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they pursue countless realizations, they ripen beings in countless realms, and their conduct is immeasurable.

“Heedful bodhisattvas depend on themselves and not on others. Why? Because, lord of nāgas, heedful bodhisattvas have ascertained their own minds. The mind is ascertained with three mental ascertainments. What are these three? They are ascertainment of mind with regard to affliction, ascertainment of mind with regard to objects, and ascertainment of mind with regard to perpetuation. These are three ascertainments.

“There are three further mental ascertainments. What are they? They are one-pointedness in tranquility, skill in special insight, and perseverance in the Dharma.

“There are three further mental ascertainments. What are they? They are the peaceful mind, the controlled mind, and the pleasant mind.

“There are three further mental ascertainments. What are they? They are honesty, sincerity, and nonacquisitiveness.²⁹

“There are three further mental ascertainments. What are they? They are truthfulness, flexibility, and friendliness.

“There are three further. What are they? They are ascertainment with regard to emptiness, ascertainment with regard to signlessness, and ascertainment with regard to wishlessness. Those are three mental ascertainments.

“There are three further. They are ascertainment with regard to all compounded phenomena being impermanent, ascertainment with regard to all compounded phenomena being suffering, ascertainment with regard to all phenomena being without self, and ascertainment with regard to nirvāṇa being peace.