འཕགས་པ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པ་ལ་དད་པ་རབ་ཏ་སྒམ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 1.8

1.8

They are the quality of conviction, the quality of transformation, and the quality of delight.”

Great Skillful Trust said, “Blessed One, how does one adopt the quality of conviction concerning trust in the Great Vehicle that allows one to accomplish the Great Vehicle?”

The Blessed One replied, “Noble son, a bodhisattva must first acknowledge the existence of the profound and vast Dharma teachings. Why? These teachings are the domain of the thus-gone ones, and they are what the thus-gone ones teach. Therefore, when the thus-gone ones fully awaken, that is not within the domain of logicians. In fact, when logicians hear these profound and vast teachings, they become alarmed, so how could they ever realize them? Therefore, these teachings are not within the domain of those who rely on logic. Just as with the awakening of the buddhas, so it is with the teachings they impart. Therefore, bodhisattvas must first develop trust through the quality of conviction and take interest in the profound and vast teachings of the blessed buddhas, as well as their result.”

Great Skillful Trust said, “Blessed One, how does the quality of transformation engender the bodhisattvas’ trust in the Great Vehicle that allows them to accomplish the Great Vehicle?”

The Blessed One replied, “Noble son, for bodhisattvas to develop the trust in the Great Vehicle that allows them to accomplish the Great Vehicle, they must bring to mind all the profound and vast Dharma teachings and their numerous qualities. As they do so, they will undergo physical and mental transformations.”

Great Skillful Trust said, “Blessed One, what are the physical transformations that occur when bodhisattvas feel the trust in the Great Vehicle that allows them to accomplish the Great Vehicle?”

The Blessed One replied, “Noble son,