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The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Chapter 53 · continued 2

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“Through not paying attention to the perfection of generosity, the perfection of generosity is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the perfection of ethical discipline, the perfection of ethical discipline is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the perfection of tolerance, the perfection of tolerance is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the perfection of perseverance, the perfection of perseverance is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the perfection of meditative concentration, the perfection of meditative concentration is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the perfection of wisdom, the perfection of wisdom is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of internal phenomena, the emptiness of internal phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of external phenomena, the emptiness of external phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, the emptiness of external and internal phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of emptiness, the emptiness of emptiness is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of great extent, the emptiness of great extent is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of ultimate reality, the emptiness of ultimate reality is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, the emptiness of conditioned phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of the unlimited, the emptiness of the unlimited is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of nonexclusion, the emptiness of nonexclusion is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of inherent nature, the emptiness of inherent nature is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of all phenomena, the emptiness of all phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of nonentities, the emptiness of nonentities is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of essential nature, the emptiness of essential nature is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities, the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four applications of mindfulness, the applications of mindfulness are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four correct exertions, the correct exertions are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four supports for miraculous ability, the supports for miraculous ability are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the five faculties, the faculties are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the five powers, the powers are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the seven branches of enlightenment, the branches of enlightenment are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the noble eightfold path, the noble eightfold path is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four truths of the noble ones, the truths of the noble ones are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four meditative concentrations, the meditative concentrations are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four immeasurable attitudes, the immeasurable attitudes are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four formless absorptions, the formless absorptions are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the eight liberations, the liberations are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, the serial steps of meditative absorption are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the extrasensory powers, the extrasensory powers are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the meditative stabilities, the meditative stabilities are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the dhāraṇī gateways, the dhāraṇī gateways are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the ten powers of the tathāgatas, the powers of the tathāgatas are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four fearlessnesses, the fearlessnesses are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the four kinds of exact knowledge, the kinds of exact knowledge are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to great compassion, great compassion is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas, the distinct qualities of the buddhas are neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the fruit of having entered the stream, the fruit of having entered the stream is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the fruit of once-returner, the fruit of once-returner is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the fruit of non-returner, the fruit of non-returner is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to arhatship, arhatship is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to individual enlightenment, individual enlightenment is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to the knowledge of the aspects of the path, the knowledge of the aspects of the path is neither acquired nor relinquished. Through not paying attention to all-aspect omniscience, all-aspect omniscience is neither acquired nor relinquished.

“Subhūti, it is in this way that physical forms are neither acquired nor relinquished, that feelings are neither acquired nor relinquished, that perceptions are neither acquired nor relinquished, that formative predispositions are neither acquired nor relinquished, and that consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished; that the eyes are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the ears are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the nose is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the tongue is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the body is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the mental faculty is neither acquired nor relinquished; that sights are neither acquired nor relinquished, that sounds are neither acquired nor relinquished, that odors are neither acquired nor relinquished, that tastes are neither acquired nor relinquished, that tangibles are neither acquired nor relinquished, and that mental phenomena are neither acquired nor relinquished; that visual consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished, that auditory consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished, that olfactory consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished, that gustatory consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished, that tactile consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that mental consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished; that visually compounded sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished, that aurally compounded sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished, that nasally compounded sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished, that lingually compounded sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished, that corporeally compounded sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that mentally compounded sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished; that feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact are neither acquired nor relinquished, that feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact are neither acquired nor relinquished, that feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact are neither acquired nor relinquished, that feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact are neither acquired nor relinquished, that feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact are neither acquired nor relinquished, and that feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact are neither acquired nor relinquished; that the earth element is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the water element is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the fire element is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the wind element is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the space element is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the consciousness element is neither acquired nor relinquished; that ignorance is neither acquired nor relinquished, that formative predispositions are neither acquired nor relinquished, that consciousness is neither acquired nor relinquished, that name and form are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the six sense fields are neither acquired nor relinquished, that sensory contact is neither acquired nor relinquished, that sensation is neither acquired nor relinquished, that craving is neither acquired nor relinquished, that grasping is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the rebirth process is neither acquired nor relinquished, that birth is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that aging and death are neither acquired nor relinquished; that the perfection of generosity is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the perfection of ethical discipline is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the perfection of tolerance is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the perfection of perseverance is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the perfection of meditative concentration is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the perfection of wisdom is neither acquired nor relinquished; that the emptiness of internal phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of external phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of external and internal phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of emptiness is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of great extent is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of ultimate reality is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of conditioned phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of the unlimited is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of that which has is neither beginning nor end is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of nonexclusion is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of inherent nature is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of all phenomena is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of nonentities is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness of essential nature is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is neither acquired nor relinquished; that the four applications of mindfulness are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four correct exertions are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four supports for miraculous ability are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the five faculties are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the five powers are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the seven branches of enlightenment are neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the noble eightfold path is neither acquired nor relinquished; that the four truths of the noble ones are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four meditative concentrations are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four immeasurable attitudes are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four formless absorptions are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the eight liberations are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the extrasensory powers are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the meditative stabilities are neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the dhāraṇī gateways are neither acquired nor relinquished; that the ten powers of the tathāgatas are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four fearlessnesses are neither acquired nor relinquished, that the four kinds of exact knowledge are neither acquired nor relinquished, that great compassion is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas are neither acquired nor relinquished; and that the fruit of having entered the stream is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the fruit of once-returner is neither acquired nor relinquished, that the fruit of non-returner is neither acquired nor relinquished, that arhatship is neither acquired nor relinquished, that individual enlightenment is neither acquired nor relinquished, and that unsurpassed, perfect, complete enlightenment is neither acquired nor relinquished.”

Subhūti said, “Blessed Lord, if attention is not paid to physical forms, attention is not paid to feelings, attention is not paid to perceptions, attention is not paid to formative predispositions, and attention is not paid to consciousness; if attention is not paid to the eyes, attention is not paid to the ears, attention is not paid to the nose, attention is not paid to the tongue, attention is not paid to the body, and attention is not paid to the mental faculty; if attention is not paid to sights, attention is not paid to sounds, attention is not paid to odors, attention is not paid to tastes, attention is not paid to tangibles, and attention is not paid to mental phenomena; if attention is not paid to visual consciousness, attention is not paid to auditory consciousness, attention is not paid to olfactory consciousness, attention is not paid to gustatory consciousness, attention is not paid to tactile consciousness, and attention is not paid to mental consciousness; if attention is not paid to visually compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to aurally compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to nasally compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to lingually compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to corporeally compounded sensory contact, and attention is not paid to mentally compounded sensory contact; if attention is not paid to feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, attention is not paid to feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and attention is not paid to feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; if attention is not paid to the earth element, attention is not paid to the water element, attention is not paid to the fire element, attention is not paid to the wind element, attention is not paid to the space element, and attention is not paid to the consciousness element; if attention is not paid to ignorance, attention is not paid to formative predispositions, attention is not paid to consciousness, attention is not paid to name and form, attention is not paid to the six sense fields, attention is not paid to sensory contact, attention is not paid to sensation, attention is not paid to craving, attention is not paid to grasping, attention is not paid to the rebirth process, attention is not paid to birth, and attention is not paid to aging and death; if attention is not paid to the perfection of generosity, attention is not paid to the perfection of ethical discipline, attention is not paid to the perfection of tolerance, attention is not paid to the perfection of perseverance, attention is not paid to the perfection of meditative concentration, and attention is not paid to the perfection of wisdom; if attention is not paid to the emptiness of internal phenomena, attention is not paid to the emptiness of external phenomena, attention is not paid to the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, attention is not paid to the emptiness of emptiness, attention is not paid to the emptiness of great extent, attention is not paid to the emptiness of ultimate reality, attention is not paid to the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, attention is not paid to the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, attention is not paid to the emptiness of the unlimited, attention is not paid to the emptiness of that which has is neither beginning nor end, attention is not paid to the emptiness of nonexclusion, attention is not paid to the emptiness of inherent nature, attention is not paid to the emptiness of all phenomena, attention is not paid to the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, attention is not paid to the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, attention is not paid to the emptiness of nonentities, attention is not paid to the emptiness of essential nature, and attention is not paid to the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; if attention is not paid to the four applications of mindfulness, attention is not paid to the four correct exertions, attention is not paid to the four supports for miraculous ability, attention is not paid to the five faculties, attention is not paid to the five powers, attention is not paid to the seven branches of enlightenment, and attention is not paid to the noble eightfold path; if attention is not paid to the four truths of the noble ones, attention is not paid to the four meditative concentrations, attention is not paid to the four immeasurable attitudes, attention is not paid to the four formless absorptions, attention is not paid to the eight liberations, attention is not paid to the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, attention is not paid to the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, attention is not paid to the extrasensory powers, attention is not paid to the meditative stabilities, and attention is not paid to the dhāraṇī gateways; if attention is not paid to the ten powers of the tathāgatas, attention is not paid to the four fearlessnesses, attention is not paid to the four kinds of exact knowledge, attention is not paid to great compassion, and attention is not paid to the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas; and if attention is not paid to the fruit of having entered the stream, attention is not paid to the fruit of once-returner, attention is not paid to the fruit of non-returner, attention is not paid to arhatship, attention is not paid to individual enlightenment, attention is not paid to the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and attention is not paid to all-aspect omniscience, how then, Blessed Lord, if attention has not been paid to physical forms, attention has not been paid to feelings, attention has not been paid to perceptions, attention has not been paid to formative predispositions, and attention has not been paid to consciousness; if attention has not been paid to the eyes, attention has not been paid to the ears, attention has not been paid to the nose, attention has not been paid to the tongue, attention has not been paid to the body, and attention has not been paid to the mental faculty; if attention has not been paid to sights, attention has not been paid to sounds, attention has not been paid to odors, attention has not been paid to tastes, attention has not been paid to tangibles, and attention has not been paid to mental phenomena; if attention has not been paid to visual consciousness, attention has not been paid to auditory consciousness, attention has not been paid to olfactory consciousness, attention has not been paid to gustatory consciousness, attention has not been paid to tactile consciousness, and attention has not been paid to mental consciousness; if attention has not been paid to visually compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to aurally compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to nasally compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to lingually compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to corporeally compounded sensory contact, and attention has not been paid to mentally compounded sensory contact; if attention has not been paid to feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, attention has not been paid to feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and attention has not been paid to feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; if attention has not been paid to the earth element, attention has not been paid to the water element, attention has not been paid to the fire element, attention has not been paid to the wind element, attention has not been paid to the space element, and attention has not been paid to the consciousness element; if attention has not been paid to ignorance, attention has not been paid to formative predispositions, attention has not been paid to consciousness, attention has not been paid to name and form, attention has not been paid to the six sense fields, attention has not been paid to sensory contact, attention has not been paid to sensation, attention has not been paid to craving, attention has not been paid to grasping, attention has not been paid to the rebirth process, attention has not been paid to birth, and attention has not been paid to aging and death; if attention has not been paid to the perfection of generosity, attention has not been paid to the perfection of ethical discipline, attention has not been paid to the perfection of tolerance, attention has not been paid to the perfection of perseverance, attention has not been paid to the perfection of meditative concentration, and attention has not been paid to the perfection of wisdom; if attention has not been paid to the emptiness of internal phenomena, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of external phenomena, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of emptiness, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of great extent, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of ultimate reality, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of the unlimited, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of that which has is neither beginning nor end, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of nonexclusion, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of inherent nature, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of all phenomena, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of nonentities, attention has not been paid to the emptiness of essential nature, and attention has not been paid to the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; if attention has not been paid to the four applications of mindfulness, attention has not been paid to the four correct exertions, attention has not been paid to the four supports for miraculous ability, attention has not been paid to the five faculties, attention has not been paid to the five powers, attention has not been paid to the seven branches of enlightenment, and attention has not been paid to the noble eightfold path; if attention has not been paid to the four truths of the noble ones, attention has not been paid to the four meditative concentrations, attention has not been paid to the four immeasurable attitudes, attention has not been paid to the four formless absorptions, attention has not been paid to the eight liberations, attention has not been paid to the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, attention has not been paid to the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, attention has not been paid to the extrasensory powers, attention has not been paid to the meditative stabilities, and attention has not been paid to the dhāraṇī gateways; if attention has not been paid to the ten powers of the tathāgatas, attention has not been paid to the four fearlessnesses, attention has not been paid to the four kinds of exact knowledge, attention has not been paid to great compassion, and attention has not been paid to the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas; and if attention has not been paid to the fruit of having entered the stream, attention has not been paid to the fruit of once-returner, attention has not been paid to the fruit of non-returner, attention has not been paid to arhatship, attention has not been paid to individual enlightenment, attention has not been paid to the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and attention has not been paid to all-aspect omniscience, will the roots of virtue increase? And if the roots of virtue have not increased, how will the six perfections still be completed? And if the six perfections have not been completed, how will all-aspect omniscience still be attained?”

“Subhūti,” replied the Blessed One, “once bodhisattva great beings do not pay attention to physical forms, do not pay attention to feelings, do not pay attention to perceptions, do not pay attention to formative predispositions, and do not pay attention to consciousness; do not pay attention to the eyes, do not pay attention to the ears, do not pay attention to the nose, do not pay attention to the tongue, do not pay attention to the body, and do not pay attention to the mental faculty; do not pay attention to sights, do not pay attention to sounds, do not pay attention to odors, do not pay attention to tastes, do not pay attention to tangibles, and do not pay attention to mental phenomena; do not pay attention to visual consciousness, do not pay attention to auditory consciousness, do not pay attention to olfactory consciousness, do not pay attention to gustatory consciousness, do not pay attention to tactile consciousness, and do not pay attention to mental consciousness; do not pay attention to visually compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to aurally compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to nasally compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to lingually compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to corporeally compounded sensory contact, and do not pay attention to mentally compounded sensory contact; do not pay attention to feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, do not pay attention to feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, and do not pay attention to feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact; do not pay attention to the earth element, do not pay attention to the water element, do not pay attention to the fire element, do not pay attention to the wind element, do not pay attention to the space element, and do not pay attention to the consciousness element; do not pay attention to ignorance, do not pay attention to formative predispositions, do not pay attention to consciousness, do not pay attention to name and form, do not pay attention to the six sense fields, do not pay attention to sensory contact, do not pay attention to sensation, do not pay attention to craving, do not pay attention to grasping, do not pay attention to the rebirth process, do not pay attention to birth, and do not pay attention to aging and death; do not pay attention to the perfection of generosity, do not pay attention to the perfection of ethical discipline, do not pay attention to the perfection of tolerance, do not pay attention to the perfection of perseverance, do not pay attention to the perfection of meditative concentration, and do not pay attention to the perfection of wisdom; do not pay attention to the emptiness of internal phenomena, do not pay attention to the emptiness of external phenomena, do not pay attention to the emptiness of external and internal phenomena, do not pay attention to the emptiness of emptiness, do not pay attention to the emptiness of great extent, do not pay attention to the emptiness of ultimate reality, do not pay attention to the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, do not pay attention to the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, do not pay attention to the emptiness of the unlimited, do not pay attention to the emptiness of that which has is neither beginning nor end, do not pay attention to the emptiness of nonexclusion, do not pay attention to the emptiness of inherent nature, do not pay attention to the emptiness of all phenomena, do not pay attention to the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, do not pay attention to the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, do not pay attention to the emptiness of nonentities, do not pay attention to the emptiness of essential nature, and do not pay attention to the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities; do not pay attention to the four applications of mindfulness, do not pay attention to the four correct exertions, do not pay attention to the four supports for miraculous ability, do not pay attention to the five faculties, do not pay attention to the five powers, do not pay attention to the seven branches of enlightenment, and do not pay attention to the noble eightfold path; do not pay attention to the four truths of the noble ones, do not pay attention to the four meditative concentrations, do not pay attention to the four immeasurable attitudes, do not pay attention to the four formless absorptions, do not pay attention to the eight liberations, do not pay attention to the nine serial steps of meditative absorption, do not pay attention to the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, do not pay attention to the extrasensory powers, do not pay attention to the meditative stabilities, and do not pay attention to the dhāraṇī gateways; do not pay attention to the ten powers of the tathāgatas, do not pay attention to the four fearlessnesses, do not pay attention to the four kinds of exact knowledge, do not pay attention to great compassion, and do not pay attention to the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas; and do not pay attention to the fruit of having entered the stream, do not pay attention to the fruit of once-returner, do not pay attention to the fruit of non-returner, do not pay attention to arhatship, do not pay attention to individual enlightenment, do not pay attention to the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and do not pay attention to all-aspect omniscience, at that time their roots of virtue of will increase. Because the roots of virtuous action have increased, the six perfections will be completed, and because the six perfections will have been completed, all-aspect omniscience will be attained.

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