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arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world is agitated, unpacified. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is pierced by darts, struck by many darts; there is no other to extract these darts, except me. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is covered by the darkness of ignorance, like an egg, enclosed in a cage of defilements; there is no other to show the light, except me. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode has fallen into ignorance, like an egg, entangled, like a tangled thread, like a bird's nest, like matted reeds and rushes, it does not overcome states of woe, bad destinations, ruin, or cyclic existence. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is smeared with the poison and defilement of ignorance, it has become a mire of defilements. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is entangled in the tangle of lust, hatred, and delusion; there is no other to untangle this tangle, except me. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is bound by the fetters of craving. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is covered by the net of craving. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is carried away by the stream of craving. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is bound by the fetter of craving. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. The world's abode is permeated by the latent tendency of craving. Seeing this, great compassion for beings arises in the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones. Craving's... The world of beings is tormented by heat, for those who see. The world of beings is consumed by the fever of craving, for those who see. The world of beings is bound by the yoke of views, for those who see. The world of beings is overspread by the net of views, for those who see. The world of beings is carried away by the current of views, for those who see. The world of beings is connected by the fetter of views, for those who see. The world of beings is permeated by the latent tendency of views, for those who see. The world of beings is tormented by the torment of views, for those who see. The world of beings is consumed by the fever of views, for those who see. The world of beings is followed by birth, for those who see. The world of beings is permeated by old age, for those who see. The world of beings is overcome by sickness, for those who see. The world of beings is struck down by death, for those who see. The world of beings is established in suffering, for those who see. The world of beings is tormented by craving, for those who see. The world of beings is surrounded by the wall of old age, for those who see. The world of beings is surrounded by the snare of death, for those who see. The world of beings is bound by a great bondage – by the bondage of lust, by the bondage of hatred, by the bondage of delusion, by the bondage of conceit, by the bondage of views, by the bondage of defilements, by the bondage of misconduct; there is no other who can release this bondage, except me, for those who see. The world of beings has fallen into great distress; there is no other who can show a way out, except me, for those who see. The world of beings is obstructed by great impediments; there is no other who can cut these impediments, except me, for those who see. The world of beings has fallen into a great precipice; there is no other who can lift it from the precipice, except me, for those who see. The world of beings has entered a great wilderness; there is no other who can lead it across the wilderness, except me, for those who see. The world of beings has fallen into the great cycle of existence; for it there is no other liberator from samsara, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings rolls about in a great abyss; for it there is no other rescuer from the abyss, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings has fallen into a great mire; for it there is no other rescuer from the mire, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings is struck down – for those who see thus... The world of beings is ablaze – by the fire of lust, by the fire of hatred, by the fire of delusion, by birth, by old age, by death, by sorrows, by lamentations, by pains, by griefs, by despair; for it there is no other extinguisher, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings is condemned, it is being slain, always without protection, having received punishment, doing that – for those who see thus... The world of beings is bound by the bonds of execution, brought to the place of execution; for it there is no other unbinder of the bonds, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings is helpless, having reached the utmost compassion; for it there is no other protector, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings is afflicted by suffering, oppressed for a long time – for those who see thus... The world of beings is greedy, always thirsty – for those who see thus... The world of beings is blind, without eyes – for those who see thus... The world of beings has destroyed eyes, without a guide – for those who see thus... The world of beings has strayed onto a wrong path, having missed the right path; for it there is no other leader to the noble path, except me – for those who see thus... The world of beings has fallen into the great flood; for it there is no other rescuer from the flood, except me – for those who see thus... 118. The world of beings is beset by two wrong views – for those who see thus... The world of beings has gone astray by three bad conducts – for those who see thus... The world of beings is yoked by four yokes, yoked by the four yokes – see! For those who see… the world of beings is bound by four knots. For those who see… the world of beings is clung to by four clingings. For those who see… the world of beings has ascended to the five destinations. For those who see… the world of beings delights in five strands of sensual pleasure. For those who see… the world of beings is overwhelmed by five hindrances. For those who see… the world of beings disputes by six roots of contention. For those who see… the world of beings delights in six groups of craving. For those who see… the world of beings is beset by six views. For those who see… the world of beings is pervaded by seven latent tendencies. For those who see… the world of beings is bound by seven fetters. For those who see… the world of beings is puffed up by seven forms of conceit. For those who see… the world of beings revolves by eight worldly conditions. For those who see… the world of beings is given over to eight wrongnesses. For those who see… the world of beings is corrupted by eight faults of persons. For those who see… the world of beings is afflicted by nine grounds of resentment. For those who see… the world of beings is puffed up by nine kinds of conceit. For those who see… the world of beings delights in nine craving-rooted things. For those who see… the world of beings is defiled by ten grounds of defilement. For those who see… the world of beings is afflicted by ten grounds of resentment. For those who see… the world of beings is endowed with ten unwholesome courses of action. For those who see… the world of beings is bound by ten fetters. For those who see… the world of beings is given over to ten wrongnesses. For those who see… the world of beings is endowed with wrong view consisting of ten items. For those who see… the world of beings is endowed with the view of grasping at extremes consisting of ten items. For those who see… one hundred and eight. The world of beings is proliferated by five hundred proliferations – seeing this, for the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones, great compassion arises for beings. The world of beings is beset by sixty-two wrong views – seeing this, for the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones, great compassion arises for beings. I am crossed over, and the world is not crossed over; I am freed, and the world is not freed; I am tamed, and the world is untamed; I am peaceful, and the world is unpeaceful; I am comforted, and the world is uncomforted; I am fully extinguished, and the world is not fully extinguished. Can I, having crossed over, help others cross over? having been freed, free others? having been tamed, tame others? having been peaceful, make others peaceful? having been comforted, comfort others? having been fully extinguished, help others become fully extinguished? – seeing this, for the Buddhas, the Blessed Ones, great compassion arises for beings. This is the Tathāgata's knowledge of the attainment of great compassion. The exposition of the knowledge of great compassion, the seventy-first. 72-73. The exposition of the knowledge of omniscience. 119. What is the Tathāgata's knowledge of omniscience? Knowing all conditioned and unconditioned things without remainder – this is the knowledge of omniscience. Therein, there is no obstruction – this is the unobstructed knowledge. 120. Knowing all of the past – this is the knowledge of omniscience. Therein, there is no obstruction – this is the unobstructed knowledge. Knowing all of the future – this is the knowledge of omniscience. Therein, there is no obstruction – this is the unobstructed knowledge. Knowing all of the present – this is the knowledge of omniscience. Therein, there is no obstruction – this is the unobstructed knowledge. The eye and forms, thus knowing all of that –