འཕགས་པ་དགངས་པ་ངས་པར་འགྲལ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 99

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The Bhagavān was asked, 'Bhagavān, in how many forms should the pratimokṣa of bodhisattvas be understood as being subsumed?' 'Mañjuśrī, it is subsumed under seven forms: the teaching on the ritual of undertaking [the vows]; the teaching on the matter resembling defeating offenses (pārājika); the teaching on the matter resembling downfalls; the teaching on the essential nature of a downfall; the teaching on the essential nature of non-downfall; the teaching on emergence from downfalls; and the teaching on relinquishing the vows. Mañjuśrī, wherever I have explained, distinguished, and taught the eleven aspects of lakṣaṇa, that is designated as the mātṛkā [Abhidharma]. What are the eleven aspects of lakṣaṇa? They are: the conventional lakṣaṇa; the ultimate lakṣaṇa; the lakṣaṇa of the ālambana of the factors concordant with bodhi; the lakṣaṇa of the aspects; the lakṣaṇa of the essential nature; the lakṣaṇa of its fruits; the lakṣaṇa of declaring its experience; the lakṣaṇa of dharmas that obstruct it; the lakṣaṇa of dharmas concordant with it; the lakṣaṇa of its disadvantages; and the lakṣaṇa of its benefits. Mañjuśrī, regarding these, the conventional lakṣaṇa should be regarded as threefold: the teaching of the person (pudgala), the teaching of the parikalpita nature, and the teaching of the function, movement, and activity of dharmas. Therein, the ultimate lakṣaṇa should be regarded as the teaching of the seven aspects of tathatā. The lakṣaṇa of the ālambana should be regarded as the teaching of all aspects of objects of knowledge. The lakṣaṇa of aspects should be regarded as the teaching of the eight examinations. What are the eight examinations? They are: truth, abiding, faults, virtues, manner, engagement, reasoning, and summary and expansion. Therein,