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as skilled in the secrets of mind, intellect, and consciousness, he does not designate it entirely on that basis alone. Viśālamati, because a bodhisattva does not see appropriation within his own internal individual [nature], nor does he see the appropriating consciousness, and that [absence of seeing] is truly as it is; nor does he see the storehouse (ālaya), nor the storehouse consciousness; nor does he see what is accumulated, nor the mind; nor does he see the eye, nor forms, nor eye-consciousness; nor does he see the ear, nor sounds, nor ear-consciousness; nor does he see the nose, nor scents, nor nose-consciousness; nor does he see the tongue, nor tastes, nor tongue-consciousness; nor does he see the body, nor tangibles, nor body-consciousness; Viśālamati, because a bodhisattva does not see the intellect within his own internal individual [nature], nor does he see dharmas, nor does he see mental consciousness, and that [absence of seeing] is truly as it is—this is called a bodhisattva being skilled in the ultimate. The Tathāgata also designates a bodhisattva who is skilled in the ultimate as being skilled in the secrets of mind, intellect, and consciousness. Viśālamati, to that extent a bodhisattva is skilled in the secrets of mind, intellect, and consciousness, and when the Tathāgata designates a bodhisattva as skilled in the secrets of mind, intellect, and consciousness, he designates it to that extent." Then at that time the Bhagavān spoke these verses: / "The appropriating consciousness is deep and subtle; / All its seeds flow like a river's torrent. / Thinking that it would not be proper if they conceived of it as a self, / I have not taught it to childish beings." / The chapter on Viśālamati