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The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Chapter 53 · continued 5

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“They are not fixated on the eyes being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the ears being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the nose being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the tongue being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the body being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the mental faculty being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on sights being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on sounds being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on odors being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on tastes being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on tangibles being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on mental phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on visual consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on auditory consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on olfactory consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on gustatory consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on tactile consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on mental consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on visually compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on aurally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on nasally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on lingually compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on corporeally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on mentally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the earth element being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the water element being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the fire element being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the wind element being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the space element being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the consciousness element being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on ignorance being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on formative predispositions being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on consciousness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on name and form being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the six sense fields being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on sensory contact being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on sensation being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on craving being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on grasping being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the rebirth process being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on birth being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on aging and death being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the perfection of generosity being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the perfection of ethical discipline being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the perfection of tolerance being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the perfection of perseverance being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the perfection of meditative concentration being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the perfection of wisdom being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the emptiness of internal phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external and internal phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of emptiness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of great extent being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of ultimate reality being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of conditioned phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of the unlimited being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonexclusion being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of inherent nature being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of all phenomena being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonentities being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of essential nature being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the four applications of mindfulness being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four correct exertions being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four supports for miraculous ability being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the five faculties being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the five powers being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the seven branches of enlightenment being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the noble eightfold path being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the four truths of the noble ones being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four meditative concentrations being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four immeasurable attitudes being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four formless absorptions being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the eight liberations being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the nine serial steps of meditative absorption being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the extrasensory powers being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the meditative stabilities being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the dhāraṇī gateways being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the ten powers of the tathāgatas being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four fearlessnesses being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the four kinds of exact knowledge being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on great compassion being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on the fruit of having entered the stream being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the fruit of once-returner being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the fruit of non-returner being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on arhatship being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on individual enlightenment being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on the knowledge of the aspects of the path being at peace or not at peace. They are not fixated on all-aspect omniscience being at peace or not at peace.

“They are not fixated on physical forms being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on perceptions being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on formative predispositions being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on consciousness being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the eyes being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the ears being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the nose being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the tongue being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the body being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the mental faculty being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on sights being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on sounds being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on odors being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on tastes being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on tangibles being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on mental phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on visual consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on auditory consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on olfactory consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on gustatory consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on tactile consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on mental consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on visually compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on aurally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on nasally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on lingually compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on corporeally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on mentally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the earth element being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the water element being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the fire element being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the wind element being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the space element being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the consciousness element being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on ignorance being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on formative predispositions being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on consciousness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on name and form being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the six sense fields being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on sensory contact being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on sensation being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on craving being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on grasping being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the rebirth process being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on birth being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on aging and death being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the perfection of generosity being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the perfection of ethical discipline being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the perfection of tolerance being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the perfection of perseverance being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the perfection of meditative concentration being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the perfection of wisdom being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the emptiness of internal phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external and internal phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of emptiness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of great extent being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of ultimate reality being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of conditioned phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of the unlimited being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonexclusion being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of inherent nature being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of all phenomena being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonentities being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of essential nature being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the four applications of mindfulness being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four correct exertions being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four supports for miraculous ability being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the five faculties being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the five powers being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the seven branches of enlightenment being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the noble eightfold path being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the four truths of the noble ones being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four meditative concentrations being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four immeasurable attitudes being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four formless absorptions being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the eight liberations being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the nine serial steps of meditative absorption being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the extrasensory powers being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the meditative stabilities being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the dhāraṇī gateways being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the ten powers of the tathāgatas being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four fearlessnesses being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the four kinds of exact knowledge being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on great compassion being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on the fruit of having entered the stream being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the fruit of once-returner being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the fruit of non-returner being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on arhatship being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on individual enlightenment being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on the knowledge of the aspects of the path being empty or not empty. They are not fixated on all-aspect omniscience being empty or not empty.

“They are not fixated on physical forms having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on perceptions having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on formative predispositions having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on consciousness having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the eyes having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the ears having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the nose having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the tongue having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the body having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the mental faculty having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on sights having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on sounds having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on odors having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on tastes having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on tangibles having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on mental phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on visual consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on auditory consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on olfactory consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on gustatory consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on tactile consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on mental consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on visually compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on aurally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on nasally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on lingually compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on corporeally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on mentally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the earth element having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the water element having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the fire element having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the wind element having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the space element having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the consciousness element having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on ignorance having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on formative predispositions having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on consciousness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on name and form having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the six sense fields having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on sensory contact having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on sensation having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on craving having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on grasping having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the rebirth process having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on birth having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on aging and death having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the perfection of generosity having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the perfection of ethical discipline having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the perfection of tolerance having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the perfection of perseverance having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the perfection of meditative concentration having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the perfection of wisdom having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the emptiness of internal phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external and internal phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of emptiness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of great extent having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of ultimate reality having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of conditioned phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of the unlimited having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonexclusion having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of inherent nature having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of all phenomena having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonentities having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of essential nature having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the four applications of mindfulness having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four correct exertions having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four supports for miraculous ability having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the five faculties having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the five powers having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the seven branches of enlightenment having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the noble eightfold path having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the four truths of the noble ones having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four meditative concentrations having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four immeasurable attitudes having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four formless absorptions having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the eight liberations having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the nine serial steps of meditative absorption having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the extrasensory powers having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the meditative stabilities having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the dhāraṇī gateways having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the ten powers of the tathāgatas having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four fearlessnesses having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the four kinds of exact knowledge having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on great compassion having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on the fruit of having entered the stream having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the fruit of once-returner having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the fruit of non-returner having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on arhatship having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on individual enlightenment having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on the knowledge of the aspects of the path having a sign or being signless. They are not fixated on all-aspect omniscience having a sign or being signless.

“They are not fixated on physical forms as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on perceptions as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on formative predispositions as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on consciousness as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the eyes as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the ears as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the nose as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the tongue as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the body as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the mental faculty as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on sights as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on sounds as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on odors as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on tastes as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on tangibles as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on mental phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on visual consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on auditory consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on olfactory consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on gustatory consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on tactile consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on mental consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on visually compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on aurally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on nasally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on lingually compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on corporeally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on mentally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the earth element as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the water element as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the fire element as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the wind element as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the space element as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the consciousness element as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on ignorance as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on formative predispositions as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on consciousness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on name and form as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the six sense fields as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on sensory contact as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on sensation as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on craving as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on grasping as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the rebirth process as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on birth as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on aging and death as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the perfection of generosity as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the perfection of ethical discipline as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the perfection of tolerance as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the perfection of perseverance as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the perfection of meditative concentration as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the perfection of wisdom as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the emptiness of internal phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of external and internal phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of emptiness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of great extent as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of ultimate reality as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of conditioned phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of the unlimited as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonexclusion as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of inherent nature as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of all phenomena as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of nonentities as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of essential nature as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the four applications of mindfulness as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four correct exertions as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four supports for miraculous ability as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the five faculties as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the five powers as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the seven branches of enlightenment as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the noble eightfold path as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the four truths of the noble ones as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four meditative concentrations as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four immeasurable attitudes as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four formless absorptions as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the eight liberations as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the nine serial steps of meditative absorption as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the extrasensory powers as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the meditative stabilities as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the dhāraṇī gateways as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the ten powers of the tathāgatas as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four fearlessnesses as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the four kinds of exact knowledge as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on great compassion as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on the fruit of having entered the stream as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the fruit of once-returner as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the fruit of non-returner as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on arhatship as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on individual enlightenment as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on the knowledge of the aspects of the path as wished for or as wishless. They are not fixated on all-aspect omniscience as wished for or as wishless.

“They are not fixated on physical forms as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings as void or not void. They are not fixated on perceptions as void or not void. They are not fixated on formative predispositions as void or not void. They are not fixated on consciousness as void or not void.

“They are not fixated on the eyes as void or not void. They are not fixated on the ears as void or not void. They are not fixated on the nose as void or not void. They are not fixated on the tongue as void or not void. They are not fixated on the body as void or not void. They are not fixated on the mental faculty as void or not void. They are not fixated on sights as void or not void. They are not fixated on sounds as void or not void. They are not fixated on odors as void or not void. They are not fixated on tastes as void or not void. They are not fixated on tangibles as void or not void. They are not fixated on mental phenomena as void or not void. They are not fixated on visual consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on auditory consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on olfactory consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on gustatory consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on tactile consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on mental consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on visually compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on aurally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on nasally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on lingually compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on corporeally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on mentally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact as void or not void.

“They are not fixated on the earth element as void or not void. They are not fixated on the water element as void or not void. They are not fixated on the fire element as void or not void. They are not fixated on the wind element as void or not void. They are not fixated on the space element as void or not void. They are not fixated on the consciousness element as void or not void.

“They are not fixated on ignorance as void or not void. They are not fixated on formative predispositions as void or not void. They are not fixated on consciousness as void or not void. They are not fixated on name and form as void or not void. They are not fixated on the six sense fields as void or not void. They are not fixated on sensory contact as void or not void. They are not fixated on sensation as void or not void. They are not fixated on craving as void or not void. They are not fixated on grasping as void or not void. They are not fixated on the rebirth process as void or not void. They are not fixated on birth as void or not void. They are not fixated on aging and death as void or not void.

“They are not fixated on the perfection of generosity as void or not void. They are not fixated on the perfection of ethical discipline as void or not void. They are not fixated on the perfection of tolerance as void or not void. They are not fixated on the perfection of perseverance as void or not void. They are not fixated on the perfection of meditative concentration as void or not void. They are not fixated on the perfection of wisdom as void or not void.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha

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འཕགས་པ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པ་སྟོང་ཕྲག་བརྒྱ་པ།

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

The Noble Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Ārya­śata­sāhasrikā­prajñā­pāramitā

· Toh 8 ·

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