue-consciousness-element and tongue-contact together with the feelings arising from tongue-contact as conditions not has possession; body-element not has possession, tangible-element, body-consciousness-element and body-contact together with the feelings arising from body-contact as conditions not has possession; mind-element not has possession, dharma-element, mind-consciousness-element and mind-contact together with the feelings arising from mind-contact as conditions not has possession; earth-element not has possession, water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements not has possession; ignorance not has possession, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress not has possession; Perfection of Generosity not has possession, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, Perfection of Wisdom not has possession; internal emptiness not has possession, 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 not has possession; true suchness not has possession, 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 not has possession; Noble Truth of Suffering not has possession, Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path not has possession; four Meditative Concentrations not has possession, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations not has possession; eight Liberations not has possession, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities not has possession; four Niems abide in not has possession, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path not has possession; Liberation Gateway of Emptiness not has possession, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness not has possession; five Eyes not has possession, six Supernormal Powers not has possession; ten Powers of the Buddha not has possession, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities not has possession; dharma of non-forgetfulness not has possession, nature of ever-present equanimity not has possession; Knowledge of All not has possession, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects not has possession; all Dharani gateways not have possession, all Samadhi gateways not have possession; Stream-entry Fruit not has possession, attainment Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant not has possession; Pratyekabuddha attainment not has possession; Great Bodhisattva practice does not have possession; supreme fruit of Enlightenment not has possession.
Venerable Sir, Great Bodhisattva those have already known as they really are regarding all dharma all not has possession thus, using rejoice together causing the karmic merit, dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then there newly is called rejoice dedicate towards attainment venerable ones Enlightenment is not crazy.
At that time Indra preached Good Manifestation Devas: Great Bodhisattva, Great Bodhisattva newly practiced and studied Great vehicle listening to such dharma, their mind will not be confused and afraid. Bach Venerable, Great Bodhisattva newly practice and study Great vehicle using all wholesome roots have already cultivated dedication towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment like such? Bach Venerable, Great Bodhisattva new practice and study Great vehicle causes why photographer rejoices and performs the karmic merit, dedicating towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment like that?
The Good Manifestation Devas relied on divine power protection and support of Bodhisattva Maitreya, telling Indra: Kauśika, Great Bodhisattva newly practiced and studied Mahayana, if practicing Perfection of Wisdom, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting Perfection of Wisdom; if practicing Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity; if abide in internal emptiness, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is internal emptiness; if abide in 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, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is external emptiness through to emptiness of non-nature-self-nature; if abide in true suchness, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting true suchness; if abide in 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, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting dharma-realm through to the inconceivable realm; if abide in the Noble Truth of Suffering, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting the Noble Truth of Suffering; If you practice the Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, you accept the Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path; if practicing the four Meditative Concentrations, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting the four Meditative Concentrations; if practice four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; if practice eight Liberations, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting eight Liberations; if practice eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; If you practice the four Recitations embedded in, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, you will receive the four Remembrances embedded in; if practice four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is to receive four Right Efforts through to eight-fold Noble Path; If practicing Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting Liberation Gateway of Emptiness; if you practice Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness; if tu five Eyes, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting five Eyes; if practice six Supernormal Powers, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting six Supernormal Powers; if the name Powers of the Buddha, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting the name Powers of the Buddha; if tu four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting four Fearlessnesses through to eighteen unique Buddha qualities; If practicing the dharma of non-forgetfulness, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting the dharma of non-forgetfulness; if tu nature of ever-present equanimity, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting the nature of ever-present equanimity; if cultivating Knowledge of All, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting Knowledge of All; if you practice Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is to receive Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; If practicing all Dharani gateways, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting all Dharani gateways; If practicing all Samadhi gateways, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is accepting all Samadhi gateways; if practicing Great Bodhisattva practice, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is embracing Great Bodhisattva practice; If you practice supreme fruit of Enlightenment, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, is the supreme fruit of Enlightenment.
Kauśika, Great Bodhisattva those, due to causes and conditions this, and profound faith and understanding Perfection of Wisdom; profound faith and understanding Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity; and profound understanding internal emptiness, faith and profound understanding 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; profound faith and understanding true suchness, profound faith and understanding 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; profound faith and understanding Noble Truth of Suffering, profound faith and understanding Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path; profound faith and understanding four Meditative Concentrations, profound faith and understanding four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; profound faith and understanding eight Liberations, profound faith and understanding eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; faith and understanding deeply four Mindfulness abide in, faith and understanding deeply four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; profound faith and understanding Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, profound faith and understanding Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness; profound faith and understanding five Eyes, profound faith and understanding six Supernormal Powers; profound faith and understanding ten Powers of the Buddha, profound faith and understanding four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; faith and understanding profound dharma of non-forgetfulness, faith and understanding profound nature of ever-present equanimity; profound faith and understanding Knowledge of All, profound faith and understanding Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; profound faith and understanding all Dharani gateways, profound faith and understanding all Samadhi gateways; profound faith and understanding Great Bodhisattva practice; profound faith and understanding regarding supreme fruit of Enlightenment.
Kauśika, Great Bodhisattva those, due to causes and conditions this permanent obtain texistence photography. Level texistence those using immeasurable dharma gateways, rich in meaning, because their arguments expound regarding dharma in accord with Prajnaparamita, Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain to enter the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanent not separate Prajnaparamita, Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity; using dharma as such teaching transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanent not separate internal emptiness, 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; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated from true suchness, 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; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separate eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; using dharma as such teachings and transmissions, causes their obtain entry into True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain to enter the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers; using dharma as such taught transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanent not separate ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain to enter the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separate from the dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated from Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; using dharma as such teachings and transmissions, causes their obtain entry into the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated from all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain to enter the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated from Great Bodhisattva practice; using dharma as such teachings and transmission, causes their obtain to enter the True nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated from supreme fruit of Enlightenment; also expound regarding the work of demons, causes their hearing then, with regard to the work of demons, mind does not increase or decrease. Because why? Because the creation of demonic nature not has possession, cannot apprehended; also using dharma those teachings transmitted causes their obtain entry into the Right nature dissociated from the birth of Bodhisattva, permanently not separated from Buddha Bodhisattva, because with regard to all Buddhas, have already cultivated the wholesome roots, also due to the wholesome roots have already obtained acceptance, therefore permanently born into the house of Great Bodhisattva through to when attaining supreme fruit of Enlightenment, with regard to the wholesome roots, permanently not separated.
Kauśika, Great Bodhisattva newly practice and study Mahayana, if is capable of such, using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, accept the merit and virtue; with regard to the merit and virtue, profound understanding, permanently obtain the stage texistence photography, listening to dharma as such, mind not confused, not frightened, not afraid.
Moreover, Kauśika, Great Bodhisattva newly practiced and studied Mahayana, following cultivating Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom, and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicated towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on following an abide in in internal emptiness, 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 using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings consecrated towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; following an abide in true suchness, 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 and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings consecrating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; following an abide in Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and consecrating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; following cultivating four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; following cultivating four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicated towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating the dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; following cultivating Great Bodhisattva practice and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; depending on cultivating supreme fruit of Enlightenment and using non-attainment as a means, using formlessness as a means, together with all sentient beings and dedicating towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment.
Moreover, Kauśika, Great Bodhisattva newly practiced and studied Great vehicle should with regard to throughout the numberless, immeasurable, boundless the world in the ten directions, within each of the world all has numberless, immeasurable, boundless the other world all, except for the path of creating life and death, stop discussing all paths, abandon all burdens, remove all kinds of obstacles related to the place, clear the fetters, fully true mind, mind completely resolved escape, skillfully preach important dharma teachings. aggregate of virtue, aggregate of concentration, aggregate of wisdom, aggregate of liberation, aggregate of liberated knowledge and vision have already accomplished and the types of merit and virtue have already caused of all Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the disciples together with those wholesome roots have already planted of the in as is wholesome roots have already planted of great Kshatriya lineage, great Brahmin lineage, great Elder lineage, great Householder lineage? wholesome roots have already planted of the assembly of the Heaven of the Four Great Kings, the Thirty-Three Heavens (Trāyastriṃśa), the Yāma Heaven, the Tuṣita Heaven, the Heaven of Enjoyment by Transformation, the Heaven of Others’ Transformation; wholesome roots have already planted of the Brahma Beings Heaven, the Brahma Ministers Heaven, the Brahma Assembly Heaven, the Great Brahma Heaven, the Light Heaven, the Minor Light Heaven, the Immeasurable Light Heaven, the Utmost Pure Light Heaven, the Purity Heaven, the Minor Purity Heaven, the Immeasurable Purity Heaven, the Universal Purity Heaven, the Radiance Heaven, the Minor Radiance Heaven, the Immeasurable Radiance Heaven, the Broad Result Heaven; wholesome roots have already planted of the No Affliction Heaven, the No Heat Heaven, the Good Manifestation Heaven, the Good Vision Heaven, the Highest Form Heaven (Akaniṣṭha)?, all those wholesome roots such as such, gather together, ponder, start comparing, then with regard to the wholesome roots other, mind rejoice is supreme, is noble, is marvelous, is sublime, is nothing more, nothing with. Moreover, using rejoice as such earnestly causes the karmic merit, together with all sentient beings and dedicates towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment.
At that time, Great Bodhisattva Maitreya asked the Good Manifestation Devas:
?Venerable sir, Great Bodhisattva newly practiced and studied Mahayana, if think regarding merit and virtue of Buddha and the assembly of disciples and wholesome roots have already planted of heaven, people?, all wholesome roots are like that, group together, consider, speculate, immediately start comparing then with regard to the wholesome roots other, mind rejoice is supreme, is noble, is wonderful, is sublime, is nothing more, nothing with. Moreover, using wholesome roots rejoice as such earnestly causes the karmic merit, together with all sentient beings and consecrate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then Great Bodhisattva those because why not fall into a crazy mindset, a crazy mind, a crazy perception?
The Good Manifestation Devas replied:
?Dear Sir, if Great Bodhisattva with regard to merit and virtue has obtained, with regard to reciting Buddha and the assembly of disciples does not arise regarding merit and virtue of all Buddhas and the assembly of disciples; with regard to the wholesome roots have already planted of heaven and people? not start thinking about wholesome roots of heaven, people?; with regard to mind have already arisen rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment, also not arise regarding mind rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then Great Bodhisattva those have already arise rejoice dedicate toward not have crazy thoughts, not have crazy mind, not have crazy perception. If Great Bodhisattva with regard to merit and virtue has already had regarding the concept of Buddha and the assembly of disciples, keeping using the form of merit and virtue of Buddha, disciples; with regard to wholesome roots have already planted of heaven, people?, keeping using form wholesome roots of heaven, people? there; with regard to mind have already arisen rejoice dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment have already kept using the form of mind have already arise there, then Great Bodhisattva those have already arise rejoice dedicate towards has crazy thoughts, has crazy mind, has crazy perception.
Moreover, Venerable Sir, if Great Bodhisattva using mind rejoice as such think regarding merit and virtue wholesome roots of all the Buddha and the assembly of disciples, correctly know this mind is separate from all change, completely quiet, is not master be able to rejoice; correctly know the nature of dharma those also, is not subject rejoice; also understand correctly the mind of the master be able to dedicate towards, the natural dharma nature, is not the mind of the master be able to dedicate towards; correctly understand the dharma of the object obtain dedicate towards, nature as well as nature, is not is the object obtain dedicate towards, and if there are people who have been able to rely on what has said there and rejoice dedicate towards is true is not evil; Great Bodhisattva those all should thus and rejoice dedicated towards.
Moreover, Venerable Sir, if Great Bodhisattva with regard to all Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One in past, future, present, from newly raised the aspiration to attain supreme fruit of Enlightenment, until the dharma is destroyed, all merit and virtue has obtained within about those, or disciples Buddha and the venerable ones Pratyekabuddhas rely on Buddha dharma those and originate wholesome roots; or those of ordinary persons listen to expound those dharma and cultivate wholesome roots; or the Dragon Gods, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Asuras, Garuḍas, Kinnaras, Mahoragas, humans and non-humans? listen to expound those dharma and cultivate wholesome roots; or great Kshatriya lineage, great Brahmin lineage, great Elder lineage, great Householder lineage, listen to those expound dharma and cultivate wholesome roots; or the assembly of the Heaven of the Four Great Kings, the Thirty-Three Heavens (Trāyastriṃśa), the Yāma Heaven, the Tuṣita Heaven, the Heaven of Enjoyment by Transformation, the Heaven of Others’ Transformation, listen to expound those dharma and cultivate wholesome roots; or the Brahma Beings Heaven, the Brahma Ministers Heaven, the Brahma Assembly Heaven, the Great Brahma Heaven, the Light Heaven, the Minor Light Heaven, the Immeasurable Light Heaven, the Utmost Pure Light Heaven, the Purity Heaven, the Minor Purity Heaven, the Immeasurable Purity Heaven, the Universal Purity Heaven, the Radiance Heaven, the Minor Radiance Heaven, the Immeasurable Radiance Heaven, the Broad Result Heaven, listen to that expound dharma and cultivate the wholesome roots; roots; or the No Affliction Heaven, the No Heat Heaven, the Good Manifestation Heaven, the Good Vision Heaven, the Highest Form Heaven (Akaniṣṭha), listen to expound those dharma and cultivate wholesome roots; or the good men and women listen to the dharma have already preached, raised the aspiration turns toward the supreme fruit of Enlightenment, diligently cultivate numberlessly the Great Bodhisattva practice, all thus, the group gathers, ponders, speculates, immediately begins to compare, then with regard to the wholesome roots other, mind rejoices is supreme, is noble, is wonderful, is sublime, is nothing more, nothing with. Moreover, using wholesome roots rejoice as such together with the sentient beings all together dedicate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then at that moment, or is understood correctly the dharma of the host be able to rejoice dedicated towards is far from all change, completely silent, the dharma of the object rejoices dedicated towards, inherent nature all is khyou. Although I understand this, I always rejoice and dedicate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Moreover, even when those, or understand correctly is completely not have dharma in order to has be able to always rejoice dedicate towards with regard to dharma. Because why? Because the inherent nature of all the dharma all is khyou, within the khyou, completely not has the main dharma be able to or object rejoice dedicated towards. Although knowing thus and always joyfully dedicate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment; Great Bodhisattva those, as always rejoice dedicated towards such, and practice Perfection of Wisdom, practice Meditative Concentration, Diligent Effort, Patient Endurance, Pure Precepts, Perfection of Generosity, then have no crazy thoughts, no crazy minds, no crazy perceptions, because why? Because Great Bodhisattva those, with regard to mind rejoice also not accept previous birth, with regard to the wholesome roots merit and virtue rejoice also not accept before; with regard to mind dedicate towards not giving birth to attachments; with regard to the object of dedication towards is supreme fruit of Enlightenment also not accepted previously. Do not accept previously so do not fall into madness. Great Bodhisattva has already arisen mind rejoice dedicated towards as such, is called rejoice dedicated towards the Supreme.