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1134 T"E VAGRAA'A'HEDIKA perfect knowledge has been known, he would speak an untruth, and would slander me, O Subhuti, with some untruth that he has learned. And why ? Because there is no such thing-, O Subhuti, as has been known by the Tathagata with regard to the highest perfect knowledge. And in that, O SubhQti, which has been known and taught by the Tathagata, there is neither truth nor falsehood. Therefore the Tathagata preaches : " All things are Buddhathings. And why ? Because what was preached by the Tathagata, O Subhuti, as all things, that was preached as no-things; and therefore all things are called Buddha-things. ' Now, O Subhuti, a man might have a body and a large body. The venerable Subhuti said : ' That man who was spoken of by the Tathagata as a man with a body, with a large body, he, O Bhagavat, was spoken of by the Tathagata as without a body, and therefore he is called a man with a body and with a large body. Bhagavat said : ' So it is, O Subhuti ; and if a Bodhisattva were to say: " I shall deliver all beings," he ought not to be called a Bodhisattva. And why ? Is there anything, O Subhuti, that is called a Bodhisattva ? ' Subhuti said : ' Not indeed, Bhagavat, there is nothing which is called a Bodhisattva. Bhagavat said : ' Those who were spoken of as beings, beings indeed, O Subhuti, they were spoken of as no-beings by the Tathagata, and therefore they are called beings. Therefore the Tathdgata says : "All beings are without self, all beings are without life, without manhood \ without a personality. ' Sans croissancc, Ilarlez; see Childers, s. v. poriso.
2OR DIAMOND-CUTTER. I 35 ' If, O Subhuti, a Bodhisattva were to say: " I shall create numbers of worlds," he would say what is untrue. And why ? Because, what were spoken of as numbers of worlds, numbers of worlds indeed, O Subhtiti, these were spoken of as no-numbers by the Tathagata, and therefore they are called numbers of worlds. 'A Bodhisattva, O Subhuti, who believes that all things are without self, that all things are without self, he has faith, he is called a noble-minded Bodhisattva by the holy and fully enlightened Tathagata.' {17) XVIII. Bhagavat said: 'What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the bodily eye ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the bodily eye. Bhagavat said : 'What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the heavenly eye ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the heavenly eye. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the eye of knowledge ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the eye of knowledge. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhiiti, has the Tathagata the eye of the Law ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the eye of the Law. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the eye of Buddha ? ' Subhiiti said : 'So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the eye of Buddha. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhtiti, as many grains of sand as there are in the great river Gahga — were they preached by the Tathagata
3136 THE VAGRAA'A'//EDIKA as grains of sand ? ' SubhCiti said : 'So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, they were preached as grains of sand by the Tathagata. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhuti, if there were as many Gahga rivers as there are grains of sand in the great river Gariga ; and, if there were as many worlds as there are orrains of sand in these, would these worlds be many ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, these worlds would be many.* Bhagavat said : ' As many beings as there are in all those worlds, I know the manifold trains of thought of them all. And why ? Because what was preached as the train of thoughts, the train of thoughts indeed, O Subhuti, that was preached by the Tathagata as no-train of thoughts, and therefore it is called the train of thouehts. And why ? Because, O Subhuti, a past thought is not perceived, a future thought is not perceived, and the present thought is not perceived.' (18) XIX. 'What do you think, O Subhuti, if a son or a daughter of a good family should fill this sphere of a million millions of worlds with the seven treasures, and give it as a gift to holy and fully enlightened Buddhas, would that son or daughter of a good family produce on the strength of this a large stock of merit ? ' SubhCiti said : ' Yes, a large one. Bhagavat said : ' So it is, Subhuti, so it is ; that son or daughter of a good family would produce on the strength of this a large stock of merit, immeasurable and innumerable. And why ? Because what was preached as a stock of merit, a stock of merit indeed, O Sul)huti, that was preached as no-stock
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1134 T"E VAGRAA'A'HEDIKA perfect knowledge has been known, he would speak an untruth, and would slander me, O Subhuti, with some untruth that he has learned. And why ? Because there is no such thing-, O Subhuti, as has been known by the Tathagata with regard to the highest perfect knowledge. And in that, O SubhQti, which has been known and taught by the Tathagata, there is neither truth nor falsehood. Therefore the Tathagata preaches : " All things are Buddhathings. And why ? Because what was preached by the Tathagata, O Subhuti, as all things, that was preached as no-things; and therefore all things are called Buddha-things. ' Now, O Subhuti, a man might have a body and a large body. The venerable Subhuti said : ' That man who was spoken of by the Tathagata as a man with a body, with a large body, he, O Bhagavat, was spoken of by the Tathagata as without a body, and therefore he is called a man with a body and with a large body. Bhagavat said : ' So it is, O Subhuti ; and if a Bodhisattva were to say: " I shall deliver all beings," he ought not to be called a Bodhisattva. And why ? Is there anything, O Subhuti, that is called a Bodhisattva ? ' Subhuti said : ' Not indeed, Bhagavat, there is nothing which is called a Bodhisattva. Bhagavat said : ' Those who were spoken of as beings, beings indeed, O Subhuti, they were spoken of as no-beings by the Tathagata, and therefore they are called beings. Therefore the Tathdgata says : "All beings are without self, all beings are without life, without manhood \ without a personality. ' Sans croissancc, Ilarlez; see Childers, s. v. poriso.
2OR DIAMOND-CUTTER. I 35 ' If, O Subhuti, a Bodhisattva were to say: " I shall create numbers of worlds," he would say what is untrue. And why ? Because, what were spoken of as numbers of worlds, numbers of worlds indeed, O Subhtiti, these were spoken of as no-numbers by the Tathagata, and therefore they are called numbers of worlds. 'A Bodhisattva, O Subhuti, who believes that all things are without self, that all things are without self, he has faith, he is called a noble-minded Bodhisattva by the holy and fully enlightened Tathagata.' {17) XVIII. Bhagavat said: 'What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the bodily eye ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the bodily eye. Bhagavat said : 'What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the heavenly eye ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the heavenly eye. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the eye of knowledge ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the eye of knowledge. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhiiti, has the Tathagata the eye of the Law ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the eye of the Law. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhuti, has the Tathagata the eye of Buddha ? ' Subhiiti said : 'So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathagata has the eye of Buddha. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhtiti, as many grains of sand as there are in the great river Gahga — were they preached by the Tathagata
3136 THE VAGRAA'A'//EDIKA as grains of sand ? ' SubhCiti said : 'So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, they were preached as grains of sand by the Tathagata. Bhagavat said : ' What do you think, O Subhuti, if there were as many Gahga rivers as there are grains of sand in the great river Gariga ; and, if there were as many worlds as there are orrains of sand in these, would these worlds be many ? ' Subhuti said : ' So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, these worlds would be many.* Bhagavat said : ' As many beings as there are in all those worlds, I know the manifold trains of thought of them all. And why ? Because what was preached as the train of thoughts, the train of thoughts indeed, O Subhuti, that was preached by the Tathagata as no-train of thoughts, and therefore it is called the train of thouehts. And why ? Because, O Subhuti, a past thought is not perceived, a future thought is not perceived, and the present thought is not perceived.' (18) XIX. 'What do you think, O Subhuti, if a son or a daughter of a good family should fill this sphere of a million millions of worlds with the seven treasures, and give it as a gift to holy and fully enlightened Buddhas, would that son or daughter of a good family produce on the strength of this a large stock of merit ? ' SubhCiti said : ' Yes, a large one. Bhagavat said : ' So it is, Subhuti, so it is ; that son or daughter of a good family would produce on the strength of this a large stock of merit, immeasurable and innumerable. And why ? Because what was preached as a stock of merit, a stock of merit indeed, O Sul)huti, that was preached as no-stock
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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