大般若波羅蜜多經

LVII. CHAPTER PRAISING THE NATURE OF TRUE CERTAINTY

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—O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the Stage of Great Joy, the Stage of Stainlessness, the Stage of Luminousness, the Stage of Blazing Wisdom, the Stage Difficult to Conquer, the Stage of Manifest Presence, the Stage of Far-Reaching, the Stage of Immovability, the Stage of Excellent Wisdom, and the Stage of the Dharma Cloud are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the Stage of Great Joy through the Stage of the Dharma Cloud are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, all practices of great bodhisattvas are free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, all practices of great bodhisattvas are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because the earth element is free from all things, the knowledge of the knowledge of all aspects is free from all things; because the water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness elements are free from all things, the knowledge of the knowledge of all aspects is free from all things.

Furthermore, O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, generosity, pure morality, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, generosity, pure morality, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, internal emptiness, external emptiness, internal-and-external emptiness, 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 immutable, the emptiness of essential nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of the ungraspable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, and the emptiness of the nonexistence of intrinsic nature are free from all things;

because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, internal emptiness through the emptiness of the nonexistence of intrinsic nature are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, suchness, the dharma-dhatu, the nature of dharmas, the nature of non-falsity, the nature of immutability, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the fixed order of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the limit of reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, suchness through the inconceivable realm are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the four establishments of mindfulness, the four right efforts, the four bases of supernormal power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the four establishments of mindfulness through the Noble Eightfold Path are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the Stage of Great Joy, the Stage of Stainlessness, the Stage of Luminousness, the Stage of Blazing Wisdom, the Stage Difficult to Conquer, the Stage of Manifest Presence, the Stage of Far-Reaching, the Stage of Immovability, the Stage of Excellent Wisdom, and the Stage of the Dharma Cloud are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the Stage of Great Joy through the Stage of the Dharma Cloud are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are free from all things.

O heavenly beings! Because ignorance is free from all things, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is free from all things; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six ayatanas, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, becoming, birth, aging, and death are free from all things, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is free from all things.

O devas! Because ignorance is relinquished, all practices of the great bodhisattvas are relinquished; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, clinging, existence, birth, aging, and death are relinquished, all practices of the great bodhisattvas are relinquished.

O devas! Because ignorance is relinquished, the supreme enlightenment of the Buddhas is relinquished; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, clinging, existence, birth, aging, and death are relinquished, the supreme enlightenment of the Buddhas is relinquished.

O devas! Because ignorance is relinquished, the knowledge of all-knowing knowledge is relinquished; because formations, consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, clinging, existence, birth, aging, and death are relinquished, the knowledge of all-knowing knowledge is relinquished.

Furthermore, O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, internal emptiness, external emptiness, internal-and-external emptiness, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, emptiness of the ultimate meaning, emptiness of the conditioned, emptiness of the unconditioned, ultimate emptiness, boundless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, emptiness of nonchange, emptiness of essential nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of common characteristics, emptiness of all dharmas, emptiness of the unapprehensible, emptiness of nonexistence, emptiness of intrinsic nature, and emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are relinquished;

because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, internal emptiness through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, suchness, the Dharma realm, the nature of dharmas, the nature of nonfalsity, the nature of nonchange, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the fixed order of dharmas, the abiding order of dharmas, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, suchness through the inconceivable realm are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten totality spheres are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten totality spheres are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the four foundations of mindfulness, the four right efforts, the four bases of spiritual power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the eight factors of the Noble Path are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the four foundations of mindfulness through the eight factors of the Noble Path are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the ground of Great Joy, the ground of Stainlessness, the ground of Luminosity, the ground of Blazing Wisdom, the ground Difficult to Conquer, the ground of Direct Presence, the Far-Going ground, the Immovable ground, the ground of Excellent Wisdom, and the ground of the Dharma Cloud are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the ground of Great Joy through the ground of the Dharma Cloud are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the ten powers of a Buddha, 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 relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen unique qualities of a Buddha are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of perpetual equanimity are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of perpetual equanimity are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the fruits of stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner, and arhat are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the fruits of stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner, and arhat are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, all practices of the great bodhisattvas are relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, all practices of the great bodhisattvas are relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the supreme enlightenment of the Buddhas is relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the supreme enlightenment of the Buddhas is relinquished.

O devas! Because the perfection of generosity is relinquished, the knowledge of all-knowing knowledge is relinquished; because the perfections of pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished, the knowledge of all-knowing knowledge is relinquished.

Furthermore, O devas! Because internal emptiness is relinquished, the perfections of generosity, pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished; because external emptiness, internal-and-external emptiness, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, emptiness of the ultimate meaning, emptiness of the conditioned, emptiness of the unconditioned, ultimate emptiness, boundless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, emptiness of nonchange, emptiness of essential nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of common characteristics, emptiness of all dharmas, emptiness of the unapprehensible, emptiness of nonexistence, emptiness of intrinsic nature, and emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are relinquished,

the perfections of generosity, pure morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajnaparamita are relinquished.

O devas! Because internal emptiness is relinquished, suchness, the Dharma realm, the nature of dharmas, the nature of nonfalsity, the nature of nonchange, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the fixed order of dharmas, the abiding order of dharmas, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are relinquished; because external emptiness through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are relinquished, suchness through the inconceivable realm are relinquished.

O devas! Because internal emptiness is relinquished, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are relinquished; because external emptiness through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are relinquished, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are relinquished.

O devas! Because internal emptiness is relinquished, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are relinquished; because external emptiness through the emptiness of the intrinsic nature of nonexistence are relinquished, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are relinquished.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten spheres of totality; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten spheres of totality.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the four foundations of mindfulness, 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; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the four foundations of mindfulness through the Noble Eightfold Path.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the Ground of Great Joy, the Ground of Stainlessness, the Ground of Luminous Radiance, the Ground of Blazing Wisdom, the Ground Extremely Difficult to Conquer, the Ground of Manifest Presence, the Far-Going Ground, the Immovable Ground, the Ground of Excellent Wisdom, and the Ground of the Dharma Cloud; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the Ground of Great Joy through the Ground of the Dharma Cloud.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the attainment of a pratyekabuddha; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the attainment of a pratyekabuddha.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from all practices of great bodhisattvas; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from all practices of great bodhisattvas.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the supreme awakening of the Buddhas; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the supreme awakening of the Buddhas.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from internal emptiness, they are separate from the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom; because they are separate from external emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature, they are separate from the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom.

Furthermore, O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the prajnaparamitas of generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma, the nature of dharmas, the nature of non-falsity, the nature of immutability, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the fixed order of Dharma, the abiding of Dharma, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the prajnaparamitas of generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from internal emptiness, external emptiness, internal-and-external emptiness, the emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, emptiness of ultimate meaning, emptiness of the conditioned, emptiness of the unconditioned, ultimate emptiness, boundless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, emptiness of immutability, emptiness of essential nature, emptiness of intrinsic characteristics, emptiness of common characteristics, emptiness of all dharmas, emptiness of the unobtainable, emptiness of nonexistence, emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the absence of self-nature;

because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from internal emptiness through the emptiness of the absence of self-nature.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten spheres of totality; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive meditative attainments, and the ten spheres of totality.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the four foundations of mindfulness, 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; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the four foundations of mindfulness through the Noble Eightfold Path.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the Ground of Great Joy, the Ground of Stainlessness, the Ground of Luminous Radiance, the Ground of Blazing Wisdom, the Ground Extremely Difficult to Conquer, the Ground of Manifest Presence, the Far-Going Ground, the Immovable Ground, the Ground of Excellent Wisdom, and the Ground of the Dharma Cloud; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the Ground of Great Joy through the Ground of the Dharma Cloud.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways.

O sons of the devas! Because they are separate from suchness, they are separate from the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship; because they are separate from the dhatu of Dharma through the inconceivable realm, they are separate from the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship.

O sons of the devas! Because true suchness is separate, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is separate; because the Dharma realm through to the inconceivable realm are separate, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because true suchness is separate, all practices of great bodhisattvas are separate; because the Dharma realm through to the inconceivable realm are separate, all practices of great bodhisattvas are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because true suchness is separate, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate; because the Dharma realm through to the inconceivable realm are separate, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because true suchness is separate, the knowledge of omniscience is separate; because the Dharma realm through to the inconceivable realm are separate, the knowledge of omniscience is separate.

Furthermore, O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the emptiness of the internal, 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, the emptiness of that which is without boundaries, the emptiness of dispersion, the emptiness of that which is immutable, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of the ungraspable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are separate;

because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the emptiness of the internal through to the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, true suchness, the Dharma realm, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the immutable nature, the nature of equality, the nature free from arising, the certainty of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, true suchness through to the inconceivable realm are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the four meditative absorptions, the four immeasurables, and the four formless attainments are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the four foundations of mindfulness, 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 separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the four foundations of mindfulness through to the Noble Eightfold Path are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the stages of Great Joy, Stainlessness, Luminosity, Blazing Wisdom, Utterly Difficult to Conquer, Manifest Presence, Far-Reaching, Immovability, Excellent Wisdom, and Dharma Cloud are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the stage of Great Joy through to the stage of Dharma Cloud are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the ten powers of a Buddha, 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 separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the ten powers of a Buddha through to the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the quality of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the knowledge of all dharmas, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the knowledge of all dharmas, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the attainment of a pratyekabuddha is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, all practices of great bodhisattvas are separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, all practices of great bodhisattvas are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the Noble Truth of suffering is separate, the knowledge of omniscience is separate; because the Noble Truths of the origin, cessation, and path are separate, the knowledge of omniscience is separate.

Furthermore, O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, meditative concentration, and prajnaparamita are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, the emptiness of the internal, 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, the emptiness of that which is without boundaries, the emptiness of dispersion, the emptiness of that which is immutable, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of the ungraspable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are separate;

because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, the emptiness of the internal through to the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, true suchness, the Dharma realm, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the immutable nature, the nature of equality, the nature free from arising, the certainty of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the ultimate reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, true suchness through to the inconceivable realm are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, the Noble Truths of suffering, origin, cessation, and path are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, the Noble Truths of suffering, origin, cessation, and path are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive attainments, and the ten spheres of totality are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, the four foundations of mindfulness, 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 separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, the four foundations of mindfulness through to the Noble Eightfold Path are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four meditative absorptions are separate, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless attainments are separate, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the Ground of Utmost Joy, the Ground Free from Defilement, the Luminous Ground, the Ground of Blazing Wisdom, the Ground Extremely Difficult to Conquer, the Ground of Manifest Presence, the Far-Going Ground, the Immovable Ground, the Ground of Excellent Wisdom, and the Dharma-Cloud Ground are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the Ground of Utmost Joy through the Dharma-Cloud Ground are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood is separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, all the practices of great bodhisattvas are separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, all the practices of great bodhisattvas are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, the unsurpassed enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, the unsurpassed enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four dhyanas are separate, omniscient knowledge is separate; because the four immeasurables and the four formless absorptions are separate, omniscient knowledge is separate.

Furthermore, O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, dhyana, and prajnaparamita are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, dhyana, and prajnaparamita are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the emptiness of the internal, 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 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 separate;

because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the emptiness of the internal through the emptiness of the self-nature of nonexistence are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, suchness, the dharma-dhatu, Dharma-nature, the nature free from falsity, the nature free from change, the nature of equality, the nature transcending birth, the certainty of dharmas, the abiding of dharmas, the limit of reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, suchness through the inconceivable realm are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the Noble Truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the four dhyanas, the four immeasurables, and the four formless absorptions are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the four dhyanas, the four immeasurables, and the four formless absorptions are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the four foundations of mindfulness, 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 separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the four foundations of mindfulness through the Noble Eightfold Path are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the Ground of Utmost Joy, the Ground Free from Defilement, the Luminous Ground, the Ground of Blazing Wisdom, the Ground Extremely Difficult to Conquer, the Ground of Manifest Presence, the Far-Going Ground, the Immovable Ground, the Ground of Excellent Wisdom, and the Dharma-Cloud Ground are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the Ground of Utmost Joy through the Dharma-Cloud Ground are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the Dharma of never losing mindfulness and the nature of constant equanimity are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood is separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the fruit of pratyekabuddhahood is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, all the practices of great bodhisattvas are separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, all the practices of great bodhisattvas are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, the unsurpassed enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, the unsurpassed enlightenment of the Buddhas is separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the eight liberations are separate, omniscient knowledge is separate; because the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten totalities are separate, omniscient knowledge is separate.

Furthermore, O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, dhyana, and prajnaparamita are separate; because 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 separate, generosity, pure ethical discipline, patient acceptance, diligence, dhyana, and prajnaparamita are separate.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, internal emptiness, 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 dispersion, the emptiness of the immutable, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of the ungraspable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the nonexistence of self-nature are transcended.

Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, internal emptiness through the emptiness of the nonexistence of self-nature are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, suchness, the dharma-dhatu, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the immutable nature, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the certainty of Dharma, the abiding of Dharma, the limit of reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, suchness through the inconceivable realm are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the four dhyanas, the four immeasurables, and the four formless absorptions are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the four dhyanas, the four immeasurables, and the four formless absorptions are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten spheres of totality are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten spheres of totality are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are transcended, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the gateways to liberation of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the stage of Great Joy, the stage of Stainlessness, the stage of Radiance, the stage of Blazing Wisdom, the stage of the Extremely Difficult to Conquer, the stage of the Manifest, the stage of Far-Reaching, the stage of Immovability, the stage of Excellent Wisdom, and the stage of the Dharma Cloud are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the stage of Great Joy through the stage of the Dharma Cloud are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unhindered understandings, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the ten powers of a Buddha through the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the quality of never forgetting and the nature of constant equanimity are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the quality of never forgetting and the nature of constant equanimity are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the paths, and the knowledge of all aspects are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the fruits of stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner, and arhat are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the fruits of stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner, and arhat are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the fruit of a pratyekabuddha is transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, all practices of great bodhisattvas are transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, all practices of great bodhisattvas are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the supreme perfect awakening of the Buddhas is transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the supreme perfect awakening of the Buddhas is transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the four foundations of mindfulness are transcended, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is transcended. Because the four right efforts through the eightfold noble path are transcended, the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom is transcended.

Furthermore, O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, generosity, pure morality, patient acceptance, diligence, dhyana, and prajnaparamita are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, generosity, pure morality, patient acceptance, diligence, dhyana, and prajnaparamita are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, internal emptiness, 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 dispersion, the emptiness of the immutable, the emptiness of intrinsic nature, the emptiness of individual characteristics, the emptiness of common characteristics, the emptiness of all dharmas, the emptiness of the ungraspable, the emptiness of nonexistence, the emptiness of self-nature, and the emptiness of the nonexistence of self-nature are transcended.

Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, internal emptiness through the emptiness of the nonexistence of self-nature are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, suchness, the dharma-dhatu, the nature of dharmas, the nature free from falsity, the immutable nature, the nature of equality, the nature of freedom from arising, the certainty of Dharma, the abiding of Dharma, the limit of reality, the realm of space, and the inconceivable realm are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, suchness through the inconceivable realm are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, the four dhyanas, the four immeasurables, and the four formless absorptions are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, the four dhyanas, the four immeasurables, and the four formless absorptions are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten spheres of totality are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, the eight liberations, the eight spheres of mastery, the nine successive absorptions, and the ten spheres of totality are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, the four foundations of mindfulness, the four right efforts, the four bases of spiritual power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of awakening, and the eightfold noble path are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, the four foundations of mindfulness through the eightfold noble path are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, the stage of Great Joy, the stage of Stainlessness, the stage of Radiance, the stage of Blazing Wisdom, the stage of the Extremely Difficult to Conquer, the stage of the Manifest, the stage of Far-Reaching, the stage of Immovability, the stage of Excellent Wisdom, and the stage of the Dharma Cloud are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, the stage of Great Joy through the stage of the Dharma Cloud are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is transcended, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are transcended. Because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are transcended, the five kinds of eyes and the six superknowledges are transcended.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the ten powers of a Buddha, the four fearlessnesses, the four unobstructed knowledges, great loving-kindness, great compassion, great sympathetic joy, great equanimity, and the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha, one should relinquish them; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the ten powers of a Buddha through to the eighteen distinctive qualities of a Buddha, one should relinquish them.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the Dharma of never forgetting and the nature of constant equanimity, one should relinquish them; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the Dharma of never forgetting and the nature of constant equanimity, one should relinquish them.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and the knowledge of all aspects, one should relinquish them; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of the aspects of the path, and the knowledge of all aspects, one should relinquish them.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways, one should relinquish them; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from all dharani gateways and samadhi gateways, one should relinquish them.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship, one should relinquish them; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the fruits of stream-entry, once-returning, non-returning, and arhatship, one should relinquish them.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the attainment of a pratyekabuddha, one should relinquish it; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the attainment of a pratyekabuddha, one should relinquish it.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from all the practices of great bodhisattvas, one should relinquish them; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from all the practices of great bodhisattvas, one should relinquish them.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the supreme enlightenment of the Buddhas, one should relinquish it; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the supreme enlightenment of the Buddhas, one should relinquish it.

O sons of the devas! Because the gateway to liberation of emptiness is free from the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, one should relinquish it; because the gateways to liberation of signlessness and wishlessness are free from the knowledge of all-knowing wisdom, one should relinquish it.

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