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[Kumāra]jīva says: The teaching of the two vehicles achieves the Path through thirty-four mind-moments; in the Mahāyāna, in only a single thought-moment one suddenly achieves great awakening, fully possessing all-knowledge. [Seng]zhao says: All-knowledge is the culmination of wisdom. Bright as the morning sun, illuminating all darkness at once; clear as a still abyss, reflecting all images together—having no cognition yet leaving nothing uncognised, is this not exclusively all-knowledge? Why is this? If there is mind, there are bounds; if there are bounds, there are borders. Once bounds and borders take shape, wisdom has limits; when wisdom has limits, its illumination is not universal. The ultimate person has no mind; having no mind, there are no bounds; having no bounds, there are no borders. Once bounds and borders are absent, wisdom is limitless; when wisdom is limitless, its illumination is boundless. Therefore, in a single thought-moment and at one time, one completely knows all dharmas. Although all-knowledge is said to be the pinnacle of practice, it is merely one among the myriad practices. As for that which brings together the accomplishments of the myriad practices, is it not exclusively the unsurpassed Path? Thus, the myriad dharmas listed are all mandas. [Dao]sheng says: The single thought-moment in which nothing is unknown begins at the time of great awakening. Because the previous practices ultimately achieve this matter, it is named after it. Taking the straightforward mind as the beginning of practice, the meaning culminates in knowing all dharmas in a single thought-moment; is this not indeed the place where buddhahood is attained?

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