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