ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

326 ANALYSIS OF
par-rtogs-pa bxjod-par-byaho. de-la re-zig rtag-pa-la-sogspar
r^dzin-pa mi-mthun-pahi phyogs-kyi gnen-pahi cfioskyi
no^bo-nid mi-riag-pa-la~sogs~pa-la-dmigs-pahii sespahi
bye-brag-rnam-pa-nid-du rnam-par-bzag-pa-ni spyihi
mtshan-fiid yin-par ses-par-bya-ste. de-bas-na hdi-la gzi~
med-pahi nes-pa hbyun-bar mi-hgyur-ro. mam-pa dedag
kyan thams-cad-mkhyen-pa-nid gsum-gyi bye-brag-gi
rnam-pa gsum kho-nar bzed-do zes gzun-bar-byaho.
Varieties 1 : I. 27 aspects relating to
the Omniscience in regard of the
Empirical Worl d.—Kar. IV. 2.
[Pane. HI, 3b. 1—5a. 3. = A«. 204. 20—206. 2.-~
etc. etc. ending with :
2. 3 6 a s p e c t s r e l a t i n g to t h e
O m n i s c i e n c e in r e g a r d of t h e P a t h .
—Kar. IV. 3.
[Pane III. 5a. 3—7a. 5. = Ast. 206. 3—207. 1.—
foCFrqKfa^sf *FFFH ^Iwf^WS^T^FTI
et 9- etc. ending
with : ^^q-^T^^f*M ^T^W^m^T^^ 1
3, 110 aspects relating to the
Special Omniscience of the Buddha.—
Kar. IV. 4, 5.
[Pane. III. 7a." 5—8b, 4. = Ast. 207. 1—15.— 2 f
ending
with ^fff
^ i
etc -
i]
[Don. 13b. 5.] dbye-na brgya dan don-gsum yodde.
gzi-ses-l^yi rnam-pa fier-bdun. lam-ses-kyi rnam-pa
so-drug. rnam~mt^hyen-gyi rnam-pa brgya-rtsa-bcu yod.
II. The Methods of Training. 5Rt*TP =sbyor-ba.
Kar. IV. 6-11. (32).
1. The characteristics of the persons worthy of studying and
apprehending the Doctrine of Prajna-paramita ace. to the Abhis.
alo\a, the Sphutartha and the Skabs. 2. Definition of prayoga ace.
to Don. 3. The 20 methods of training ace. to the Abhis. alok.a etc.
1 Here we give only the number of aspects and the corresponding
passages of the Sutras. For a detailed exposition of the alzaras,
see tables. Cf. also "Doctrine of Pr.-par." pp. 77 and 78. (note).
2 The 37 bodhipaiisa are here counted together» representing
37 aspects.
THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA 327
THE PERSONS WORTHY OF STUDYING, UNDERSTANDING
AND REALIZING THE DOCTRINE OF PRAJNA-PARAMITA.
Kar. IV. 6. 7.
The aspects (of the three kinds of Omniscience) are
ta be meditated upon by means of special methods. It
is not however possible to speak of these methods,
without mentioning the person who acts according
to them. Therefore, we have to speak
of the person who acts, and characterizes him as being
worthy of studying (the Doctrine of Prajna-paramita) etc.
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 220b. 3-4.]
R" f^FTT
[Sphut. 50a. 6. bl.J sbyor-ba khy a d-par~can-dag«
gis rnam-pa-rnams bsgom-dgos-na de-dag kyan sbyor-bapo
med-par brjod-par mi-nus-pas mnan-pa-la-sogs-pahi
sned sbyor-ba-po.
Definition of a worthy hearer of
the P r a j n a-p aramit a.—The convert who has
performed acts of devotion with regard to the Buddhas
of former ages by building monasteries etc., who has
fostered in his heart the roots of virtue by serving the
Buddhas, by offering them alms and bowls for such .etc.,
and who is endowed with the help of spiritual teachers
in the sense that he receives their blessings and instructions.
The persons endowed with these three distinctive
characteristics are the worthy hearers of '*the Mother**
(i.e. the Doctrine of Prajna-paramita) that is characterized
by the aspects (of contemplation which have been
mentioned before).
: i
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 220b. 3-8.]
[Skabs. IV. 78. 3-4.] snon sans-rgyas bsten-pa dan.
de-las dge-rtsa bskrun-pa dan. theg-chen-gyi dge-bahi
bses-gfien-gyis zin-pa gsum tshan-bahi skabs-hdir bstanpahi
gdul-bya de. skabs hdir bstan-pahi yum han-pa^ii
snod-ruh gan-zag-gi mtshan-fiid. 1
I Pane. III. 8 b. 5—7.—de-nas lhahi dban-pa Brgya-byin-la hdisnam-dgyur-te.
ses-rab-kyi pha-rol-tu-phyin-pa hdi rigs-\yi bu-dan
if