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金剛般若經旨贊 2.68

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2.68

Sūtra: "If a bodhisattva... sees manifold colours." / Commentary: This shows having wisdom, realizing suchness, and not abiding in marks, which is the practice that counters [the fault]. If bodhisattvas do not abide in marks, because they have emerged from the night of ignorance and their minds are pure, they then realize the manifold virtues and functions of suchness. Since they have no mark of suffering from lacking [enjoyment] in the present, in practicing giving and so forth they do not seek future fruits. With future fruits not lacking, what suffering could there be? Like a person of wisdom with eyes of wisdom, illuminated by the sunlight of wisdom, who sees manifold objects and uses them according to what is seen, what lack could there be from beginning to end? That is, the mind's non-abiding is the counteragent; therefore, bodhisattvas should abide nowhere. Thus they are able to generate the true patience of bearing suffering, not producing thoughts of the suffering of lacking with regard to enjoyment, nor practicing giving and so forth to seek future pleasurable fruits. Relying on this meaning, the Treatise says in verse:

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