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DTG088 0016.Showing the eight topics to those who delight in expansion.《Showing the eight topics to those who delight in expansion.》Showing the eight topics to those who delight in expansion.།.g2.0f

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The establishment of purification, abandonment, and relinquishment is the command of the Bhagavan. This is the twenty-second act of establishing the abandonment of perversions. From "Subhuti's question" to "there is no complete defilement and purification," it is the act of establishing the absence of the four perversions. From "the venerable Subhuti" to "transcending the path of words," it is the act of establishing purification. Question: Bhagavan, to "it is not the ultimate truth," it is the act of establishing the accumulation of purification. Question: Bhagavan, the Dharma that the Tathagata fully awakened to, to "does not change to the limit of the chief of the herd," it is the act of establishing the understanding that conditioned and unconditioned phenomena are not different. Question: Bhagavan, to "will there be existence?" it is the act of establishing Nirvana. This is the teaching of the twenty-seven activities of the Dharmakaya. How are the three Kayas the Dharmakaya? Because it abides and never perishes, it is Dharma. This is Dharma, and this is Kaya, therefore it is Dharmakaya, because it is the nature of the body. The body of the Tathagata is permanent, so it is said. Among them, the Svabhavikakaya (Essence Body) is permanent by its very nature, because it has no beginning or end. The Sambhogakaya (Enjoyment Body) is permanent by its imperishable nature, because it has a beginning but no end. The Nirmanakaya (Emanation Body) is permanent by its continuous permanence, because it constantly engages in different realms. Similarly, activities are also constantly engaged in. How is activity the Dharmakaya? Because there is no difference between the activity and the actor. How are there four aspects? Because worldly people distinguish and impute them. Thus, it is the teaching of eight aspects that are condensed into the single meaning of the Prajnaparamita. The eight meanings shown to those who like elaboration.

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