ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

382 ANALYSIS OF THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA 383
16 The Bodhisattva's knowledge about the Buddha's
cognition of the Absolute and
t Hi s teaching.of it to others in accordance
with this his cognition. (The
Buddha) demonstrates the Absolute which pervades all
elements of existence in its unique undifferentiated
na ture. )
[Abhis. Iloka, MS. 251a. 14-253b. 3. 1 ]
I
q( 17a, b.)
[Gser. IV. 78b. 4-5.] de-bzin-gsegs-pas de-bzin-nid
Hogs-pa de ran-gis rtogs-pa~ltar gdul-bya gzan-la bstart cin
btags-paham hdogs-pa ses-pa. 2
THE 16 VARIETIES OF COGNITION CHARACTERIZING THE
TRAINING IN THE OMNISCIENCE REGARDING
THE PATH. KAR. IV. 18, 19.
Definition of the Training in the
Omniscience regarding the Path viewed
from the standpoint of the varieties
of cognitio n.—It is the Transcendental
Intuition of the Bodhisattva as characterized by the
forms of cognition peculiar to the Omniscience in regard
to the Path, as those of Non-substantiality, Non-differentiation,
3 etc.
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1 The order of the MS. is heie inverted.
2 Pane. III. 61b. 2-63a. 1-8.— Ast 271. 10, .-rrsf ff
4-16 as follows :—
I The Samcaya (40a. 1-2) has with regard to
[Don. 17a. 6.] stoh-hid rntshan-med-sogs lam~ses~
fyyi sGs-paht rnam-pa gan-run-bas kh.yad-par~du~byas~pa}).i
sems-dpahi ye-ses de hdir-bstan lam-ses-sbyor-bahi sesmtshan-gyi
mtshan-hid.
Case falling under the definition.
The Training of the Bodhisattva whose distinctive feature
is the exertion for the sake of others, and which has for
its aspects Non-substantiality, Non-differentiation, or any
of the other aspects relating to the Omniscience in regard
to the Path.
[Don. 17b. 1.] mtshan~g£i• gzan-don-gyi bya-dkuh-basogs
sgrub-pahi lihyad~par~du byas sin stoh-hid mishanmed-sogs
lam-ses-i^yi mam-pa gan-rtvn-gi rnam~can~gyi
sems-dpahi sbyor-ba lta-bu.
[The 16 Varieties of Cognition characterizing the
Training in the Omniscience regarding the Path according
to the Abhis. aloi^d and the Gser.] Thereafter we have
the exposition of the varieties of cognition with respect to
the Omniscience in regard to the Path. (We have here as
follows):— ,.,
1 The Bodhisattva's knowledge about the Buddha's
cognition of No n-s ubstantiality,
i.e., of the separate unreality of all elements of existence
from the point of view of their essence.
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 254b. 9-10.]
(IV. 18a.) " I
[Gser. IV. 79b. 5.] chos thams-cad ho-bos stoh-panid-du
ses-pa. 1
2 The Bodhisattva's knowledge about the Budd
h a's cognition of No n-d i ff e r e n t i a t i o n,
i.e., of the unreality of the elements from the point of
view of their causes.
[Gser. IV. 79b. 5.] rgyuhi mtshan-ma med-p&r
ses~pa. 2
3 The Bodhisattva's knowledge about the Buddha's
cognition of the unreality of the elements from the stand-
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3 These are included in the 34 aspects of cognition common to the
Buddha and the Bodhisattvas. Cf. table and "Doctrine of Pr.-par.",
p. 78, note.
1 Pane. III. 63b. 3.—lhah< bu-dag ses-rab-l^yi pha->rol*tu-phyin~
pa zab-mo hdi~ni ston-pa~nid~kyi mtshan-nid-do.—Ast. 173. 1.—
2 Pane. III. 63b. 3.—lhaht bu-dag ses~rab~kyi pha-rol-tu-phyinpa
zah~rno hdi-ni, mtshantnained-pahi rntshan-nid-do,