Chapter 13
Then the venerable Śāradvatīputra inquired of the venerable Subhūti, “Venerable Subhūti, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, how do they investigate these phenomena? And, Venerable Subhūti, what is a bodhisattva? What is the perfection of wisdom? What is investigation?”
The venerable Śāradvatīputra having asked this, the venerable Subhūti then replied to him, “Venerable Śāradvatīputra, you said, ‘What is a bodhisattva?’ A being (sattva) is enlightenment (bodhi), and therefore is called a bodhisattva. With that enlightenment they know the aspects of all phenomena, but they are not attached to those phenomena. If you ask which phenomena they know the aspects of, they know the aspects of physical forms, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of feelings, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of perceptions, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of formative predispositions, but they are not attached to them; and they know the aspects of consciousness, but they are not attached to it.
“They know the aspects of the eyes, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the ears, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the nose, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the tongue, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the body, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of the mental faculty, but they are not attached to it. They know the aspects of sights, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of sounds, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of odors, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of tastes, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of tangibles, but they are not attached to them; and they know the aspects of mental phenomena, but they are not attached to them. They know the aspects of visual consciousness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of auditory consciousness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of olfactory consciousness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of gustatory consciousness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of tactile consciousness, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of mental consciousness, but they are not attached to it. They know the aspects of visually compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of aurally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of nasally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of lingually compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of corporeally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of mentally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to it. They know the aspects of feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to them; and they know the aspects of feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact, but they are not attached to them.
“They know the aspects of the earth element, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the water element, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the fire element, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the wind element, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the space element, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of the consciousness element, but they are not attached to it.
“They know the aspects of ignorance, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of formative predispositions, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of consciousness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of name and form, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the six sense fields, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of sensory contact, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of sensation, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of craving, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of grasping, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the rebirth process, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of birth, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of aging and death, but they are not attached to them.
“They know the aspects of the perfection of generosity, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the perfection of ethical discipline, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the perfection of tolerance, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the perfection of perseverance, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the perfection of meditative concentration, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of the perfection of wisdom, but they are not attached to it.
“They know the aspects of the emptiness of internal phenomena, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of external phenomena, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of emptiness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of great extent, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of ultimate reality, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of the unlimited, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of nonexclusion, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of inherent nature, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of all phenomena, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of nonentities, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of the emptiness of essential nature, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities, but they are not attached to it.
“They know the aspects of the applications of mindfulness, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the correct exertions, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the supports for miraculous ability, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the faculties, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the powers, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the branches of enlightenment, but they are not attached to them; and they know the aspects of the noble eightfold path, but they are not attached to it.
“They know the aspects of the truths of the noble ones, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the meditative concentrations, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the immeasurable attitudes, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the formless absorptions, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the liberations, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the extrasensory powers, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the meditative stabilities, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the dhāraṇī gateways, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the powers of the tathāgatas, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the fearlessnesses, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of the kinds of exact knowledge, but they are not attached to them; they know the aspects of great loving kindness, but they are not attached to it; they know the aspects of great compassion, but they are not attached to it; and they know the aspects of the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas, but they are not attached to them.”
Śāradvatīputra asked, “Venerable Subhūti, what aspects do all phenomena come in?”
“Venerable Śāradvatīputra,” replied the venerable Subhūti, “the aspects, modes, and signs through which phenomena are shaped, namely, the conditioned and unconditioned phenomena, or sights, sounds, odors, tastes, and tangibles, or external and internal phenomena through which they are known––those, the aspects, modes, and signs through which they are shaped, are called ‘the aspects all phenomena come in.’
“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, you said, ‘What is the perfection of wisdom?’ Venerable Śāradvatīputra, that which is called ‘wisdom gone to the other side’ is the far removed.626 If you ask from what it is far removed, Venerable Śāradvatīputra, it is far removed from the aggregates. That is why it is said to be far removed. It is far removed from the sensory elements. That is why it is said to be far removed. It is far removed from the sense fields. That is why it is said to be far removed. It is far removed from all afflicted mental states. That is why it is said to be far removed. It is far removed from all sorts of opinions. That is why it is said to be far removed. It is far removed from the six classes of living beings. That is why it is said to be far removed.
“It is far removed from the perfection of generosity, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the perfection of ethical discipline, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the perfection of tolerance, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the perfection of perseverance, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the perfection of meditative concentration, so it is said to be far removed; and far removed from the perfection of wisdom so it is said to be far removed.
“It is far removed from the emptiness of internal phenomena, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of external phenomena, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of emptiness, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of great extent, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of ultimate reality, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of the unlimited, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of nonexclusion, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of inherent nature, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of all phenomena, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of nonentities, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness of essential nature, so it is said to be far removed; and far removed from the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities, so it is said to be far removed.
“It is far removed from the applications of mindfulness, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the correct exertions, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the supports for miraculous ability, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the faculties, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the powers, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the branches of enlightenment, so it is said to be far removed; and far removed from the noble eightfold path, so it is said to be far removed.
“It is far removed from the truths of the noble ones, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the meditative concentrations, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the immeasurable attitudes, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the formless absorptions, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the liberations, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the serial steps of meditative absorption, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the extrasensory powers, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the meditative stabilities, so it is said to be far removed; and far removed from the dhāraṇī gateways, so it is said to be far removed.
“It is far removed from the powers of the tathāgatas, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the fearlessnesses, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the kinds of exact knowledge, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from great loving kindness, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from great compassion, so it is said to be far removed; and far removed from the distinct qualities of the buddhas, so it is said to be far removed.
“It is far removed from knowledge of all the dharmas, so it is said to be far removed; far removed from the knowledge of the aspects of the path, so it is said to be far removed; and far removed from all-aspect omniscience, so it is said to be far removed. For this reason, Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of wisdom is far removed.
“Venerable Śāradvatīputra you also said, ‘What is investigation?’ Venerable Śāradvatīputra, here, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether physical forms are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether perceptions are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the eyes are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the ears are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the ears are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the ears are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the nose is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the nose is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the nose is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the tongue is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the body is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the body is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the body is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the mental faculty is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether sights are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether sights are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether sights are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether sounds are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether sounds are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether sounds are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether odors are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether odors are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether odors are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether tastes are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether tastes are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether tastes are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether tangibles are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether mental phenomena are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether visual consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether auditory consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether olfactory consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether gustatory consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether tactile consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether mental consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether visually compounded sensory contact is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether aurally compounded sensory contact is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether nasally compounded sensory contact is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether lingually compounded sensory contact is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether corporeally compounded sensory contact is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether mentally compounded sensory contact is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the earth element is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the water element is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the water element is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the water element is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the fire element is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the wind element is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the space element is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the space element is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the space element is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether the consciousness element is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether ignorance is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether formative predispositions are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘permanent’ or is ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘happiness’ or is ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘self’ or is ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘pleasant’ or is ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘empty’ or is ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘with signs’ or is ‘signless’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘wished for’ or is ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘at peace’ or is ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether consciousness is ‘void’ or is ‘not void.’
“They do not investigate whether name and form are ‘permanent’ or are ‘impermanent’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘happiness’ or are ‘suffering’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘self’ or are ‘selfless’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘pleasant’ or are ‘unpleasant’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘empty’ or are ‘not empty’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘with signs’ or are ‘signless’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘wished for’ or are ‘wishless’; do not investigate whether name and form are ‘at peace’ or are ‘not at peace’; and do not investigate whether name and form are ‘void’ or are ‘not void.’