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He should \[also\] make offerings of > > unguent, flowers, and so on, and after having made offerings, the mantrin > > should again take refuge in all the Tathāgatas. Then he prepares the site in > > accordance with \[ritual\] procedures so that it possesses many virtues.” > > Then the vajradhara Lord of Mysteries bowed down at the feet of the > > World-honored One and spoke these verses: > > “The Buddha’s Dharma is free from all characteristics, and the > > Dharma abides in the station of the Dharma; > > What you have explained is incomparable, without characteristics, > > and unconditioned. > > Yet why, O Great Energetic One, do you teach this which has > > characteristics, > > As well as mantra practices? This does not conform with the way > > of Dharma-thusness!” > > Then the Bhagavān, the Buddha Vairocana, > > Addressed Vajrapāṇi: “Listen carefully to the characteristics of the > > Dharma! > > The Dharma is free from differentiation and all false conceptions. > > If one eliminates false conceptions and the workings of the mind > > and thought, > > The supreme and perfect awakening that I attained is ultimately > > like empty space, > > But unknown to ordinary foolish beings, who are wrongly attached > > to the objective realm. > > That they hanker after \[auspicious\] times, directions, signs, and so on > > is because they are enveloped by ignorance, > > And it is in order to liberate them that these are taught in conformity > > with them as an expedient. > > But in reality there is no time or direction, nothing done, and no doer; > > All dharmas simply abide in the real character \[of things\]. > > Furthermore, Lord of Mysteries, in future ages > — Rolf W. 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Giebel 2005, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.carya.mahavairocana*zh~en-mt.1.17) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Rnam par snang mdzad chen po mngon par rdzogs par byang chub pa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.carya.mahavairocana*bo.1.17) — Classical Tibetan ## Linked texts (2) - [大毘盧遮那成佛經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1796.4.7) — Classical Chinese - [建立曼荼羅及揀擇地法](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1.14) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.carya.mahavairocana*zh.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.carya.mahavairocana*zh.1.17) · Pramāṇa