“Subhūti, it is because the truths of the noble ones cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the truths of the noble ones. Subhūti, it is because the meditative concentrations cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the meditative concentrations. Subhūti, it is because the immeasurable attitudes cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the immeasurable attitudes. Subhūti, it is because the formless absorptions cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the formless absorptions. Subhūti, it is because the liberations cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the liberations. Subhūti, it is because the serial steps of meditative absorption cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the serial steps of meditative absorption. Subhūti, it is because the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation. Subhūti, it is because the extrasensory powers cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the extrasensory powers. Subhūti, it is because the meditative stabilities cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the meditative stabilities. Subhūti, it is because the dhāraṇī gateways cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the dhāraṇī gateways. Subhūti, it is because the powers of the tathāgatas cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the powers of the tathāgatas. Subhūti, it is because the fearlessnesses cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the fearlessnesses. Subhūti, it is because the kinds of exact knowledge cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the kinds of exact knowledge. Subhūti, it is because great compassion cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in great compassion. Subhūti, it is because the distinct qualities of the buddhas cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the distinct qualities of the buddhas.
“Subhūti, it is because the fruit of having entered the stream cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the fruit of having entered the stream. Subhūti, it is because the fruit of once-returner cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the fruit of once-returner. Subhūti, it is because the fruit of non-returner cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the fruit of non-returner. Subhūti, it is because arhatship cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in arhatship. Subhūti, it is because individual enlightenment cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in individual enlightenment. Subhūti, it is because the knowledge of the aspects of the path cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in the knowledge of the aspects of the path. Subhūti, it is because all-aspect omniscience cannot be apprehended that they have conviction in the perfection of wisdom. So it is, that those who have conviction in the perfection of wisdom do not have conviction in all-aspect omniscience.”
“So it is, Blessed Lord, that this perfection of wisdom is the great perfection.”
“Subhūti, for what reason do you think this perfection of wisdom is the great perfection?” asked the Blessed One.
Subhūti replied, “Blessed Lord, the perfection of wisdom does not enhance or diminish816 physical forms, does not enhance or diminish feelings, does not enhance or diminish perceptions, does not enhance or diminish formative predispositions, and does not enhance or diminish consciousness; it does not enhance or diminish the eyes, does not enhance or diminish the ears, does not enhance or diminish the nose, does not enhance or diminish the tongue, does not enhance or diminish the body, and does not enhance or diminish the mental faculty; it does not enhance or diminish sights, does not enhance or diminish sounds, does not enhance or diminish odors, does not enhance or diminish tastes, does not enhance or diminish tangibles, and does not enhance or diminish mental phenomena; it does not enhance or diminish visual consciousness, does not enhance or diminish auditory consciousness, does not enhance or diminish olfactory consciousness, does not enhance or diminish gustatory consciousness, does not enhance or diminish tactile consciousness, and does not enhance or diminish mental consciousness; it does not enhance or diminish visually compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish aurally compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish nasally compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish lingually compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not enhance or diminish mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not enhance or diminish feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not enhance or diminish feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not enhance or diminish the earth element, does not enhance or diminish the water element, does not enhance or diminish the fire element, does not enhance or diminish the wind element, does not enhance or diminish the space element, and does not enhance or diminish the consciousness element; it does not enhance or diminish ignorance, does not enhance or diminish formative predispositions, does not enhance or diminish consciousness, does not enhance or diminish name and form, does not enhance or diminish the six sense fields, does not enhance or diminish sensory contact, does not enhance or diminish sensation, does not enhance or diminish craving, does not enhance or diminish grasping, does not enhance or diminish the rebirth process, does not enhance or diminish birth, and does not enhance or diminish aging and death; it does not enhance or diminish the perfection of generosity, does not enhance or diminish the perfection of ethical discipline, does not enhance or diminish the perfection of tolerance, does not enhance or diminish the perfection of perseverance, and does not enhance or diminish the perfection of meditative concentration; it does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of internal phenomena, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of external phenomena, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of emptiness, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of great extent, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of ultimate reality, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of the unlimited, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of nonexclusion, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of inherent nature, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of all phenomena, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of nonentities, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of essential nature, and does not enhance or diminish the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; it does not enhance or diminish the applications of mindfulness, does not enhance or diminish the correct exertions, does not enhance or diminish the supports for miraculous ability, does not enhance or diminish the faculties, does not enhance or diminish the powers, does not enhance or diminish the branches of enlightenment, and does not enhance or diminish the noble eightfold path; it does not enhance or diminish the truths of the noble ones, does not enhance or diminish the meditative concentrations, does not enhance or diminish the immeasurable attitudes, does not enhance or diminish the formless absorptions, does not enhance or diminish the liberations, does not enhance or diminish the serial steps of meditative absorption, does not enhance or diminish the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, does not enhance or diminish the extrasensory powers, does not enhance or diminish the meditative stabilities, does not enhance or diminish the dhāraṇī gateways, does not enhance or diminish the ten powers of the tathāgatas, does not enhance or diminish the four fearlessnesses, does not enhance or diminish the four kinds of exact knowledge, does not enhance or diminish great compassion, and does not enhance or diminish the distinct qualities of the buddhas; and it does not enhance or diminish the fruit of having entered the stream, does not enhance or diminish the fruit of once-returner, does not enhance or diminish the fruit of non-returner, does not enhance or diminish arhatship, does not enhance or diminish individual enlightenment, does not enhance or diminish the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and does not enhance or diminish enlightenment, the buddhas, or the attributes of the buddhas.
“Moreover, the perfection of wisdom does not gather together or scatter apart817 physical forms, does not gather together or scatter apart feelings, does not gather together or scatter apart perceptions, does not gather together or scatter apart formative predispositions, and does not gather together or scatter apart consciousness; it does not gather together or scatter apart the eyes, does not gather together or scatter apart the ears, does not gather together or scatter apart the nose, does not gather together or scatter apart the tongue, does not gather together or scatter apart the body, and does not gather together or scatter apart the mental faculty; it does not gather together or scatter apart sights, does not gather together or scatter apart sounds, does not gather together or scatter apart odors, does not gather together or scatter apart tastes, does not gather together or scatter apart tangibles, and does not gather together or scatter apart mental phenomena; it does not gather together or scatter apart visual consciousness, does not gather together or scatter apart auditory consciousness, does not gather together or scatter apart olfactory consciousness, does not gather together or scatter apart gustatory consciousness, does not gather together or scatter apart tactile consciousness, and does not gather together or scatter apart mental consciousness; it does not gather together or scatter apart visually compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart aurally compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart nasally compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart lingually compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not gather together or scatter apart mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not gather together or scatter apart feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not gather together or scatter apart feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not gather together or scatter apart the earth element, does not gather together or scatter apart the water element, does not gather together or scatter apart the fire element, does not gather together or scatter apart the wind element, does not gather together or scatter apart the space element, and does not gather together or scatter apart the consciousness element; it does not gather together or scatter apart ignorance, does not gather together or scatter apart formative predispositions, does not gather together or scatter apart consciousness, does not gather together or scatter apart name and form, does not gather together or scatter apart the six sense fields, does not gather together or scatter apart sensory contact, does not gather together or scatter apart sensation, does not gather together or scatter apart craving, does not gather together or scatter apart grasping, does not gather together or scatter apart the rebirth process, does not gather together or scatter apart birth, and does not gather together or scatter apart aging and death; it does not gather together or scatter apart the perfection of generosity, does not gather together or scatter apart the perfection of ethical discipline, does not gather together or scatter apart the perfection of tolerance, does not gather together or scatter apart the perfection of perseverance, and does not gather together or scatter apart the perfection of meditative concentration; it does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of internal phenomena, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of external phenomena, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of emptiness, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of great extent, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of ultimate reality, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of the unlimited, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of nonexclusion, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of inherent nature, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of all phenomena, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of nonentities, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of essential nature, and does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; it does not gather together or scatter apart the applications of mindfulness, does not gather together or scatter apart the correct exertions, does not gather together or scatter apart the supports for miraculous ability, does not gather together or scatter apart the faculties, does not gather together or scatter apart the powers, does not gather together or scatter apart the branches of enlightenment, and does not gather together or scatter apart the noble eightfold path; it does not gather together or scatter apart the truths of the noble ones, does not gather together or scatter apart the meditative concentrations, does not gather together or scatter apart the immeasurable attitudes, does not gather together or scatter apart the formless absorptions, does not gather together or scatter apart the eight liberations, does not gather together or scatter apart the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, does not gather together or scatter apart the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, does not gather together or scatter apart the extrasensory powers, does not gather together or scatter apart the meditative stabilities, does not gather together or scatter apart the dhāraṇī gateways, does not gather together or scatter apart the ten powers of the tathāgatas, does not gather together or scatter apart the four fearlessnesses, does not gather together or scatter apart the four kinds of exact knowledge, does not gather together or scatter apart great compassion, and does not gather together or scatter apart the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas; and it does not gather together or scatter apart the fruit of having entered the stream, does not gather together or scatter apart the fruit of once-returner, does not gather together or scatter apart the fruit of non-returner, does not gather together or scatter apart arhatship, does not gather together or scatter apart individual enlightenment, does not gather together or scatter apart the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and does not gather together or scatter apart enlightenment, the buddhas, or the attributes of the buddhas.
“Moreover, the perfection of wisdom does not make physical forms measurable or make them immeasurable,818 does not make feelings measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make perceptions measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make formative predispositions measurable or make them immeasurable, and does not make consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make the eyes measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the ears measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the nose measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the tongue measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the body measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make the mental faculty measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make sights measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make sounds measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make odors measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make tastes measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make tangibles measurable or make them immeasurable, and does not make mental phenomena measurable or make them immeasurable; it does not make visual consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make auditory consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make olfactory consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make gustatory consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make tactile consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make mental consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make visually compounded sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make aurally compounded sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make nasally compounded sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make lingually compounded sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make corporeally compounded sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make mentally compounded sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact measurable or make them immeasurable, and does not make feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact measurable or make them immeasurable; it does not make the earth element measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the water element measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the fire element measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the wind element measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the space element measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make the consciousness element measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make ignorance measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make formative predispositions measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make consciousness measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make name and form measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the six sense fields measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make sensory contact measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make sensation measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make craving measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make grasping measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the rebirth process measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make birth measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make aging and death measurable or make them immeasurable; it does not make the perfection of generosity measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the perfection of ethical discipline measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the perfection of tolerance measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the perfection of perseverance measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make the perfection of meditative concentration measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make the emptiness of internal phenomena measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of external phenomena measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of external and internal phenomena measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of emptiness measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of great extent measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of ultimate reality measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of conditioned phenomena measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of the unlimited measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of nonexclusion measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of an inherent nature measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of all phenomena measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of nonentities measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the emptiness of essential nature measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make the applications of mindfulness measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the correct exertions measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the supports for miraculous ability measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the faculties measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the powers measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the branches of enlightenment measurable or make them immeasurable, and does not make the noble eightfold path measurable or make it immeasurable; it does not make the truths of the noble ones measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the meditative concentrations measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the immeasurable attitudes measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the formless absorptions measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the eight liberations measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the nine serial steps of meditative absorption measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the extrasensory powers measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the meditative stabilities measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the dhāraṇī gateways measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the ten powers of the tathāgatas measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the four fearlessnesses measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make the four kinds of exact knowledge measurable or make them immeasurable, does not make great compassion measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas measurable or make them immeasurable; and it does not make the fruit of having entered the stream measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the fruit of once-returner measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the fruit of non-returner measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make arhatship measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make individual enlightenment measurable or make it immeasurable, does not make the knowledge of the aspects of the path measurable or make it immeasurable, and does not make enlightenment, the buddhas, or the attributes of the buddhas measurable or make them immeasurable.
“Moreover, the perfection of wisdom does not expand or compress819 physical forms, does not expand or compress feelings, does not expand or compress perceptions, does not expand or compress formative predispositions, and does not expand or compress consciousness; it does not expand or compress the eyes, does not expand or compress the ears, does not expand or compress the nose, does not expand or compress the tongue, does not expand or compress the body, and does not expand or compress the mental faculty; it does not expand or compress sights, does not expand or compress sounds, does not expand or compress odors, does not expand or compress tastes, does not expand or compress tangibles, and does not expand or compress mental phenomena; it does not expand or compress visual consciousness, does not expand or compress auditory consciousness, does not expand or compress olfactory consciousness, does not expand or compress gustatory consciousness, does not expand or compress tactile consciousness, and does not expand or compress mental consciousness; it does not expand or compress visually compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress aurally compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress nasally compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress lingually compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not expand or compress mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not expand or compress feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, does not expand or compress feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not expand or compress feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not expand or compress the earth element, does not expand or compress the water element, does not expand or compress the fire element, does not expand or compress the wind element, does not expand or compress the space element, and does not expand or compress the consciousness element; it does not expand or compress ignorance, does not expand or compress formative predispositions, does not expand or compress consciousness, does not expand or compress name and form, does not expand or compress the six sense fields, does not expand or compress sensory contact, does not expand or compress sensation, does not expand or compress craving, does not expand or compress grasping, does not expand or compress the rebirth process, does not expand or compress birth, and does not expand or compress aging and death; it does not expand or compress the perfection of generosity, does not expand or compress the perfection of ethical discipline, does not expand or compress the perfection of tolerance, does not expand or compress the perfection of perseverance, and does not expand or compress the perfection of meditative concentration; it does not expand or compress the emptiness of internal phenomena, does not expand or compress the emptiness of external phenomena, does not expand or compress the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, does not expand or compress the emptiness of emptiness, does not expand or compress the emptiness of great extent, does not expand or compress the emptiness of ultimate reality, does not expand or compress the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, does not expand or compress the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, does not expand or compress the emptiness of the unlimited, does not expand or compress the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, does not expand or compress the emptiness of nonexclusion, does not expand or compress the emptiness of inherent nature, does not expand or compress the emptiness of all phenomena, does not expand or compress the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, does not expand or compress the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, does not expand or compress the emptiness of nonentities, does not expand or compress the emptiness of essential nature, and does not expand or compress the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; it does not expand or compress the applications of mindfulness, does not expand or compress the correct exertions, does not expand or compress the supports for miraculous ability, does not expand or compress the faculties, does not expand or compress the powers, does not expand or compress the branches of enlightenment, and does not expand or compress the noble eightfold path; it does not expand or compress the truths of the noble ones, does not expand or compress the meditative concentrations, does not expand or compress the immeasurable attitudes, does not expand or compress the formless absorptions, does not expand or compress the eight liberations, does not expand or compress the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, does not expand or compress the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, does not expand or compress the extrasensory powers, does not expand or compress the meditative stabilities, does not expand or compress the dhāraṇī gateways, does not expand or compress the ten powers of the tathāgatas, does not expand or compress the four fearlessnesses, does not expand or compress the four kinds of exact knowledge, does not expand or compress great compassion, and does not expand or compress the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas; and it does not expand or compress the fruit of having entered the stream, does not expand or compress the fruit of once-returner, does not expand or compress the fruit of non-returner, does not expand or compress arhatship, does not expand or compress individual enlightenment, does not expand or compress the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and does not expand or compress enlightenment, the buddhas, or the attributes of the buddhas.
“Moreover, the perfection of wisdom does not strengthen or weaken820 physical forms, does not strengthen or weaken feelings, does not strengthen or weaken perceptions, does not strengthen or weaken formative predispositions, and does not strengthen or weaken consciousness; it does not strengthen or weaken the eyes, does not strengthen or weaken the ears, does not strengthen or weaken the nose, does not strengthen or weaken the tongue, does not strengthen or weaken the body, and does not strengthen or weaken the mental faculty; it does not strengthen or weaken sights, does not strengthen or weaken sounds, does not strengthen nor weaken odors, does not strengthen nor weaken tastes, does not strengthen nor weaken tangibles, and does not strengthen nor weaken mental phenomena; it does not strengthen or weaken visual consciousness, does not strengthen or weaken auditory consciousness, does not strengthen or weaken olfactory consciousness, does not strengthen or weaken gustatory consciousness, does not strengthen or weaken tactile consciousness, and does not strengthen or weaken mental consciousness; it does not strengthen or weaken visually compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken aurally compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken nasally compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken lingually compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not strengthen or weaken mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not strengthen or weaken feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and does not strengthen or weaken feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; it does not strengthen or weaken the earth element, does not strengthen or weaken the water element, does not strengthen or weaken the fire element, does not strengthen or weaken the wind element, does not strengthen or weaken the space element, and does not strengthen or weaken the consciousness element; it does not strengthen or weaken ignorance, does not strengthen or weaken formative predispositions, does not strengthen or weaken consciousness, does not strengthen or weaken name and form, does not strengthen or weaken the six sense fields, does not strengthen or weaken sensory contact, does not strengthen or weaken sensation, does not strengthen or weaken craving, does not strengthen or weaken grasping, does not strengthen or weaken the rebirth process, does not strengthen or weaken birth, and does not strengthen or weaken aging and death; it does not strengthen or weaken the perfection of generosity, does not strengthen or weaken the perfection of ethical discipline, does not strengthen or weaken the perfection of tolerance, does not strengthen or weaken the perfection of perseverance, and does not strengthen or weaken the perfection of meditative concentration; it does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of internal phenomena, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of external phenomena, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of emptiness, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of great extent, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of ultimate reality, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of the unlimited, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of nonexclusion, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of inherent nature, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of all phenomena, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of nonentities, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of essential nature, and does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; it does not strengthen or weaken the applications of mindfulness, does not strengthen or weaken the correct exertions, does not strengthen or weaken the supports for miraculous ability, does not strengthen or weaken the faculties, does not strengthen or weaken the powers, does not strengthen or weaken the branches of enlightenment, and does not strengthen or weaken the noble eightfold path; it does not strengthen or weaken the truths of the noble ones, does not strengthen or weaken the meditative concentrations, does not strengthen or weaken the immeasurable attitudes, does not strengthen or weaken the formless absorptions, does not strengthen or weaken the eight liberations, does not strengthen or weaken the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, does not strengthen or weaken the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, does not strengthen or weaken the extrasensory powers, does not strengthen or weaken the meditative stabilities, does not strengthen or weaken the dhāraṇī gateways, does not strengthen or weaken the ten powers of the tathāgatas, does not strengthen or weaken the four fearlessnesses, does not strengthen or weaken the four kinds of exact knowledge, does not strengthen or weaken great compassion, and does not strengthen or weaken the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas; and it does not strengthen or weaken the fruit of having entered the stream, does not strengthen or weaken the fruit of once-returner, does not strengthen or weaken the fruit of non-returner, does not strengthen or weaken arhatship, does not strengthen or weaken individual enlightenment, does not strengthen or weaken the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and does not strengthen or weaken enlightenment, the buddhas, or the attributes of the buddhas.
“Blessed Lord, in this way this perfection of wisdom is the great perfection of bodhisattva great beings.