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The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Chapter 13 · continued 7

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“Venerable Śāradvatīputra,” replied Subhūti, “I do not hold that physical forms that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that perceptions that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that formative predispositions that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the eyes that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the ears that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the nose that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the tongue that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the body that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the mental faculty that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that sights that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that sounds that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that odors that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that tastes that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that tangibles that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that mental phenomena that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that visual consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that auditory consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that olfactory consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that gustatory consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that tactile consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that mental consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that visually compounded sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that aurally compounded sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that nasally compounded sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that lingually compounded sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that corporeally compounded sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that mentally compounded sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold the earth element that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the water element that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the fire element that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the wind element that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the space element that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the consciousness element that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that ignorance that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that formative predispositions that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that consciousness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that name and form that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the six sense fields that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that sensory contact that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that sensation that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that craving that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that grasping that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the rebirth process that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that birth that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that and aging and death that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the perfection of generosity that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the perfection of ethical discipline that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the perfection of tolerance that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the perfection of perseverance that has arisen, which is empty of essential existence, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the perfection of meditative concentration that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that and the perfection of wisdom that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of internal phenomena that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of external phenomena that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of external and internal phenomena that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of emptiness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of great extent that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of ultimate reality that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of conditioned phenomena that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of the unlimited that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of nonexclusion that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of inherent nature that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of all phenomena that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of nonentities that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of essential nature that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the applications of mindfulness that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the correct exertions that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the supports for miraculous ability that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the faculties that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the powers that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the branches of enlightenment that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the noble eightfold path that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the truths of the noble ones that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the meditative concentrations that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the immeasurable attitudes that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the formless absorptions that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the liberations that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the serial steps of meditative absorption that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the extrasensory powers that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the meditative stabilities that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the dhāraṇī gateways that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the powers of the tathāgatas that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the fearlessnesses that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the kinds of exact knowledge that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that great loving kindness that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that great compassion that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the distinct qualities of the buddhas that have arisen, which are empty of essential nature, arise.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the fruit of having entered the stream that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the fruit of once-returner that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the fruit of non-returner that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that arhatship that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that individual enlightenment that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that the knowledge of the aspects of the path that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not hold that all-aspect omniscience that has arisen, which is empty of essential nature, arises.”

Venerable Śāradvatīputra asked, “Venerable Subhūti, does arising arise? Or else, does nonarising arise?”

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra,” replied Subhūti, “arising does not arise, nor does nonarising arise. If you ask why, Venerable Śāradvatīputra, it is because both phenomena that arise and phenomena that are nonarising are neither conjoined nor disjoined, and are immaterial, impossible to indicate, unobstructed, and have only one defining characteristic, which is to say, they are without defining characteristics. For that reason, Venerable Śāradvatīputra, arising does not arise, nor does nonarising arise.”

Venerable Śāradvatīputra asked, “Venerable Subhūti, if you have the confidence that inspires you to say ‘phenomena that have not arisen, phenomena that have not arisen,’ well then, Venerable Subhūti, do you also have the confidence that inspires you to say there is no arising of phenomena that have not arisen?”

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra,” replied Subhūti, “you say, ‘You have the confidence that inspires you to say “phenomena that have not arisen, phenomena that have not arisen.” ’ Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I do not have the confidence that inspires me to say ‘phenomena that have not arisen, phenomena that have not arisen.’ Venerable Śāradvatīputra, I also do not have the confidence that inspires me to say there is no arising of phenomena that have not arisen. If you ask why, Venerable Śāradvatīputra, it is because all the phenomena––the phenomenon that has not arisen, the nonarising, the confidence that inspires speech, the sayings, and the failure to arise634–– are neither conjoined nor disjoined, and are immaterial, impossible to indicate, unobstructed, and have only one defining characteristic, which is to say, they are without defining characteristics.”

Śāradvatīputra asked, “Venerable Subhūti, is a statement a nonarising, is a confidence that inspires the statement also a nonarising, and is a phenomenon also a nonarising? Are those phenomena about which there is a confidence that inspires speaking also a nonarising?”

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, it is so!” replied Subhūti. “The statement has not arisen. The confidence that inspires speaking has not arisen. The phenomenon has not arisen. Those phenomena about which there is a confidence that inspires speaking also have not arisen.635 If you ask why, Venerable Śāradvatīputra, it is because physical forms are nonarising, feelings are nonarising, perceptions are nonarising, formative predispositions are nonarising, and consciousness is nonarising.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, for this reason the statement is nonarising, the confidence that inspires speaking is nonarising, and the phenomenon is nonarising. Those phenomena about which there is a confidence that inspires speaking are also nonarisings.”

Śāradvatīputra said, “Venerable Subhūti, you should rightly be established as supreme among those who teach the Dharma! If you ask why, it is because however the elder Subhūti is questioned, he is not impeded by it.”

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra,” replied Subhūti, “it is the reality of things that however those śrāvakas of the Blessed One, who have not taken any phenomenon as a support, are questioned, they are not impeded by it. If you ask why, it is because all phenomena are without any support.”636

Śāradvatīputra asked, “Venerable Subhūti, how is it that all phenomena are without any support?”

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra,” replied Subhūti, “physical forms are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, perceptions are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, formative predispositions are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the eyes are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the ears are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the nose is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the tongue is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the body is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the mental faculty is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, sights are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, sounds are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, odors are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, tastes are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, tangibles are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, mental phenomena are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, visual consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, auditory consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, olfactory consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, gustatory consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, tactile consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, mental consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, visually compounded sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, aurally compounded sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, nasally compounded sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, lingually compounded sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, corporeally compounded sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, mentally compounded sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the earth element is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the water element is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the fire element is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the wind element is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the space element is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the consciousness element is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, ignorance is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, formative predispositions are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, consciousness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, name and form are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the six sense fields are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, sensory contact is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, sensation is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, craving is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, grasping is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the rebirth process is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, birth is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, aging and death are empty of an inherent nature, so they have no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and they cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of generosity is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of ethical discipline is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of tolerance is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of perseverance is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of meditative concentration is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the perfection of wisdom is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

“Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of internal phenomena is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of external phenomena is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of external and internal phenomena is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of emptiness is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of great extent is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of ultimate reality is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of conditioned phenomena is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of the unlimited is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of nonexclusion is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of inherent nature is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of all phenomena is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of nonentities is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of essential nature is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both. Venerable Śāradvatīputra, the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is empty of an inherent nature, so it has no support in internal phenomena, no support in external phenomena, and it cannot be apprehended in the absence of both.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha

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’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa

The Noble Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Ārya­śata­sāhasrikā­prajñā­pāramitā

· Toh 8 ·

Degé Kangyur, (’bum, ka), folios 1.b–394.a; (’bum, kha), folios 1.b–402.a; (’bum, ga), folios 1.b–394.a; (’bum, nga), folios 1.b–381.a; (’bum, ca), folios 1.b–395.a; (’bum, cha), folios 1.b–382.a; (’bum, ja), folios 1.b–398.a; (’bum, nya), folios 1.b–399.a; (’bum, ta), folios 1.b–384.a; (’bum, tha), folios 1.b–387.a; (’bum, da), folios 1.b–411.a; and (’bum, a), folios 1.b–395.a (vols. 14–25)
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