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　　 The Buddha

　　has said the atoms then are not atoms. These are called atoms. World Honored One,

　　the Tathàgata has said that the trichiliocosm of worlds then is not worlds. These are

　　called worlds. And why

　　 If the worlds were really existent, then these would appear as

　　a single entity. The Tathàgata has said that the appearance of a single entity is not the

　　appearance of a single entity. This is called a single entity."22

　　"Subhåti, the appearance of a single entity, then, is inexpressible.23 Only ordinary

　　men crave and are attached to their own doings.

　　31.

　　"Subhåti, suppose someone says the Buddha has spoken of a view of self, a view

　　of a person, the view of sentient beings, or the view of a soul. Subhåti, what do you

　　think

　　 This person understands the meaning of my discourse, no

　　"

　　"No, World Honored One. This person would not understand the meaning of the

　　Tathàgata”s discourse. And why

　　 The World Honored One has said the view of a self,

　　the view of a person, the view of sentient beings, and the view of a soul; then, are not the

　　views of a self, view of a person, view of sentient beings, and the view of a soul. These

　　are called the view of a self, the view of a person, the view of sentient beings, and the

　　view of a soul."

　　"Subhåti, in the supremely unexcelled bodhi all things thus should be known, thus be

　　viewed, and thus be faithfully understood as the marks of the unarisen Dharma. Subhåti,

　　the Tathàgata has said the words ”mark of the Dharma,” then, are not mark of the

　　Dharma. This is called the mark of the Dharma.

　　32.

　　"Subhåti, suppose there is a person who fills the measureless asaïkhya of worlds

　　with the seven treasures for the purpose of charity. And suppose there is a good son or

　　good daughter who engenders the bodhicitta, upholding just four lines of verse in this

　　Såtra; receiving, upholding, reading, reciting, and giving extensive explanations of it for

　　others. That blessed virtue would overcome the other”s. And how would they give

　　extensive explanations for other people

　　 By not taking up the images of the absolute,

　　the unmoving. And why

　　"All conditioned things

　　Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows;

　　Like dew and also like lightning.

　　Thus should they be contemplated."

　　22 I.e., they are not single objects, but collections of components given the label ”world”.

　　23 The unconditioned might be called a ”single entity” insofar as it is not composed of component

　　parts; but then it has no characteristics to sense, so it is inexpressible.

　　Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Såtra 15

　　Once the Buddha had expounded this Såtra, the venerable Subhåti, the monks,

　　nuns (bhikùuõãs), laymen (upàsakas), and laywomen (upàsikàs), and the gods, humans,

　　and asuras in all the worlds who had heard the Buddha”s discourse were all greatly

　　elated. Faithfully did they accept and hand down the practice of the Diamond Perfection

　　of Wisdom Såtra.

《金剛經 The Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra translated by Charles Patton》全文閱讀結束。