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this is the knowledge of omniscience. Therein, there is no obstruction – this is the unobstructed knowledge. The ear and sounds... and so on... the nose and odors... the tongue and tastes... the body and tangibles... the mind and mental phenomena, thus knowing all of that – this is the knowledge of omniscience. Therein, there is no obstruction – this is the unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is impermanence, suffering, non-self, all of that he knows. This is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the impermanence, the suffering, the non-self nature of form, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the impermanence, the suffering, the non-self nature of feeling... ...of perception... ...of mental formations... ...of consciousness... ...of the eye... ...of aging-and-death, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the nature of direct knowledge for direct knowledge, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the nature of full understanding for full understanding... ...the nature of abandoning for abandoning... ...the nature of development for development... ...the nature of realization for realization, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the nature of aggregates for aggregates, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the nature of elements for elements... ...the nature of sense bases for sense bases... ...the nature of conditioned things for conditioned things... ...the nature of the unconditioned for the unconditioned, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever are wholesome states, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever are unwholesome states... ...indeterminate states... ...states of the sense sphere... ...states of the form sphere... ...states of the formless sphere... ...unincluded states, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction; thus, it is unobstructed knowledge. Whatever is the nature of suffering for suffering, all that it knows; thus, it is all-knowing knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction... "There is no obstruction" - this is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the origination of the origin... as far as the cessation of cessation... as far as the path of the path, all that he knows - this is omniscient knowledge. There, there is no obstruction - this is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the analysis of meaning, the meaning of the analysis of meaning, all that he knows - this is omniscient knowledge. There, there is no obstruction - this is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the analysis of phenomena, the meaning of the analysis of phenomena... as far as the analysis of language, the meaning of the analysis of language... as far as the analysis of ready wit, the meaning of the analysis of ready wit, all that he knows - this is omniscient knowledge. There, there is no obstruction - this is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the knowledge of the maturity and immaturity of faculties, all that he knows - this is omniscient knowledge. There, there is no obstruction - this is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the knowledge of beings' dispositions and latent tendencies... as far as the knowledge of the Twin Miracle... as far as the knowledge of the attainment of great compassion, all that he knows - this is omniscient knowledge. There, there is no obstruction - this is unobstructed knowledge. As far as what is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought, and pondered by the mind, by the world with its devas, Māras, and Brahmās, by the generation of recluses and brahmins, devas and humans, all that he knows - this is omniscient knowledge. There, there is no obstruction - this is unobstructed knowledge. 121. Nothing here is unseen by him, nor unknown, nor unknowable. All that is to be known he has fully known, therefore the Tathāgata is all-seeing. All-seeing - in what sense is he all-seeing? Fourteen knowledges of a Buddha. Knowledge of suffering is a Buddha's knowledge, knowledge of the origin of suffering is a Buddha's knowledge, knowledge of the cessation of suffering is a Buddha's knowledge, knowledge of the path leading to the cessation of suffering is a Buddha's knowledge, knowledge of the analysis of meaning is a Buddha's knowledge, d The knowledge of analytical insight into meaning is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of analytical insight into phenomena is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of analytical insight into language is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of analytical insight into ready wit is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of the maturity and immaturity of the faculties is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of the underlying tendencies of beings is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of the Twin Miracle is the Buddha's knowledge, The knowledge of attainment of great compassion is the Buddha's knowledge, Omniscient knowledge is the Buddha's knowledge, Unobstructed knowledge is the Buddha's knowledge – These are the fourteen knowledges of the Buddha. Of these fourteen knowledges of the Buddha, Eight knowledges are common to disciples; Six knowledges are uncommon to disciples. As far as the suffering's nature of suffering, all is known; There is no nature of suffering unknown – This is omniscient knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction – This is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the suffering's nature of suffering, all is known, All is seen, all is understood, all is realized, All is touched by wisdom; There is no nature of suffering untouched by wisdom – This is omniscient knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction – This is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the origin's nature of origin... ...as far as the cessation's nature of cessation... ...as far as the path's nature of path... ...as far as the analytical insight into meaning's nature of analytical insight into meaning... ...as far as the analytical insight into phenomena's nature of analytical insight into phenomena... ...as far as the analytical insight into language's nature of analytical insight into language... ...as far as the analytical insight into ready wit's nature of analytical insight into ready wit, All is known, all is seen, all is understood, All is realized, all is touched by wisdom; There is no nature of analytical insight into ready wit untouched by wisdom – This is omniscient knowledge. Therein, there is no obstruction – This is unobstructed knowledge. As far as the knowledge of the maturity and immaturity of the faculties... ...as far as the knowledge of the underlying tendencies of beings... ...as far as the knowledge of the Twin Miracle... ...as far as the knowledge of attainment of great compassion; All is known, all is seen, all is understood, All is realized, all is touched by wisdom; There is no knowledge of attainment of great compassion untouched by wisdom – Knowledge of all things. Therein no obstruction exists, thus unobstructed knowledge. Whatever in the world with its devas, with its Māras, with its Brahmās, among the generation of recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans, is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought, pondered by mind— all is known, all is seen, all is understood, all is realized, all is touched by wisdom; nothing is untouched by wisdom, thus— this is omniscience. Therein no obstruction exists, thus— this is unobstructed knowledge. For him there is nothing here unseen, nor unknown, nor unknowable; All that is to be known, he has fully known, therefore the Tathāgata is the All-Seeing One. The seventy-third exposition of Omniscience. The discourse on Knowledge is concluded. 2. Discourse on Views 122. What is view? How many bases of view? How many obsessions with view? How many views? How many clingings to view? Which is the uprooting of the bases of view? [1] What is view? Clinging and grasping is view. [2] How many bases of view? Eight bases of view. [3] How many obsessions with view? Eighteen obsessions with view. [4] How many views? Sixteen views. [5] How many clingings to view? Three hundred clingings to view. [6] Which is the uprooting of the bases of view? The path of stream-entry is the uprooting of the bases of view. 123. How is clinging and grasping a view? "This form is mine, this I am, this is my self"— this is clinging and grasping, a view. "This feeling is mine… (and so on) … This perception is mine… These formations are mine… This consciousness is mine, this I am, this is my self"— this is clinging and grasping, a view. "This eye is mine… (and so on) … This ear is mine… This nose is mine… This tongue is mine… This body is mine… This mind is mine, this I am, this is my self"— this is clinging and grasping, a view. "In form, this is mine… (and so on) … In sound, this is mine… Forms, this is mine, Sounds, this is mine, Smells, this is mine, Tastes, this is mine, Tangibles, this is mine, Mind-objects, this is mine, "This I am, this is my self" – this clinging and grasping is wrong view. Eye-consciousness, this is mine, Ear-consciousness, this is mine, Nose-consciousness, this is mine, Tongue-consciousness, this is mine, Body-consciousness, this is mine, Mind-consciousness, this is mine, "This I am, this is my self" – this clinging and grasping is wrong view. Eye-contact, this is mine, Ear-contact, this is mine, Nose-contact, this is mine,