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大般若波羅蜜多經

Chinese title:大般若波羅蜜多經

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Furthermore, Subhuti! What do you think? Is the mere designation of the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “permanent” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “permanent” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “impermanent” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “impermanent” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pleasant” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pleasant” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “suffering” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “suffering” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “self” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “self” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “non-self” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “non-self” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pure” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pure” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “impure” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “impure” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “empty” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “empty” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not empty” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not empty” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “having characteristics” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “having characteristics” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “signless” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “signless” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “having aspirations” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “having aspirations” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “wishless” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “wishless” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “quiescent” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “quiescent” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not quiescent” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not quiescent” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “detached” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “detached” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not detached” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not detached” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “conditioned” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “conditioned” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “unconditioned” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “unconditioned” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “contaminated” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “contaminated” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “uncontaminated” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “uncontaminated” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “arising” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “arising” with regard to the arising of the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “cessation” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “cessation” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “wholesome” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “wholesome” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “unwholesome” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “unwholesome” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “culpable” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “culpable” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “blameless” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “blameless” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “having afflictions” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “having afflictions” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “free from afflictions” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “free from afflictions” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “mundane” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “mundane” with regard to the mundane water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “supramundane” with regard to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “supramundane” with regard to the water, fire, wind, space, or consciousness dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “defiled” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “defiled” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “pure” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “pure” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “belonging to samsara” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “belonging to samsara” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “belonging to nirvana” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “belonging to nirvana” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “internal” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “internal” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “external” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “external” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “intermediate” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “intermediate” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “apprehensible” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “apprehensible” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “inapprehensible” as applied to the earth dhatu a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “inapprehensible” as applied to the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

Furthermore, Subhuti, concerning what is called a great bodhisattva, what do you think? Is the name of the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “permanent” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “permanent” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “impermanent” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “impermanent” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “pleasant” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “pleasant” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “painful” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “painful” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “self” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “self” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “non-self” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “non-self” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “pure” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “pure” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “impure” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “impure” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “empty” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “empty” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “not empty” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “not empty” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “having characteristics” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “having characteristics” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “characterless” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “characterless” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “having aspiration” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “having aspiration” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “aspirationless” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “aspirationless” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “quiescent” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “quiescent” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “not quiescent” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “not quiescent” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “detached” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “detached” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “not detached” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “not detached” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “conditioned” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “conditioned” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “unconditioned” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “unconditioned” as applied to the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, or the predominant condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the name “with outflows” as applied to the causal condition a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “with outflows” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “without outflows” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “without outflows” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “arising” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “arising” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “cessation” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “cessation” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “wholesome” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “wholesome” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “unwholesome” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “unwholesome” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “culpable” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “culpable” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “blameless” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “blameless” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “with afflictions” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “with afflictions” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “without afflictions” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “without afflictions” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “worldly” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “worldly” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “supramundane” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “supramundane” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “defiled” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “defiled” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pure” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pure” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “belonging to samsara” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “belonging to samsara” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “belonging to nirvana” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “belonging to nirvana” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “internal” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “internal” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “external” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “external” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “between the two” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “between the two” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “apprehensible” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “apprehensible” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “inapprehensible” of the causal condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “inapprehensible” of the immediately antecedent condition, the object condition, and the dominant condition itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

Furthermore, Subhuti, concerning what is called a great bodhisattva, what do you think? Is the designation of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “permanent” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “impermanent” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pleasant” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “suffering” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “self” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “non-self” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “pure” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “impure” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “empty” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not empty” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “with characteristics” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “without characteristics” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “with aspiration” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “without aspiration” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “quiescent” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not quiescent” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “detached” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “not detached” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the designation “conditioned” of a dependently arisen dharma itself a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “unconditioned” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with outflows” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “without outflows” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “arising” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “cessation” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “wholesome” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “unwholesome” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “culpable” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “blameless” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with afflictions” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “without afflictions” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “mundane” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “supramundane” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “defiled” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “pure” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “belonging to samsara” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “belonging to nirvana” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “internal” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “external” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “between the two” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “apprehensible” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “inapprehensible” of dependently arisen phenomena a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

Furthermore, Subhuti, as to what is called a great bodhisattva, what do you think? Is the designation “ignorance” a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Are the designations “formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, clinging, becoming, birth, aging and death” a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “permanent” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “permanent” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “impermanent” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “impermanent” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “pleasant” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “pleasant” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “suffering” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “suffering” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “self” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “self” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “non-self” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “non-self” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “pure” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “pure” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “impure” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “impure” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “empty” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “empty” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “not empty” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “not empty” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with characteristics” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with characteristics” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “signless” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “signless” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with aspiration” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with aspiration” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “wishless” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “wishless” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “quiescent” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “quiescent” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “not quiescent” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “not quiescent” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “detached” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “detached” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “not detached” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “not detached” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “conditioned” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “conditioned” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “unconditioned” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “unconditioned” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with outflows” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “with outflows” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “without outflows” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “without outflows” of formations through aging and death a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the designation “arising” of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One, no!

– Is the mere designation of the arising of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the cessation of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the cessation of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the wholesomeness of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the wholesomeness of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the unwholesomeness of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the unwholesomeness of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the culpability of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the culpability of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the blamelessness of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the blamelessness of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as accompanied by afflictions a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as accompanied by afflictions a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as free from afflictions a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as free from afflictions a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the worldly nature of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the worldly nature of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the supramundane nature of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the supramundane nature of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the defilement of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the defilement of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the purity of ignorance a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the purity of volitional formations through old age and death a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as belonging to samsara a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as belonging to samsara a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as belonging to nirvana a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as belonging to nirvana a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as internal a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as internal a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as external a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as external a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as lying between the two a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as lying between the two a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as apprehensible a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as apprehensible a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of ignorance as inapprehensible a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of volitional formations through old age and death as inapprehensible a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

Furthermore, Subhuti, as for what is called a great bodhisattva, what do you think? Is the mere designation of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the permanence of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the permanence of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the impermanence of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the impermanence of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the bliss of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the bliss of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the suffering of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the suffering of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the selfhood of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the selfhood of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the selflessness of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the selflessness of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the purity of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the purity of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the impurity of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the impurity of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the emptiness of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the emptiness of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the nonemptiness of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the nonemptiness of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the perfection of generosity as possessing characteristics a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita as possessing characteristics a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the perfection of generosity as signless a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita as signless a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation of the perfection of generosity as involving aspiration a great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the mere designation “with aspiration” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “without aspiration” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “without aspiration” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “quiescent” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “quiescent” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “not quiescent” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “not quiescent” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “detached” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “detached” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “not detached” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “not detached” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “conditioned” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “conditioned” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “unconditioned” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “unconditioned” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “with outflows” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “with outflows” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “without outflows” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “without outflows” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “arising” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “arising” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “cessation” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “cessation” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “wholesome” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “wholesome” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “not wholesome” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “not wholesome” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “blameworthy” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “blameworthy” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “blameless” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “blameless” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “with afflictions” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “with afflictions” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “without afflictions” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “without afflictions” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “mundane” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “mundane” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “supramundane” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “supramundane” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “defiled” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “defiled” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “pure” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “pure” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “belonging to samsara” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “belonging to samsara” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “belonging to nirvana” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “belonging to nirvana” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “internal” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “internal” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “external” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “external” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “between the two” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “between the two” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “apprehensible” of the perfection of generosity a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the mere designation “apprehensible” of the perfection of moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita a great bodhisattva?

– Blessed One! No!

– Is the unobtainable designation of the perfection of generosity itself the great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

– Is the unobtainable designation of the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita itself the great bodhisattva?

– No, Blessed One!

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