འཕགས་པ་ཀླའ་རྒྱལ་པ་མ་དྲས་པས་ཞས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 16

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and the path of reaching acceptance of the unborn nature of phenomena. Lord of nāgas, these are the eight.

“The path of the perfections consists in complete dedication toward omniscience. Why? Because generosity that is not dedicated toward omniscience cannot be considered as the perfection of generosity. It is the same with discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and insight. Insight that is not dedicated toward omniscience cannot be considered as the perfection of insight. Dedication toward omniscience is thus known as the path of the perfections.

“The path of the means of attraction consists in inspiring devotion toward the Dharma in others. Why? Lord of nāgas, those beings who have been attracted by bodhisattvas through the four means of attraction will understand the Dharma teachings. So, inducing devotion toward the Dharma in others is known as the path of the means of attraction.

“The path of the higher perceptions consists in seeing with the divine eye all the buddha fields, the death, transference, and rebirth of beings, and the blessed buddhas along with their saṅghas of hearers. Once these are seen, what should be taken up is taken up, and what should be cast aside is cast aside. It consists in hearing with the divine ear the words of the blessed buddhas and, having heard those words, remembering them and not squandering them. It consists in knowing clearly the mental processes of other beings and other individuals and teaching the Dharma accordingly to each. It consists in remembering one’s past births and not squandering the roots of virtue acquired through previous actions. It consists in manifesting miraculous powers to travel to limitless buddha fields