འཕགས་པ་དགངས་པ་ངས་པར་འགྲལ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 63

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the characteristic of obstructive factors to full comprehension and so forth, the characteristic of concordant factors, and the characteristic of the drawbacks and benefits of non-comprehension and full comprehension, respectively. Maitreya, in that regard, the meaning of the dhātu is five dhātus: the world-system, the realm of sentient beings, the realm of dharmas, the realm of taming, and the realm of the means of taming. Maitreya, through these three aspects of meaning as well, all meanings should be understood to be subsumed.” "Bhagavān, what is the distinction between correctly cognizing meaning through prajñā born of hearing, correctly cognizing meaning through prajñā born of contemplation, and, Bhagavān, correctly cognizing meaning through prajñā born of cultivating śamatha and vipaśyanā?" The Bhagavān replied: "Maitreya, through prajñā born of hearing, a bodhisattva correctly cognizes a meaning that relies on literal expressions, is according to the letter, lacks implicit intention, is unactualized, accords with liberation, but does not effect liberation. Maitreya, through prajñā born of contemplation, one correctly cognizes a meaning that also relies solely on literal expressions, is not according to the letter, has implicit intention, is actualized, accords greatly with liberation, but does not effect liberation. Maitreya, through prajñā born of cultivation, a bodhisattva correctly cognizes a meaning that relies on literal expressions and does not rely on literal expressions, is according to the letter and has implicit intention, is actualized through an image that is the object of samādhi concordant with knowable objects, accords exceedingly with liberation, and also effects liberation. Maitreya, such is the distinction between them," said the Bhagavān.