大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經 1.19
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1.19
"Kulaputra, since empty space is thus equal and unmoving, you should know that the nature of enlightenment is equal and unmoving. Because the four great elements are unmoving, you should know that the nature of enlightenment is equal and unmoving. Thus on up to the eighty-four thousand dhāraṇī gateways being equal and unmoving, you should know that the nature of enlightenment is equal and unmoving. Kulaputra, the nature of enlightenment is all-pervading, pure, and unmoving. Because it is perfect and without limit, you should know that the six faculties pervade the dharmadhātu. Because the faculties are all-pervading, you should know that the six dusts pervade the dharmadhātu. Because the dusts are all-pervading, you should know that the four great elements pervade the dharmadhātu. Thus on up to the dhāraṇī gateways pervading the dharmadhātu. Kulaputra, because that marvelous nature of enlightenment is all-pervading, the nature of the faculties and the nature of the dusts are without destruction and without mixture. Because the faculties and dusts are indestructible, thus on up to the dhāraṇī gateways being without destruction and without mixture. It is like the light of a hundred thousand lamps illuminating a single room: the light pervades everywhere, without destruction and without mixture. Kulaputra, because enlightenment is accomplished, you should know that a bodhisattva is not bound by dharmas, nor does he seek liberation from dharmas. He does not loathe saṃsāra, nor does he crave nirvāṇa. He does not revere the keeping of precepts, nor does he despise the breaking of prohibitions. He does not hold those of long practice in high regard, nor does he look down upon beginners. Why is this? Because all is enlightenment. It is like the light of the eyes discerning the objects before it: that light is complete and free from hatred or love. Why is this? Because the essence of the light is non-dual, free from hatred or love.
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- The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment — Peter N. Gregory 2005, English
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- 大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經 — Classical Chinese