ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

354 ANALYSIS OF
[Rnajm-bsad, 224a. I.] yum-gyi yi-ger hdri-ba tsamla
yum-du mnon-par~zen~pa. 1
15. The preconceived views which erroneously substitute
Non-ens for Relativity and m a i n t a i n this
N o n-e ns to be the e s s e n t i a l m e a n i n g
of Praj n a-p a r a m i t a. 2 (15).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 237b. 2.]
[Rnam-bsad, 224a. 1-2.] rten-hbyun dnos-po~medpa-la
gnas-luga~\yi don-du mnon~par~zen~pa. s
16. The consideration of the mere
written letters and words as the Doctrine
of Prajna-paramita. (16).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 237b. 3.] srgnfaft^ff: I
[Rnam~bsad 9 224a. 2.] yi-ge-la yum-dtt mhon~par~
4
17. T h e p r e c o n c e i v e d v i e w s maint
a i n i n g t h a t the D o c t r i n e of the
C l i m a x of W i s d o m c a n n o t be w r i t t e n
d o w n - b y m e a n s of letters. (17).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 237b. 3-4.]
1 Pane III 40a. 5 sqq.=Ast. 240. 17, 18.—(ends)
2 This passage is very noteworthy as it shows tha-t sunyavada, the
essence of Prajna-paramita, is not Nihilism but Relativism (rien-hbyun -=
pratttya-samutpada-vada).
3 Pane. III. 40b. 4-5.—Rab hbyor gal-te byah-chuh-sems-dpahi
iheg-pa-pahi rigs-J^yi bu dan rigs-k,yi bu-mo gah ba-las ser-phyin zabmo
hdi dhos-po-med ces-bya-bar hdu-ses-na de-yan bdud-kyi las-su rigpar-
byaho.—Q Subhuti, if some of the noble youths and the noble
maiden adhering to the Bodhisattva Vehicle have the notion, that
the profound climax of Wisdom is a Non-ens,
this will be an act of the Evil One. = Ast. 240. 18. WWl1% etc -
4 Pane. III. 40b» 5-6.^—bcom-ldan-hdas byan-chubsems-dpahi
iheg-pa-pahi rigs-kyi-bu dan rigs-kyi bu-mo gan la-las ser-phyin zabmo
hdi yi-ger bris-nas ser-phyin zab-tno hdi bdag-gis bris-so zes tnchina.
de-ni ser-phyin zab-mo hdi-la yi-ger mnon-par-chags-pa lags te.—
O Lord, if the noble youths etc., having written down the profound
doctrine of Prajna-paramita, think—it has been written down by me,—
this will be an attachment to the written
letter.—Ast. 240. 19.—
[Rnam-bsad,
mnon-par-zen-pa. 1
THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA 355
224a. 2.] yi~ge-med-pa-la yum-du
18. T h o u g h t s directed! t o w a r d s
objects of worldly 1 i f e, a s pleasant
country districts, on e's r e l a t i v e s
etc. (18).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 237b. 4.J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ R [ : J I
[Rnam-bsad, 224a. 2.] yul-gyi ro myan~hdod-pas
yul4a-sogS'pa yid4a-byed-pa. 2
19. The fact of finding pleasure in
gain, honours, and praise. (19).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 237b. 14-15.] ^m^c^R^MT^ !
[Rnam-bsad, 224a, 2-3.] rhed-pa dan bkur-sti dan
bsiod-pahi tshig-gi tshigs~su~bcad~pahi ro~myon~ba\ 3
20. The search of means and
pedients by a wrong way, owing to
advices of the Evil-One. (20).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 238a. 2.] WiTT%R#¥^iTT'T^rii; I
exthe
[Rnam-bsad, 224a. 3.] lam-ma-yin-pa bdud-kyis
bstan-pahi tshig~las thabs~la-mkha$~pa tshol-ba. 4
(b) T h e d e f e c t i v e c o n d i t i o n s
which exist either with (the student)
h i m s e l f or with o t h e r s (i. e. the
t e a c h e r) 5 :—
1. The impossibility of accumulating merit and
acting virtuously owing to the indolence of the
teacher, while the pupils' desire of studying the
Climax of Wisdom is great. (21).
1 Pane. III. 40b. 6-41b. 3.= Ast 240. 19.— W^^f fi"
2 Pane. III. 41b. 3-42a. 2.= Ast. 240. 20-22 sqq.
3 Pane. 42a. 2-6- = Ast 242. 6-11. (ends):
Cf. Samcaya, 37b. 2-38a. 1—
4 Pane. III. 42a. 6-b. 4.=As|. 242. 12-243. 9.
5 Rnam-bsad, 23b. I.
etc *