ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

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ANALYSIS OF
The Aim of the Mahayanistic Activity. f
= theg-chen sgrab-pahi ched-du-bya-ba. Kar. I, 42.—(6).
[I. : Definition ace. to Don. 2. The 3 varieties of uddesa.
Concordance with the Pane, and Ast. 3. Explanation of Skabs. etc
4. Limits.]
1. Definition: The ultimate goal which the
Bodhisattva is to attain by his activity.—
[Don. 6a. 6.] byafi-sems sgrub-pa hjug-pahi thobbya
mthar-thug.
2. Varieties: (1) The greatness of intellectual
power which makes one superior to all living
beings.—^^TcTliTcttf^TWIit^ = sems-can h u n-gyi mchog
-nid-Jiyi sems chen-po-fiid.
[Pane. I. 180a. 3.—cihi slad-du b yan- chub- semsdpah
sems-dpah chen-po zes-bgyi. The same in Asf.
18. 11. %5T 3>H*!fa WRF3- ^fiOTfSTT ^fraxSf fc^im —For
what reason, O Lord, the Bodhisattva is called the Mahat
sattva, the Great Being—The answer follows: Pane. I.
&•*'/ 180a. 4.—bcomldan~hdas~k.yis bfyah-stsal-pa. Rab-hbyor
sems-can-gyi phun-po chen-po hes-pahi phul-byed-parhgyur-bas.
dehi-phyir byan-chubsems-dpah-la sems-dpahchen-po
zes-byaho.—Ast. 18. 12, 13.—
RT I—
The Lord said : He attains the state of predominance
over a great multitude of living beings. In this sense the
Bodhisattva is called "the Mahasattva, the Great
Being' \—] i .,
(2) The greatness in the removal (of the Obscurations).—
^*!FRfCr^ = spoh-ba-chen-po-hid.
[Pane. I. 182b. 4.—yohs-su-mya-han-las mi-hdah-bar
lta~ba rab-tu-spah-bahi slad-du chos ston~par~bgyid.—
1 This is preceded by an indication of the different erroneous
views (drsfi).
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Ast., 19. 4,5. 1 I—
Without passing away into Nirvana he will teach the
Doctrine conducive to the removal of the erroneous philo-
sophical views. For this reason the Bodhisattva is called
*'the Mahasattva," the Great Being.—]
(3) The greatness in the process of cognition.—
^fifiWWfTSf = rtogs-pa chen-po.
[Pane. I. 183a. • 6.—byah-chub-\yi sems. mi-mnampa
dan-mriam-pahi sems. nan-thos dan ran-sahs-rgyas
thams-cad daft thun-mon-ba ma-lags-pahi sems—Ast.,
19. 8-11.
J I —The mind (of the Bodhisattva) striving after
Enlightenment is the mind directed towards the attainment
of Omniscience; it is the incomparable mind which
has nothing in common with that of the Sravakas and the
Pratyekabuddhas. 1 ]
The first of these is synonymous with the special
Omniscience of the Buddha, 2 —the cognition of all the
absolute and empirical aspects of existence; the second
is the removal of the Obscuration of Ignorance/ and the
third includes the Buddha's Mental Effort, his Commiseration,
altruistic thoughts, and Love.
3. . [Skabs. I. 262b. 4-5.] ji'lta ji-sned rtogs-pahi mamm\hyen
de dah-po dan ses-sgrib spans-pa de ghis-pa dan.
sans-rgyas-liyi sems-bs^tjed shin-rje lhag-bsam byamssogs
mams rtogs-pa chen-po yin.
In such a form the threefold aim of the Bodhisattva*s
Activity is indicated. This aim is similar to that of a
king who wishes to conquer in battle. (Such a king) has
to annihilate all the hostile forces, 4 to take possession of
all the ground that is to be gained, and to attain a predominant
position with regard to all (the other kings).
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 63a. 9-10.]
[Rnam-bsad. 116b. 2.] rgyal-po gyul-du hjug-pa
dah-chos-mtshuhs-par mi-mthun-phyogs ma~lm-pa spahs^
pa dan. thob-bya ma-lus-pa thob-pa dan. rah-fiid ^wn-gt/i
1 For the detailed explanation of this passage ace. to the
Abhis. aloka—cf. Appendix.
2 sarvct-aJzara-jnata.
3 jneya-atiarana.
4 Corresponds to prahana-mahattva. The others corresp, to
adhigamarnahattva and sarvasattva-agrata-citta-mahattva res*
pecti^t'y . ' " " : '•