大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經 1.17

1.17

「善男子！彼之眾生幻身滅故幻心亦滅，幻心滅故幻塵亦滅，幻塵滅故幻滅亦滅，幻滅滅故非幻不滅；譬如磨鏡垢盡明現。善男子！當知身心皆為幻垢，垢相永滅十方清淨。善男子！譬如清淨摩尼寶珠，映於五色隨方各現，諸愚癡者見彼摩尼實有五色。善男子！圓覺淨性現於身心隨類各應，彼愚癡者說淨圓覺實有如是身心自相，亦復如是；由此不能遠於幻化。是故我說身心幻垢，對離幻垢說名菩薩；垢盡對除，即無對垢及說名者。

up, there are no sense objects that can be apprehended. When the cognized

objects among them return to their separate components, disperse, and dis-

appear, then in the end there is no cognizing mind that can be perceived.

“Son of good family, because the illusory body of those sentient beings

is extinguished, their illusory minds are also extinguished. Because their illu-

sory minds are extinguished, illusory sense objects are also extinguished.

Because illusory sense objects are extinguished, the extinction of illusion is

also extinguished. Because the extinction of illusion is extinguished, that

which is not illusory is not extinguished. It is like polishing a mirror: when

the dust is removed, its luminosity is manifested.

“Son of good family, you should realize that the body and mind are alto-

gether illusory dust, and that when the characteristic of dust is extinguished

forever, all within the ten directions is pure.

“Son of good family, for example, a pure maṇi jewel reflects the five

colors as they appear before it, but the ignorant see the maṇi jewel as really

having five colors.

“Son of good family, in the same way, the pure nature of perfect enlightenment manifests the body and mind [of sentient beings] according to their particular type, but the ignorant claim that pure, perfect enlightenment really has the inherent characteristic of such body and mind. Due to this [misapprehension], sentient beings are unable to transcend their illusory projections. For this reason I say that the body and mind are illusory dust. It is in terms of transcending dust that I define the bodhisattva. When the dust is removed and its corresponding cognition is eliminated, there is neither a counterpart to dust nor anything that can be defined.

“Son of good family, as soon as these bodhisattvas and sentient beings in the final age have realized that everything is an illusion and thus have extinguished all representations, they thereupon gain unbounded purity, and the emptiness of unlimited space is manifested throughout their awareness.

“Because enlightenment is perfectly radiant, the mind is pure. Because the mind is pure, visual objects are pure. Because visual objects are pure, the eyes are pure. Because the eyes are pure, visual consciousness is pure. Because consciousness is pure, auditory objects are pure. Because auditory objects are pure, the ears are pure. Because the ears are pure, auditory consciousness is pure. Because the consciousness is pure, tactile objects are pure. The same analysis also applies for nose, tongue, body, and consciousness.

“Son of good family, because the sense organs are pure, visual objects are pure. Because form is pure, auditory objects are pure. The same also holds for olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and mental objects. Son of good family, because the six types of sense objects are pure, the element of earth is pure. Because earth is pure, the element of water is pure. The same also holds for the elements of fire and wind. Son of good family, because the four elements are pure, the twelve sense spheres (āyatanas), eighteen sense elements (dhātus), and twenty-five modes of existence are pure. Because they are pure, the ten powers, four fearlessnesses, fourfold unobstructed wisdom, the Buddha’s eighteen uncommon dharmas, and the thirty-seven aids to enlightenment are pure, and this analysis extends all the way to the purity of all the eighty-four thousand dhāraṇī gates.

“Son of good family, because all reality is in its nature pure, the entire body is pure. Because the entire body is pure, multitudinous bodies are pure. Because multitudinous bodies are pure, everything is likewise pure, including

the perfect enlightenment of all sentient beings in the ten directions. Son of

good family, because an entire world is pure, multitudinous worlds are pure.

Because multitudinous worlds are pure, then, in the same way, everything