大般若波羅蜜多經

XXXIV. THE DIFFICULT-TO-BELIEVE AND DIFFICULT-TO-UNDERSTAND CHAPTER

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Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the emptiness of the internal is pure; because the emptiness of the internal is pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

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

the emptiness of the unattainable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the nonexistence of self-nature are pure; because the emptiness of the external through the emptiness of the nonexistence of self-nature are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

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

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, suchness is pure; because suchness is pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of suchness, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the dharma realm, the nature of dharmas, the nature that is not false, the nature that does not change, the nature of equality, the nature free from arising, the certainty of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the reality-limit, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are pure; because the dharma realm through the inconceivable realm are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the dharma realm through the inconceivable realm, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the Noble Truth of suffering is pure; because the Noble Truth of suffering is pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the Noble Truth of suffering, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is 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 emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the Noble Truths of the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four meditative absorptions are pure; because the four meditative absorptions are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four meditative absorptions, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are pure; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the eight liberations are pure; because the eight liberations are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the eight liberations, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is 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 emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten totalities, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four foundations of mindfulness are pure; because the four foundations of mindfulness are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four foundations of mindfulness, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four right efforts, the four bases of spiritual power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of awakening, and the Noble Eightfold Path are pure; because the four right efforts through the Noble Eightfold Path are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four right efforts through the Noble Eightfold Path, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the signlessness gateway to liberation is pure; because the signlessness gateway to liberation is pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the signlessness gateway to liberation, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the wishlessness gateway to liberation is pure; because the wishlessness gateway to liberation is pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure.

Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the wishlessness gateway to liberation, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure; because the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure, the emptiness gateway to liberation is pure. Why? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the ten bodhisattva grounds, or the purity of the emptiness gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the five kinds of eyes are pure; because the five kinds of eyes are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the five kinds of eyes, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the six superknowledges are pure; because the six superknowledges are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the six superknowledges, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the ten powers of a Buddha are pure; because the ten powers of a Buddha are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the ten powers of a Buddha, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are pure; because the four fearlessnesses through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four fearlessnesses through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the quality of never losing mindfulness is pure; because the quality of never losing mindfulness is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the quality of never losing mindfulness, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the nature of constant equanimity is pure; because the nature of constant equanimity is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the nature of constant equanimity, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the knowledge of all dharmas is pure; because the knowledge of all dharmas is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the knowledge of all dharmas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing is 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 gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the knowledge of the aspects of the paths and the knowledge of all aspects, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, all dharani gateways are pure; because all dharani gateways are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of all dharani gateways, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, all samadhi gateways are pure; because all samadhi gateways are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of all samadhi gateways, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the fruit of stream-entry is pure; because the fruit of stream-entry is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the fruit of stream-entry, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing 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, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure; because the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the fruit of a pratyekabuddha, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure; because all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of all practices of great bodhisattvas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas is pure; because the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through emptiness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Furthermore, Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, form is pure; because form is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of form, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness are pure; because feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why? Because whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the eye ayatana is pure; because the eye ayatana is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the eye ayatana, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure; because the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the form ayatana is pure; because the form ayatana is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the form ayatana, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge 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 gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the sound, odor, taste, tangible object, and dharma ayatanas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the eye dhatu is pure; because the eye dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the eye dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the form dhatu, the eye-consciousness dhatu, eye contact, and the feelings arising in dependence upon eye contact are pure; because the form dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon eye contact are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the form dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon eye contact, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the ear dhatu is pure; because the ear dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the ear dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the sound dhatu, the ear-consciousness dhatu, ear contact, and the feelings arising in dependence upon ear contact are pure; because the sound dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon ear contact are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the sound dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon ear contact, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the nose dhatu is pure; because the nose dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the nose dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the odor dhatu, the nose-consciousness dhatu, nose contact, and the feelings arising in dependence upon nose contact are pure; because the odor dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon nose contact are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the odor dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon nose contact, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the tongue dhatu is pure; because the tongue dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the tongue dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the taste dhatu, the tongue-consciousness dhatu, tongue contact, and the feelings arising in dependence upon tongue contact are pure; because the taste dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon tongue contact are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the taste dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon tongue contact, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the body dhatu is pure; because the body dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the body dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the tangible-object dhatu, the body-consciousness dhatu, body contact, and the feelings arising in dependence upon body contact are pure; because the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon body contact are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon body contact, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the mind dhatu is pure; because the mind dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the mind dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the dharma dhatu, the mind-consciousness dhatu, mental contact, and the feelings arising in dependence upon mental contact are pure; because the dharma dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon mental contact are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the dharma dhatu through the feelings arising in dependence upon mental contact, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, undifferentiated, and neither cut off nor annihilated.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the earth element is pure; because the earth element is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the earth element, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are pure; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, ignorance is pure; because ignorance is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of ignorance, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, clinging, 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, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of formations through aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and distress, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the perfection of generosity is pure; because the perfection of generosity is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the perfection of generosity, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the perfections of moral discipline, patience, vigor, meditation, and prajnaparamita are pure; because the perfection of moral discipline through prajnaparamita are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the perfection of moral discipline through prajnaparamita, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the emptiness of internal phenomena is pure; because the emptiness of internal phenomena is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the emptiness of internal phenomena, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge 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 non-change, the emptiness of fundamental nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all phenomena, the emptiness of the unattainable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, and the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are pure;

because the emptiness of external phenomena through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure.

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

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, suchness is pure; because suchness is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of suchness, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the dharmadhatu, the nature of phenomena, the nature free from falsity, the nature free from change, the nature of equality, the nature transcending birth, the fixed order of phenomena, the abiding order of phenomena, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are pure; because the dharmadhatu through the inconceivable realm are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the dharmadhatu through the inconceivable realm, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the Noble Truth of suffering is pure; because the Noble Truth of suffering is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the Noble Truth of suffering, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are pure; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the four meditative absorptions are pure; because the four meditative absorptions are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the four meditative absorptions, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are pure; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti, because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the eight liberations are pure; because the eight liberations are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the eight liberations, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Because the wisdom of all-knowledge is pure, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totality spheres are pure; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totality spheres are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the wisdom of all-knowledge, the purity of the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totality spheres, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four foundations of mindfulness are pure; because the four foundations of mindfulness are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four foundations of mindfulness, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing 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, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure; because the gateway to liberation through emptiness is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

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

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure; because the ten bodhisattva grounds are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the ten bodhisattva grounds, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the five kinds of eyes are pure; because the five kinds of eyes are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the five kinds of eyes, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the six superknowledges are pure; because the six superknowledges are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the six superknowledges, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the ten powers of a Buddha are pure; because the ten powers of a Buddha are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the ten powers of a Buddha, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed understandings, 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 gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the four fearlessnesses through the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the Dharma of non-forgetfulness is pure; because the Dharma of non-forgetfulness is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the Dharma of non-forgetfulness, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the nature of constant equanimity is pure; because the nature of constant equanimity is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the nature of constant equanimity, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the knowledge of all dharmas is pure; because the knowledge of all dharmas is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the knowledge of all dharmas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is 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 gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the knowledge of the aspects of the paths and the knowledge of all aspects, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, all dharani gateways are pure; because all dharani gateways are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of all dharani gateways, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, all samadhi gateways are pure; because all samadhi gateways are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of all samadhi gateways, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Good Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowing is pure, the fruit of stream-entry is pure; because the fruit of stream-entry is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the fruit of stream-entry, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowing 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, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing, the purity of the fruits of once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is pure; because the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the attainment of a pratyekabuddha, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure; because all practices of great bodhisattvas are pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of all practices of great bodhisattvas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas is pure; because the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas is pure, the gateway to liberation through signlessness is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the supreme enlightenment of all Buddhas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through signlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Furthermore, Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, form is pure; because form is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of form, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure; because feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the eye ayatana is pure; because the eye ayatana is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the eye ayatana, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure; because the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas are pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind ayatanas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the form ayatana is pure; because the form ayatana is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the form ayatana, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge 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 gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the sound, odor, taste, tangible object, and dharma ayatanas, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation.

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the eye dhatu is pure; because the eye dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the eye dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge 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 to the feelings arising with eye-contact as their condition are pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

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

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the ear dhatu is pure; because the ear dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the ear dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge 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 to the feelings arising with ear-contact as their condition are pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

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

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the nose dhatu is pure; because the nose dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the nose dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge 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 to the feelings arising with nose-contact as their condition are pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

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

Subhuti! Because the knowledge of all-knowledge is pure, the tongue dhatu is pure; because the tongue dhatu is pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure. Why is this?

Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowledge, the purity of the tongue dhatu, or the purity of the gateway to liberation through wishlessness, they are all nondual, not divided into two, without discrimination, and without cessation. Because the knowledge of all-knowledge 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 to the feelings arising with tongue-contact as their condition are pure, the gateway to liberation through wishlessness is pure.

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

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure, the body dhatu is pure; because the body dhatu is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, the purity of the body dhatu, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, without division into two, free from discrimination, and not subject to cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom 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 the feelings arising with bodily contact as condition are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, the purity of the tangible-object dhatu through the feelings arising with bodily contact as condition, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, without division into two, free from discrimination, and not subject to cessation.

Subhuti, because the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is pure, the mind dhatu is pure; because the mind dhatu is pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, the purity of the mind dhatu, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, without division into two, free from discrimination, and not subject to cessation.

Because the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom 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 the feelings arising with mental contact as condition are pure, the signless gateway to liberation is pure. Why is this? Whether it is the purity of the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, the purity of the mental-object dhatu through the feelings arising with mental contact as condition, or the purity of the signless gateway to liberation, they are all nondual, without division into two, free from discrimination, and not subject to cessation.

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