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護國經。佛。問波斯匿王言。汝以何相而觀如來。王言觀身實相。觀佛亦然。無前際無後際無中際。不住三際。不離三際。不住五蘊。不離五蘊。不住四大。不離四大。不住六處。不離六處。不住三界。不離三界。乃至非見聞覺知。心行處滅。言語道斷。同真際等法性。我以此相觀如來。佛言。善男子如汝所說。諸佛如來力無畏等。河沙功德。諸不共法。悉皆如是。修般若波羅蜜多者。應如是觀。若他觀者名為邪觀。

In the Huguo jing, the Buddha asked King Prasenajit: 'By what mark do you contemplate the Tathāgata?' The King said: 'I contemplate the true mark of the body, and contemplate the Buddha likewise: without prior limit, without posterior limit, and without middle limit; not abiding in the three limits, yet not separate from the three limits; not abiding in the five aggregates, yet not separate from the five aggregates; not abiding in the four great elements, yet not separate from the four great elements; not abiding in the six sense spheres, yet not separate from the six sense spheres; not abiding in the three realms, yet not separate from the three realms; and even not being seeing, hearing, perceiving, or knowing; the path of mental activity extinguished, the way of language severed; identical to the limit of reality, equal to the Dharma-nature. With this mark I contemplate the Tathāgata.' The Buddha said: 'Good man, as you have spoken, the powers, fearlessnesses, and other virtues numerous as the sands of the Ganges, all the unshared dharmas of all Buddhas and Tathāgatas, are all like this. Those who cultivate prajñāpāramitā should contemplate in this manner. If one contemplates otherwise, it is called wrong contemplation.'