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The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Chapter 6 · continued 5

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“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of nonentities is not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of essential nature is not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities is not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the applications of mindfulness are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the correct exertions are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the supports for miraculous ability are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the faculties are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the powers are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the branches of enlightenment are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the noble eightfold path is not void, they are engaging with a mental image

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the truths of the noble ones are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the meditative concentrations are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the immeasurable attitudes are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the formless absorptions are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the liberations are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the nine serial steps of meditative absorption are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

“Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are permanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are impermanent, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are happiness, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are suffering, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are self, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are nonself, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are not at peace, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are void, they are engaging with a mental image. Blessed Lord, if, when bodhisattva great beings practice the perfection of wisdom, they engage unskillfully with the notion that the extrasensory powers are not void, they are engaging with a mental image.

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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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