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The wisdom of The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra

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Y ou cannot recover past thoughts, you cannot hold on to present thoughts, and you cannot obtain future thoughts.

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quote 7987 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.

A ll conditioned dharmas are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble or a shadow, Like dew or like a lightning ?ash. Contemplate them thus.

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quote 7986 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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I f world systems actually existed, that would constitute a unity of appearances. What the Thus Come One speaks of as a unity of appearances is not a unity of appearances. Therefore it is called a unity of appearances.

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quote 7979 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A ll appearances are empty and false. If one sees all appearances as no appearances, then one sees the Thus Come One.

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quote 7971 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.

T hus Come One does not come from anywhere nor does he go anywhere. Therefore he is called the Thus Come One.

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quote 7956 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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O ne who looks for me in forms, or seeks me in sounds, practices a deviant path and will never see the Thus Come One.

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quote 7955 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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O ne who adorns Buddha lands does not adorn anything. Therefore it is called adorning.

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quote 7954 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A ll the Dharma which the Thus Come One has spoken can neither be clung to nor spoken of. It is neither Dharma nor non-dharma.

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quote 7953 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A s I⁵² understand what the Buddha has said, there is no predetermined Dharma called Anuttara-samyaksambodhi, and there are not any predetermined Dharmas which the Thus Come One could speak.

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quote 7952 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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52 “I” here refers to Venerable Subhuti, one of Sakyamuni Buddha’s great disciples and foremost in the understanding of emptiness.

I f a Bodhisattva comprehends the dharma of no self, the Thus Come One calls him a true Bodhisattva.

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quote 7897 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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W hen I ⁴⁰ was cut limb from limb, if I had an appearance of a self, an appearance of others, an appearance of living beings or an appearance of a life, I would have been outraged.

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quote 7855 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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40 “I” here refers to Sakyamuni Buddha.

H ow should this Sutra be explained for others? By not grasping at appearances and being in unmoving thusness.

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quote 7837 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A Bodhisattva who gives with a mind that does not rely on dharmas is like a person with eyes who can see all kinds of things in the bright sunlight.

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quote 7836 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A Bodhisattva who gives with a mind relying on dharmas is like a person in the dark who sees nothing at all.

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quote 7835 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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I f a Bodhisattva does not rely on appearances when giving, his blessings and virtues are inconceivable and immeasurable.

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quote 7834 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A s to Dharmas, a Bodhisattva should not rely on anything when giving. That is to say, when giving, he should neither rely on forms, nor sounds, smells, tastes, tangible objects or dharmas. Subhuti, a Bodhisattva should give thus: he should not rely on appearances.

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quote 7833 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
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A Bodhisattva should relinquish all appearances and bring forth the mind of Anuttara-samyaksambodhi²¹. He should bring forth thoughts which do not rely on forms or which do not rely on sounds, smells, tastes, tangible objects, or dharmas. He should bring forth thoughts which do not rely on anything.

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quote 7750 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra
Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.

21 Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi: Sanskrit word meaning ‘unexcelled complete Enlightenment,’ which is an attribute of every Buddha. Supreme, Perfect Enlightenment.(?????????:??,??????????,??????????;????????)

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