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仁王經疏 2.91

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2.91

Explanation: Third, discerning distinctions with reference to the truths. The three stages of worthies mostly abide in conventional truth; the ten bhūmis mostly abide in ultimate truth. Because it transcends the three stages of worthies, it transcends conventional truth; because it transcends the ten bhūmis, it transcends paramārtha-satya. Because it transcends conventional truth, it is non-existent; because it transcends paramārtha-satya, it is not non-existent; therefore it is the eleventh bhūmi. Regarding sarvajña-realization, there are two explanations. One says: *sapojia* (sarvajña) is called "all-knowledge," while *sayunjia* is called "all-modes knowledge." If relying on the Original Commentary, both are translated as "all-knowledge." The phrase "serene and pure, eternal and unchanging, identical with the limit of reality, equal to the nature of phenomena" re-explains *sayunjia*. Regarding the characteristic of being eternal, various explanations differ. One says: directly based on this passage, the Tathāgata is eternal, without arising and without ceasing. Another says: it is an uninterrupted permanence, and for that reason is called eternal, fully explained as in the chapter on the three bodies.

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