大般若波羅蜜多經

Volume 05

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Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, suchness is pure; because suchness is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of suchness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the dharmadhatu, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the unchanging nature, the nature of equality, the nature free from arising, the certainty of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are pure; because the dharmadhatu through the inconceivable realm are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the dharmadhatu through the inconceivable realm, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the Noble Truth of suffering is pure; because the Noble Truth of suffering is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the Noble Truth of suffering, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, cessation, and the path are pure; because the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, cessation, and the path are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, cessation, and the path, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the four dhyanas are pure; because the four dhyanas are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the four dhyanas, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations are pure; because the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the eight liberations are pure; because the eight liberations are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the eight liberations, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are pure; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the four foundations of mindfulness are pure; because the four foundations of mindfulness are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the four foundations of mindfulness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the four right efforts, the four bases of spiritual power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the eightfold noble path are pure; because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the liberation gateway of emptiness is pure; because the liberation gateway of emptiness is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the liberation gateway of emptiness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the liberation gateways of signlessness and wishlessness are pure; because the liberation gateways of signlessness and wishlessness are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the liberation gateways of signlessness and wishlessness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure; because the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the ten bodhisattva grounds, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the five kinds of eyes are pure; because the five kinds of eyes are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the five kinds of eyes, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the six superknowledges are pure; because the six superknowledges are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the six superknowledges, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the ten powers of a Buddha are pure; because the ten powers of a Buddha are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the ten powers of a Buddha, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the four unhindered knowledges, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are pure; because the four unhindered knowledges through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the four unhindered knowledges through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undiscriminated, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the Dharma of unfailing mindfulness is pure; because the Dharma of unfailing mindfulness is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the Dharma of unfailing mindfulness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the nature of constant equanimity is pure; because the nature of constant equanimity is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the nature of constant equanimity, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, all-knowledge is pure; because all-knowledge is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of all-knowledge, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the knowledge of paths and the knowledge of all aspects are pure; because the knowledge of paths and the knowledge of all aspects are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the knowledge of paths and the knowledge of all aspects, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, all dharani gateways are pure; because all dharani gateways are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of all dharani gateways, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, all samadhi gateways are pure; because all samadhi gateways are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of all samadhi gateways, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the fruit of stream-entry is pure; because the fruit of stream-entry is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the fruit of stream-entry, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are pure; because the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure; because the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the fruit of a pratyekabuddha, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure; because all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of all practices of great bodhisattvas, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four fearlessnesses are pure, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is pure; because the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Whether it is the purity of the four fearlessnesses, the purity of the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Furthermore, Subhuti! Because the four unobstructed knowledges are pure, form is pure; because form is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four unobstructed knowledges, the purity of form, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unobstructed knowledges are pure, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure; because feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the four unobstructed knowledges, the purity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unobstructed knowledges are pure, the eye ayatana is pure; because the eye ayatana is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four unobstructed knowledges, the purity of the eye ayatana, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unobstructed knowledges are pure, the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure; because the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the four unobstructed knowledges, the purity of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unobstructed knowledges are pure, the form ayatana is pure; because the form ayatana is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the four unobstructed knowledges, the purity of the form ayatana, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unobstructed knowledges are pure, the sound, odor, taste, touch, and dharma ayatanas are pure; because the sound, odor, taste, touch, and dharma ayatanas are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the four unobstructed knowledges, the purity of the sound, odor, taste, touch, and dharma ayatanas, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the eye dhatu is pure; because the eye dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the eye dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the form dhatu, the eye-consciousness dhatu, eye-contact, and the feelings arising with eye-contact as condition are pure; because the form dhatu through the feelings arising with eye-contact as condition are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the form dhatu through the feelings arising with eye-contact as condition, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the ear dhatu is pure; because the ear dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the ear dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the sound dhatu, the ear-consciousness dhatu, ear-contact, and the feelings arising with ear-contact as condition are pure; because the sound dhatu through the feelings arising with ear-contact as condition are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the sound dhatu through the feelings arising with ear-contact as condition, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the nose dhatu is pure; because the nose dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the nose dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the odor dhatu, the nose-consciousness dhatu, nose-contact, and the feelings arising with nose-contact as condition are pure; because the odor dhatu through the feelings arising with nose-contact as condition are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the odor dhatu through the feelings arising with nose-contact as condition, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the tongue dhatu is pure; because the tongue dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the tongue dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the taste dhatu, the tongue-consciousness dhatu, tongue-contact, and the feelings arising with tongue-contact as condition are pure; because the taste dhatu through the feelings arising with tongue-contact as condition are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the taste dhatu through the feelings arising with tongue-contact as condition, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the body dhatu is pure; because the body dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the body dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the tangible-object dhatu, the body-consciousness dhatu, body-contact, and the feelings arising with body-contact as condition are pure; because the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising with body-contact as condition are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising with body-contact as condition, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the mind dhatu is pure; because the mind dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the mind dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the mental-object dhatu, the mind-consciousness dhatu, mind-contact, and the feelings arising with mind-contact as condition are pure; because the mental-object dhatu through the feelings arising with mind-contact as condition are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the mental-object dhatu through the feelings arising with mind-contact as condition, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the earth dhatu is pure; because the earth dhatu is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the earth dhatu, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus are pure; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the four unhindered understandings are pure, ignorance is pure; because ignorance is pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of ignorance, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress are pure; because formations through aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress are pure, omniscience is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of formations through aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress, or the purity of omniscience, they are all nondual, without dual division, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the perfection of generosity is pure; because the perfection of generosity is pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the perfection of generosity, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the perfections of ethical discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are pure; because the perfections of ethical discipline through prajnaparamita are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the perfections of ethical discipline through prajnaparamita, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, internal emptiness is pure; because internal emptiness is pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of internal emptiness, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, external emptiness, internal-and-external emptiness, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, the emptiness of ultimate meaning, the emptiness of conditioned dharmas, the emptiness of unconditioned dharmas, ultimate emptiness, boundless emptiness, the emptiness of dispersal, the emptiness of the unchanging, the emptiness of essential nature, the emptiness of intrinsic characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of nonapprehensibility,

the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are pure; because external emptiness through the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of external emptiness through the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, suchness is pure; because suchness is pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of suchness, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the dharma-dhatu, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the unchanging nature, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the certainty of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are pure; because the dharma-dhatu through the inconceivable realm are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the dharma-dhatu through the inconceivable realm, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the Noble Truth of suffering is pure; because the Noble Truth of suffering is pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the Noble Truth of suffering, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path are pure; because the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the four meditative concentrations are pure; because the four meditative concentrations are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the four meditative concentrations, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations are pure; because the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the eight liberations are pure; because the eight liberations are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the eight liberations, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten totalities are pure; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten totalities are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten totalities, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the four foundations of mindfulness are pure; because the four foundations of mindfulness are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the four foundations of mindfulness, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the four right efforts, the four bases of spiritual power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path are pure; because the four right efforts through the Noble Eightfold Path are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the four right efforts through the Noble Eightfold Path, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure; because the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the gateways to liberation through signlessness and wishlessness are pure; because the gateways to liberation through signlessness and wishlessness are pure, the wisdom of omniscience is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the gateways to liberation through signlessness and wishlessness, or the purity of the wisdom of omniscience, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure; because the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the ten bodhisattva grounds, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the five kinds of eyes are pure; because the five kinds of eyes are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the five kinds of eyes, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the six superknowledges are pure; because the six superknowledges are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the six superknowledges, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the ten powers of a Buddha are pure; because the ten powers of a Buddha are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the ten powers of a Buddha, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the four fearlessnesses, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha are pure; because the four fearlessnesses through the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the four fearlessnesses through the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the Dharma of never forgetting is pure; because the Dharma of never forgetting is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the Dharma of never forgetting, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the nature of constant equanimity is pure; because the nature of constant equanimity is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the nature of constant equanimity, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the knowledge of all is pure; because the knowledge of all is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the knowledge of all, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths and the knowledge of all aspects are pure; because the knowledge of the aspects of the paths and the knowledge of all aspects are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the knowledge of the aspects of the paths and the knowledge of all aspects, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, all dharani gateways are pure; because all dharani gateways are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of all dharani gateways, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, all samadhi gateways are pure; because all samadhi gateways are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of all samadhi gateways, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the fruit of stream-entry is pure; because the fruit of stream-entry is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the fruit of stream-entry, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are pure; because the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure; because the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the fruit of a pratyekabuddha, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, all the practices of great bodhisattvas are pure; because all the practices of great bodhisattvas are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of all the practices of great bodhisattvas, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the four unhindered understandings are pure, the unsurpassed awakening of all Buddhas is pure; because the unsurpassed awakening of all Buddhas is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the four unhindered understandings, the purity of the unsurpassed awakening of all Buddhas, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Furthermore, Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, form is pure; because form is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of form, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure; because feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without annihilation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the eye ayatana is pure; because the eye ayatana is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the eye ayatana, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure; because the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the form ayatana is pure; because the form ayatana is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the form ayatana, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the sound, odor, taste, tangible-object, and dharma ayatanas are pure; because the sound, odor, taste, tangible-object, and dharma ayatanas are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the sound, odor, taste, tangible-object, and dharma ayatanas, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the eye dhatu is pure; because the eye dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the eye dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the form dhatu, the eye-consciousness dhatu, eye-contact, and the feelings arising with eye-contact as their condition are pure; because the form dhatu through the feelings arising with eye-contact as their condition are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the form dhatu through the feelings arising with eye-contact as their condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the ear dhatu is pure; because the ear dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the ear dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the sound dhatu, the ear-consciousness dhatu, ear-contact, and the feelings arising with ear-contact as their condition are pure; because the sound dhatu through the feelings arising with ear-contact as their condition are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the sound dhatu through the feelings arising with ear-contact as their condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the nose dhatu is pure; because the nose dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the nose dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the odor dhatu, the nose-consciousness dhatu, nose-contact, and the feelings arising with nose-contact as their condition are pure; because the odor dhatu through the feelings arising with nose-contact as their condition are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the odor dhatu through the feelings arising with nose-contact as their condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the tongue dhatu is pure; because the tongue dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the tongue dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the taste dhatu, the tongue-consciousness dhatu, tongue-contact, and the feelings arising with tongue-contact as their condition are pure; because the taste dhatu through the feelings arising with tongue-contact as their condition are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the taste dhatu through the feelings arising with tongue-contact as their condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the body dhatu is pure; because the body dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the body dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the tangible-object dhatu, the body-consciousness dhatu, body-contact, and the feelings arising with body-contact as their condition are pure; because the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising with body-contact as their condition are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising with body-contact as their condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the mind dhatu is pure; because the mind dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the mind dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the dharma dhatu, the mind-consciousness dhatu, mind-contact, and the feelings arising with mind-contact as their condition are pure; because the dharma dhatu through the feelings arising with mind-contact as their condition are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the dharma dhatu through the feelings arising with mind-contact as their condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the earth dhatu is pure; because the earth dhatu is pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the earth dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus are pure; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus are pure, the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without differentiation, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, ignorance is pure; because ignorance is pure, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of ignorance, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress are pure; because formations through aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress are pure, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of formations through aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the perfection of generosity is pure; because the perfection of generosity is pure, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the perfection of generosity, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the perfections of pure morality, patient endurance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are pure; because pure morality through prajnaparamita are pure, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of pure morality through prajnaparamita, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because great loving-kindness is pure, the emptiness of internal phenomena is pure; because the emptiness of internal phenomena is pure, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the emptiness of internal phenomena, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because great loving-kindness is pure, the emptiness of external phenomena, the emptiness of internal and external phenomena, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, the emptiness of ultimate meaning, the emptiness of conditioned phenomena, the emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, ultimate emptiness, boundless emptiness, the emptiness of dispersion, the emptiness of the unchanging, the emptiness of fundamental nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all phenomena,

the emptiness of the ungraspable, the emptiness of nonbeing, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, and the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonbeing are pure; because the emptiness of external phenomena through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonbeing are pure, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of great loving-kindness, the purity of the emptiness of external phenomena through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonbeing, or the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

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