“If you ask why, Subhūti, it is because the real nature of physical forms and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of perceptions and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of formative predispositions and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the eyes and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the ears and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the nose and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the tongue and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the body and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the mental faculty and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of sights and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of sounds and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of odors and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of tastes and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of tangibles and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of mental phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of visual consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of auditory consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of olfactory consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of gustatory consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of tactile consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of mental consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of visually compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of aurally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of nasally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of lingually compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of corporeally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of mentally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the earth element and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the water element and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the fire element and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the wind element and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the space element and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the consciousness element and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of ignorance and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of formative predispositions and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of consciousness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of name and form and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the six sense fields and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of sensory contact and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of sensation and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of craving and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of grasping and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the rebirth process and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of birth and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of aging and death and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the perfection of generosity and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the perfection of ethical discipline and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the perfection of tolerance and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the perfection of perseverance and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the perfection of meditative concentration and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the perfection of wisdom and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of internal phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of external phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of external and internal phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of emptiness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of great extent and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of ultimate reality and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of conditioned phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of the unlimited and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of nonexclusion and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of inherent nature and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of all phenomena and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of nonentities and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of essential nature and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the applications of mindfulness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the correct exertions and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the supports for miraculous ability and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the faculties and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the powers and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the branches of enlightenment and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the noble eightfold path and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the truths of the noble ones and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the meditative concentrations and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the immeasurable attitudes and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the formless absorptions and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the liberations and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the serial steps of meditative absorption and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the extrasensory powers and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the meditative stabilities and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the dhāraṇī gateways and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the powers of the tathāgatas and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the fearlessnesses and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the kinds of exact knowledge and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of great loving kindness and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of great compassion and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature. The real nature of the distinct qualities of the buddhas and the real nature of all-aspect omniscience are one and the same real nature.”
This completes the thirty-seventh chapter from “The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines.”