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the purity of all phenomena, and the purity of the self are inseparable—they cannot be divided. This path is pure in terms of this indivisible purity. That is why it is known as the pure path. On it there is no sensation; it is the path of no sensation—all sensations cease. On it there is not even the sensation of nirvāṇa. So it is known as devoid of sensation. This path, since it is free of mind, mental faculty, and consciousness, is devoid of all mental projection toward phenomena. That is why it known as the pure path.”

When the Blessed One delivered this teaching on the good qualities of cultivating this pure path, twelve thousand beings who had purified themselves reached acceptance.

The nāga king Anavatapta then asked the Blessed One, “Blessed One, how should bodhisattvas cultivate the path of the noble ones?”

The Blessed One replied, “Lord of nāgas, bodhisattvas who wish to cultivate the pure path of the noble ones should become expert in pure conduct; their body should be pure, and their speech and mind should be pure.

“What is the pure body? It is the realization that because one’s own body is empty, the bodies of all beings are empty; the realization that since one’s own body is void, the bodies of all beings are void; the realization that since one’s own body is inert matter, the bodies of all beings are inert matter; the realization that since one’s own body is inanimate, the bodies of all beings are inanimate; the realization that since one’s own body is like a hallucination, the bodies of all beings are like hallucinations; the realization that since one’s own body is pure, the bodies of all beings are also pure. This is known as the purity of the body.