The Diamond Cutter,

　　An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way on the

　　Perfection of Wisdom

　　In the language of India, this teaching is called the Arya Vajra Chedaka Nama Prajnya

　　Paramita Mahayana Sutra. In the language of Tibet, it is called the Pakpa Sherab Kyi Parultu

　　Chinpa Dorje Chupa Shejawa Tekpa Chenpoy Do. [In the English language, it is called "The

　　Diamond Cutter,"An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way on the Perfection of Wisdom.]

　　I bow down to all Buddhas and bodhisattvas.

　　These words once I heard. The Conqueror was residing at Shravasti, in the

　　park of Anatapindada in the gardens of Prince Jeta. In convocation with

　　him was a great gathering of 1,250 monks who were listeners, as well as an

　　immense number of bodhisattvas who were great beings.

　　In the morning then the Conqueror donned his monk”s robes and outer

　　shawl, took up his sage”s bowl, and entered the great city of Shravasti for

　　requesting his meal. After collecting the food, he returned from the city and

　　partook of it. When he had finished eating, he put away his bowl and

　　shawl, for he was a person who had given up eating in the latter part of the

　　Diamond Cutter Sutra

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　　day. Lord Buddha then washed his feet and seated himself on a cushion

　　that had been set forth for him. He crossed his legs in the full lotus

　　position, straightened his back, and placed his thoughts into a state of

　　contemplation.

　　Then a great number of monks advanced towards the Conqueror and, when

　　they had reached his side, bowed and touched their heads to his feet. They

　　circled him in respect three times, and seated themselves to one side. At

　　this point the junior monk Subhuti was with this same group of disciples,

　　and he took his seat with them.

　　Then the junior monk Subhuti rose from his cushion, dropped the corner of

　　his upper robe from one shoulder in a gesture of respect, and knelt with his

　　right knee to the ground. He faced the Conqueror, joined his palms at his

　　heart, and bowed. Then he beseeched the Conqueror, in the following

　　words:

　　O Conqueror, the Buddha, the One Gone Thus, the Destroyer

　　of the Foe, the Totally Enlightened One, has given much

　　beneficial instruction to the bodhisattvas who are great beings.

　　All the instruction he has ever given has been of benefit.

　　And the One Gone Thus, the Destroyer of the Foe, the Totally

　　Enlightened One, has as well instructed these bodhisattvas

　　who are great beings by granting them clear direction. All the

　　clear direction he has ever granted, o Conqueror, has been a

　　wondrous thing. It is, o Conqueror, a wondrous thing.

　　And now, o Conquering One, what of those who have entered well into the

　　way of the bodhisattva

　　 How shall they live

　　 How shall they practice

　　How should they keep their thoughts

　　This did Subhuti ask, and then the Conqueror spoke the following words, in

　　reply to Subhuti”s question:

　　O Subhuti, it is good, it is good. O Subhuti, thus it is, and

　　thus is it: the One Thus Gone has indeed done benefit to the

　　bodhisattvas who are great beings, by granting them beneficial

　　instruction. The One Thus Gone has indeed given clear

　　direction to the bodhisattvas who are great beings, by granting

　　them the clearest of instruction.

　　And since it is so, o Subhuti, listen now to what I speak, and

　　be sure that it stays firmly in your heart, for I shall reveal to

　　you how it is that those who have entered well into the way of

　　the bodhisattva should live, and how they should practice, and

　　how they should keep their thoughts.

　　"Thus shall I do," replied the junior monk Subhuti, and he sat to listen as

　　instructed by the Conqueror. The Conqueror too then began, with the

　　following words:

　　Subhuti, this is how those who have entered well into the way

　　of the bodhisattva must think to themselves as they feel the

　　Wish to achieve enlightenment:

　　I will bring t…

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