འཕགས་པ་གསར་འད་དམ་པ་མད་སྡའ་དབང་པའ་རྒྱལ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 83

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What are these ten? They are (1) the preliminary that is the analysis that differentiates all phenomena; (2) the preliminary that is the completion of all good qualities; (3) the preliminary that is an immeasurable gathering of the accumulation of enlightenment; (4) the preliminary that is possessing a vast accumulation of merit and wisdom; (5) the preliminary that is the realization of vast great compassion; (6) the preliminary that is the knowledge that all phenomena do not enter; (7) the preliminary that is the knowledge of the levels of categories of the world realms; (8) the preliminary that is comprehending the realms of beings and the conduct motivated by the kleśas; (9) the preliminary that is the mental activity of comprehending and following the range of activity of the tathāgatas; and (10) the preliminary that is the higher perception and complete knowledge of the ten strengths, the fearlessnesses, and the unique qualities of a buddha.

“Noble one, those are the ten qualities that are the preliminaries for the perfection of knowledge of the bodhisattvas.

“Noble one, what is the meaning of perfection? The fulfillment of special conduct: that is the meaning of perfection. The fulfillment of vast and profound wisdom: that is the meaning of perfection. The absence of attachment to the composite and noncomposite: that is the meaning of perfection. The correct realization of the faults of saṃsāra: that is the meaning of perfection. Comprehending unwise beings: that is the meaning of perfection. Teaching the treasure of the Dharma that knows no cessation: that is the meaning of perfection. The fulfillment of unobscured liberation: that is the meaning of perfection. Knowing the realms of beings: that is the meaning of perfection. The realization of the sameness of generosity: that is the meaning of perfection.