金剛般若波羅蜜經 26: Chapter 26

Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra 26

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“Subhūti, what do you think? Can the Tathāgata be observed by means of the Thirty-two Marks?” Subhūti replied, “Thusly, thusly, with the Thirty-two Marks the Tathāgata is to be observed.” The Buddha said, “Subhūti, if the Tathāgata could be observed by means of the Thirty-two Marks, then a cakravartin king would be a tathāgata.” Subhūti addressed the Buddha, saying, “Bhagavān, thus do I explain the meaning of what the Buddha has said. One should not observe the Tathāgata by means of the Thirty-two Marks.” At that time, the Bhagavān spoke a gāthā, saying:

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If one perceives me in forms, If one listens for me in sounds, This person practices a deviant path And cannot see the Tathāgata.

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金剛般若波羅蜜經 — Classical Chinese