THE GREAT PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA
Chinese translation: Tang Dynasty, Tripitaka Master Xuanzang
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VOLUME 23
Section 7: TEACHING AND TRANSMITTING (13)
Furthermore, Subhuti, as for what is called “great Bodhisattva,” what do you think? Is the name “fruit of stream-entry” the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship” the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “permanent” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “permanent” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impermanent” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impermanent” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pleasurable” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pleasurable” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “suffering” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “suffering” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “self” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “self” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “no-self” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “no-self” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “empty” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “empty” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-empty” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-empty” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-signs” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-signs” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “signless” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “signless” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-wishes” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-wishes” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wishless” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wishless” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “tranquil” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “tranquil” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-tranquil” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-tranquil” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “remote” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “remote” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-remote” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-remote” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “conditioned” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “conditioned” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unconditioned” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unconditioned” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “defiled” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “defiled” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “undefiled” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “undefiled” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “arising” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “arising” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “ceasing” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “ceasing” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wholesome” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wholesome” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unwholesome” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unwholesome” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faulty” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faulty” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faultless” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faultless” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “afflicted” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “afflicted” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unafflicted” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unafflicted” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “worldly” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “worldly” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “supramundane” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “supramundane” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to samsara” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to samsara” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to nirvana” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to nirvana” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “within” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “within” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “without” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “without” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “on both sides” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “on both sides” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “obtainable” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “obtainable” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unobtainable” of the fruit of stream-entry the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unobtainable” of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Furthermore, Subhuti, as for what is called “great Bodhisattva,” what do you think? Is the name “fruit of pratyekabuddhahood” the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “permanent” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impermanent” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pleasurable” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “suffering” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “self” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “no-self” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “empty” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-empty” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-signs” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “signless” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-wishes” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wishless” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “tranquil” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-tranquil” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “remote” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-remote” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “conditioned” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unconditioned” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “defiled” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “undefiled” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “arising” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “ceasing” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wholesome” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unwholesome” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faulty” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faultless” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “afflicted” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unafflicted” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “worldly” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “supramundane” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to samsara” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to nirvana” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “within” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “without” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “on both sides” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “obtainable” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unobtainable” of the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Furthermore, Subhuti, as for what is called “great Bodhisattva,” what do you think? Is the name “all practices of the Great Bodhisattva” the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas” the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “permanent” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “permanent” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impermanent” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impermanent” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pleasurable” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pleasurable” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “suffering” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “suffering” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “self” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “self” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “no-self” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “no-self” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “empty” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “empty” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-empty” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-empty” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-signs” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-signs” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “signless” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “signless” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-wishes” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “with-wishes” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wishless” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wishless” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “tranquil” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “tranquil” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-tranquil” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-tranquil” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “remote” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “remote” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-remote” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “not-remote” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “conditioned” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “conditioned” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unconditioned” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unconditioned” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “defiled” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “defiled” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “undefiled” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “undefiled” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “arising” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “arising” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “ceasing” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “ceasing” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wholesome” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “wholesome” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unwholesome” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unwholesome” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faulty” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faulty” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faultless” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “faultless” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “afflicted” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “afflicted” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unafflicted” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unafflicted” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “worldly” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “worldly” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “supramundane” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “supramundane” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “impure” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “pure” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to samsara” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to samsara” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to nirvana” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “belonging to nirvana” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “within” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “within” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “without” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “without” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “on both sides” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “on both sides” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “obtainable” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “obtainable” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unobtainable” of all practices of the Great Bodhisattva the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
Is the name “unobtainable” of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas the great Bodhisattva?
World-Honored One, no!
At that time, the Buddha said to Elder Subhūti: “With regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very name of form is not a Great Bodhisattva; that the very names of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
Elder Subhūti replied: “World-Honored One, just as form, or feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the name of form and the names of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very name of form is a Great Bodhisattva; that the very names of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of permanence and impermanence of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of permanence and impermanence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the permanence and impermanence of form, or the permanence and impermanence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of the permanence and impermanence of form and the names of the permanence and impermanence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of the permanence and impermanence of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of the permanence and impermanence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of pleasure and suffering of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of pleasure and suffering of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the pleasure and suffering of form, or the pleasure and suffering of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of the pleasure and suffering of form and the names of the pleasure and suffering of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of the pleasure and suffering of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of the pleasure and suffering of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of self and non-self of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of self and non-self of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the self and non-self of form, or the self and non-self of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of self and non-self of form and the names of self and non-self of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of self or non-self of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of self or non-self of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of purity or impurity of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of purity or impurity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the purity and impurity of form, or the purity and impurity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of purity and impurity of form and the names of purity and impurity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of purity or impurity of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of purity or impurity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of emptiness or non-emptiness of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of emptiness or non-emptiness of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the emptiness and non-emptiness of form, or the emptiness and non-emptiness of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of emptiness and non-emptiness of form and the names of emptiness and non-emptiness of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of emptiness or non-emptiness of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of emptiness or non-emptiness of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of having characteristics or being without characteristics of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of having characteristics or being without characteristics of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as having characteristics and being without characteristics of form, or having characteristics and being without characteristics of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of having characteristics and being without characteristics of form and the names of having characteristics and being without characteristics of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of having characteristics or being without characteristics of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of having characteristics or being without characteristics of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of having aspirations or being without aspirations of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of having aspirations or being without aspirations of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as having aspirations and being without aspirations of form, or having aspirations and being without aspirations of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of having aspirations and being without aspirations of form and the names of having aspirations and being without aspirations of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of having aspirations or being without aspirations of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of having aspirations or being without aspirations of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of being quiescent or not being quiescent of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of being quiescent or not being quiescent of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as quiescence and non-quiescence of form, or quiescence and non-quiescence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of quiescence and non-quiescence of form and the names of quiescence and non-quiescence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of quiescence or non-quiescence of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of quiescence or non-quiescence of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of being apart or not being apart from form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of being apart or not being apart from feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as being apart and not being apart from form, or being apart and not being apart from feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of being apart and not being apart from form and the names of being apart and not being apart from feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of being apart or not being apart from form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of being apart or not being apart from feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of conditioned or unconditioned of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of conditioned or unconditioned of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the conditioned and unconditioned of form, or the conditioned and unconditioned of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of conditioned and unconditioned of form and the names of conditioned and unconditioned of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of conditioned or unconditioned of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of conditioned or unconditioned of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of being defiled or undefiled of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of being defiled or undefiled of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as the defiled and undefiled of form, or the defiled and undefiled of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of being defiled and undefiled of form and the names of being defiled and undefiled of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of being defiled or undefiled of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of being defiled or undefiled of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of belonging to saṃsāra or belonging to Nirvāṇa of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of belonging to saṃsāra or belonging to Nirvāṇa of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as belonging to saṃsāra and belonging to Nirvāṇa of form, or belonging to saṃsāra and belonging to Nirvāṇa of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of belonging to saṃsāra and belonging to Nirvāṇa of form and the names of belonging to saṃsāra and belonging to Nirvāṇa of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of belonging to saṃsāra or belonging to Nirvāṇa of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of belonging to saṃsāra or belonging to Nirvāṇa of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of inner, outer, or both inner and outer of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of inner, outer, or both inner and outer of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as inner, outer, and both inner and outer of form, or inner, outer, and both inner and outer of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of inner, outer, and both inner and outer of form and the names of inner, outer, and both inner and outer of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of inner, outer, or both inner and outer of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of inner, outer, or both inner and outer of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas?
“Subhūti, with regard to what meaning do you contemplate when you say that the very names of attainment or non-attainment of form are not Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of attainment or non-attainment of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not Great Bodhisattvas?”
“World-Honored One, just as attainment and non-attainment of form, or attainment and non-attainment of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, ultimately cannot be obtained, because their nature is nonexistent, how much less can there be the names of attainment and non-attainment of form and the names of attainment and non-attainment of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness! Since these names do not exist, how can one say that the very names of attainment or non-attainment of form are Great Bodhisattvas; that the very names of attainment or non-attainment of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are Great Bodhisattvas.”
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