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purification?" "Avalokiteśvara, it is belonging to the tenth bhūmi and belonging to the buddhabhūmi." "Bhagavān, why is it that a bodhisattva is always not satisfied with the desired karmic fruit of the pāramitās, and is not satisfied with the pāramitās?" "Avalokiteśvara, it is because, depending on one another, cultivation on the bhūmis is accomplished." "Bhagavān, why do bodhisattvas not abide in faith toward the desired karmic fruition of the pāramitās in the way they do toward the pāramitās?" "Avalokiteśvara, it is for five reasons: because the pāramitās are the cause of superior happiness and mental joy; because they are the cause of benefiting oneself and others; because they are the cause of the desired karmic fruit in future lives; because they are the basis free of affliction; and because their nature is unchanging." "Bhagavān, what is the distinct capacity of those pāramitās?" "Avalokiteśvara, their distinct capacity should be known as fourfold: when cultivating the pāramitās, completely abandoning discordance such as stinginess, immoral conduct, agitation of mind, laziness, distraction, and faulty views; turning toward unexcelled, perfect bodhi; benefiting oneself and sentient beings in this life; and in future lives attaining vast and inexhaustible desired karmic fruition." "Bhagavān, from what cause do those pāramitās arise, with what result are they endowed, and with what purpose are they endowed?" The Bhagavān replied: "Avalokiteśvara, the pāramitās arise from the cause of compassion, are endowed with the result of the desired karmic fruition and benefiting sentient beings,