MINOR BUDDHIST TEXTS (Part 1)

chapter of the
Vajracchedika
k a r i k a of the
Sapta sapt ati
contents:
15-16
17
39-41
42-48
no tathata can be realized by those whose mind is p r a -
tisthita somewhere.
ignorance: darkness; knowledge: light
i one grasps the doctrine
right behaviour / one is learned in it
/ one explains it to others.
it causes spiritual ripeness to others.
the effects of the teaching:
are not accessible to common people
are unique
are resorted to by great men
are difficult to be heard
they develop the pure elements
they produce the capacity of grasping the Law
they purify the place where the Law is preached
they clear away all impurities
they produce a quick realization of a b h i j n a
they produce great ripeness of perfections.
there is in fact no bodhisattva and no illumination to be realized.