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　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathâgata has the bodily eye.”

　　 Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, has the Tathâgata the heavenly eye

　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathâgata has the heavenly eye.”

　　 Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, has the Tathâgata the eye of knowledge

　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathâgata has the eye of knowledge.”

　　 Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, has the Tathâgata the eye of the Law

　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathâgata has the eye of the Law.”

　　 Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, has the Tathâgata the eye of Buddha

　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, the Tathâgata has the eye of Buddha.”

　　 Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, as many grains of sand as there are in the great river Gangâ--were they preached by the Tathâgata

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　　as grains of sand

　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, they were preached as grains of sand by the Tathâgata.” Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, if there were as many Gangâ rivers as there are grains of sand in the great river Gangâ; and, if there were as many worlds as there are grains of sand in these, would these worlds be many

　　” Subhûti said: ”So it is, O Bhagavat, so it is, O Sugata, these worlds would be many.” Bhagavat said: ”As many beings as there are in all those worlds, I know the manifold trains of thought of them all. And why

　　 Because what was preached as the train of thoughts, the train of thoughts indeed, O Subhûti, that was preached by the Tathâgata as no-train of thoughts, and therefore it is called the train of thoughts. And why

　　 Because, O Subhûti, a past thought is not perceived, a future thought is not perceived, and the present thought is not perceived.” (18)

　　XIX.

　　 ”What do you think, O Subhûti, if a son or a daughter of a good family should fill this sphere of a million millions of worlds with the seven treasures, and give it as a gift to holy and fully enlightened Buddhas, would that son or daughter of a good family produce on the strength of this a large stock of merit

　　” Subhûti said: ”Yes, a large one.” Bhagavat said: ”So it is, Subhûti, so it is; that son or daughter of a good family would produce on the strength of this a large stock of merit, immeasurable and innumerable. And why

　　 Because what was preached as a stock of merit, a stock of merit indeed, O Subhûti, that was preached as no-stock

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　　of merit by the Tathâgata, and therefore it is called a stock of merit. If, O Subhûti, there existed a stock of merit, the Tathâgata would not have preached: "A stock of merit, a stock of merit indeed!"”(19)

　　XX.

　　 ”What do you think then, O Subhûti, is a Tathâgata to be seen (known) by the shape of his visible body

　　” Subhûti said: ”Not indeed, O Bhagavat, a Tathâgata is not to be seen (known) by the shape of his visible body. And why

　　 Because, what was preached, O Bhagavat, as the shape of the visible body, the shape of the visible body indeed, that was preached by the Tathâgata as no-shape of the visible body, and therefore it is called the shape of the visible body.”

　　 Bhagavat said: ”What do you think, O Subhûti, should a Tathâgata be seen (known) by the possession of signs

　　” Subhûti said: ”Not indeed, O Bhagavat, a Tathâgata is not to be seen (known) by the possession of signs. And why

　　 Because, what was preached by the Tathâgata as the possession of signs, that was preac…

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