大般若波羅蜜多經

Volume 05

59

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects 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 the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the body dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the tangible-object dhatu, the body-consciousness dhatu, bodily contact, and the feelings arising with bodily contact as condition are pure; because the tangible-object dhatu through to the feelings arising with bodily contact as condition are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the tangible-object dhatu through to the feelings arising with bodily contact as condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects 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 the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the mind dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the mental-object dhatu, the mind-consciousness dhatu, mental contact, and the feelings arising with mental contact as condition are pure; because the mental-object dhatu through to the feelings arising with mental contact as condition are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the mental-object dhatu through to the feelings arising with mental contact as condition, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects 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 the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the earth dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects 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 the knowledge of all aspects, 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 discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, ignorance is pure; because ignorance is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of ignorance, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, clinging, becoming, birth, aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress are pure; because formations through to aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of formations through to aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the perfection of generosity is pure; because the perfection of generosity is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the perfection of generosity, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the perfections of pure morality, patient acceptance, vigor, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are pure; because the perfection of pure morality through to prajnaparamita are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the perfection of pure morality through to prajnaparamita, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, internal emptiness is pure; because internal emptiness is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of internal emptiness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, external emptiness, internal-and-external emptiness, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, the emptiness of the conditioned, the emptiness of the unconditioned, absolute emptiness, boundless emptiness, the emptiness of dispersal, the emptiness of nonchange, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of the unapprehensible, the emptiness of nonexistence,

the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are pure; because external emptiness through to the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of external emptiness through to the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, suchness is pure; because suchness is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of suchness, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the dharma dhatu, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the unchanging nature, the nature of equality, the nature of separation 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 to the inconceivable realm are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the dharma dhatu through to the inconceivable realm, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the Noble Truth of suffering is pure; because the Noble Truth of suffering is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is 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 is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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, without discrimination, and without cessation.

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

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the four dhyanas, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the four immeasurable states and the four formless concentrations are pure; because the four immeasurable states and the four formless concentrations are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the four immeasurable states and the four formless concentrations, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the eight liberations are pure; because the eight liberations are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the eight liberations, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive concentrations, and the ten spheres of totality are pure; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive concentrations, and the ten spheres of totality are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive concentrations, and the ten spheres of totality, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation.

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

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the four foundations of mindfulness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is 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, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure; because the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the gateways to liberation through signlessness and wishlessness are pure; because the gateways to liberation through signlessness and wishlessness are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the gateways to liberation through signlessness and wishlessness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation.

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

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

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

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the six superknowledges, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation.

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

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the ten powers of a Buddha, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed knowledges, 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, omniscient knowledge is pure.

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

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness is pure; because the Dharma of never losing mindfulness is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the Dharma of never losing mindfulness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the nature of constant equanimity is pure; because the nature of constant equanimity is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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 not subject to annihilation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, all-knowledge is pure; because all-knowledge is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of all-knowledge, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation. Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths is pure; because the knowledge of the aspects of the paths is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, the purity of the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and not subject to annihilation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, all dharani gateways are pure; because all dharani gateways are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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 knowledge of all aspects is pure, all samadhi gateways are pure; because all samadhi gateways are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the fruit of stream-entry is pure; because the fruit of stream-entry is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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 knowledge of all aspects is 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? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure; because the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all aspects is pure, all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure; because all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all aspects, 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.

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

Furthermore, Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, form is pure; because form is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of form, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure; because feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, 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.

Good Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the eye ayatana is pure; because the eye ayatana is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, 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 all dharani gateways 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?

Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, 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.

Good Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the form ayatana is pure; because the form ayatana is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, 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 all dharani gateways 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?

Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, 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.

Good Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the eye dhatu is pure; because the eye dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the eye dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are 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, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the form dhatu through the feelings arising with eye-contact as their condition, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the ear dhatu is pure; because the ear dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why?

Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the ear dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are 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, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the sound dhatu through the feelings arising with ear-contact as their condition, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the nose dhatu is pure; because the nose dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the nose dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the odor dhatu, the nose-consciousness dhatu, nose-contact, and the feelings that arise conditioned by nose-contact are pure; because the odor dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by nose-contact are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the odor dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by nose-contact, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the tongue dhatu is pure; because the tongue dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the tongue dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the taste dhatu, the tongue-consciousness dhatu, tongue-contact, and the feelings that arise conditioned by tongue-contact are pure; because the taste dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by tongue-contact are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the taste dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by tongue-contact, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the body dhatu is pure; because the body dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the body dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the tangible-object dhatu, the body-consciousness dhatu, body-contact, and the feelings that arise conditioned by body-contact are pure; because the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by body-contact are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by body-contact, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the mind dhatu is pure; because the mind dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the mind dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the mental-object dhatu, the mind-consciousness dhatu, mind-contact, and the feelings that arise conditioned by mind-contact are pure; because the mental-object dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by mind-contact are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the mental-object dhatu through the feelings that arise conditioned by mind-contact, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the earth dhatu is pure; because the earth dhatu is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the earth dhatu, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus are pure; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness dhatus, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, ignorance is pure; because ignorance is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of ignorance, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways 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, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of formations through aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the perfection of generosity is pure; because the perfection of generosity is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the perfection of generosity, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the perfections of ethical discipline, patience, vigor, meditation, and prajnaparamita are pure; because the perfection of ethical discipline through prajnaparamita are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the perfection of ethical discipline through prajnaparamita, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the emptiness of internal phenomena is pure; because the emptiness of internal phenomena is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the emptiness of internal phenomena, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are 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 dispersal, the emptiness of the unchanging, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all phenomena, 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 the emptiness of external phenomena through the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Because whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the emptiness of external phenomena through the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, suchness is pure; because suchness is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of suchness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the dharmadhatu, the Dharma-nature, the nature free from falsity, the unchanging nature, the nature of equality, the nature free from arising, the certainty of Dharma, the abiding of Dharma, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are pure; because the dharmadhatu through the inconceivable realm are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the dharmadhatu through the inconceivable realm, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the Noble Truth of suffering is pure; because the Noble Truth of suffering is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the Noble Truth of suffering, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, its cessation, and the path are pure; because the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, its cessation, and the path are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, its cessation, and the path, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the four dhyanas are pure; because the four dhyanas are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the four dhyanas, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations are pure; because the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the four immeasurables and the four formless concentrations, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the eight liberations are pure; because the eight liberations are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the eight liberations, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive concentrations, and the ten totality-spheres are pure; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive concentrations, and the ten totality-spheres are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive concentrations, and the ten totality-spheres, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the four establishments of mindfulness are pure; because the four establishments of mindfulness are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the four establishments of mindfulness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways 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, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the four right efforts through the Noble Eightfold Path, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the gateway of liberation through emptiness is pure; because the gateway of liberation through emptiness is pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the gateway of liberation through emptiness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the gateways of liberation through signlessness and wishlessness are pure; because the gateways of liberation through signlessness and wishlessness are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the gateways of liberation through signlessness and wishlessness, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure; because the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the ten bodhisattva grounds, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the five kinds of eyes are pure; because the five kinds of eyes are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the five kinds of eyes, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the six superknowledges are pure; because the six superknowledges are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the six superknowledges, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because all dharani gateways are pure, the ten powers of a Buddha are pure; because the ten powers of a Buddha are pure, omniscient knowledge is pure. Why is this so?

Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the ten powers of a Buddha, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because all dharani gateways are pure, the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed knowledges, 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, omniscient knowledge is pure.

Why is this so? Whether the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the four fearlessnesses through the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, or the purity of omniscient knowledge, they are all nondual, without division into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the quality of never forgetting is pure; because the quality of never forgetting is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the quality of never forgetting, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Because all dharani gateways are pure, the knowledge of the aspects of the path and the knowledge of all aspects are pure; because the knowledge of the aspects of the path and the knowledge of all aspects are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the knowledge of the aspects of the path 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways 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 all dharani gateways, 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all dharani gateways are pure, the supreme awakening of all Buddhas is pure; because the supreme awakening of all Buddhas is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of all dharani gateways, the purity of the supreme 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 cessation.

Furthermore, Subhuti, because all samadhi gateways are pure, form is pure; because form is pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of all samadhi gateways, 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 cessation.

Because all samadhi gateways are 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 all samadhi gateways, 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 cessation.

Subhuti, because all samadhi gateways are 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 all samadhi gateways, the purity of the eye ayatana, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all samadhi gateways are 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 all samadhi gateways, 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 discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all samadhi gateways are 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 all samadhi gateways, the purity of the form ayatana, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all samadhi gateways are 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 all samadhi gateways, 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 discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because all samadhi gateways are 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 all samadhi gateways, the purity of the eye dhatu, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because all samadhi gateways are pure, the form dhatu, the eye-consciousness dhatu, eye-contact, and the feelings that arise conditioned by eye-contact are pure; because the form dhatu through to the feelings that arise conditioned by eye-contact are pure, the knowledge of all knowledge is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of all samadhi gateways, the purity of the form dhatu through to the feelings that arise conditioned by eye-contact, or the purity of the knowledge of all knowledge, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

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