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Chapter 11being, for they have indeed been able to expunge them. It is notthe case that those who have gained insight into truth have beenincapable of liberation from bondage to the images of conditionedstates of being, for they have indeed been capable of such liberation.It is not the case that those who have gained insight intotruth have been incapable of liberation from bondage to grossweaknesses, for they have indeed been capable of such liberation.It is precisely because they have been capable of liberation fromthese two obstacles that they have been able to attain the quiescentcessation of supreme skill and to realize full, perfect wisdom.Therefore, the opinion that the descriptive marks of the truth ofultimate meaning are entirely different from the descriptive marksof conditioned states of being is not reasonable. If some say thatthe marks of the truth of ultimate meaning are entirely differentfrom the marks of conditioned states of being, from the above argumentyou should understand that this opinion is neither intelligentnor truly reasonable."Moreover, Suvisuddhimati, if the marks of the truth of ultimatemeaning were identical with the marks of conditioned statesof being, then, just as the marks of conditioned states of being aredefiled, so also the marks of the truth of ultimate meaning wouldbe defiled. Suvisuddhimati, if the marks of the truth of ultimatemeaning were entirely different from the marks of conditionedstates of being, then the common mark that describes conditionedstates of being could not be termed the mark of the truth of ultimatemeaning. But, Suvisuddhimati, the descriptive marks of thetruth of ultimate meaning are not defiled, and the common marksof conditioned states of being are termed the mark of the truth ofultimate meaning. Therefore it is not reasonable to say that thedescriptive marks of the truth of ultimate meaning are identicalwith the descriptive marks of conditioned states of being, nor thatthey are entirely different one from the other. From this argumentyou should understand that both those who speak for theidentity of marks and those who speak for their complete differenceare neither intelligent nor reasonable.19
The Scripture on the Explication of Underlying Meaning69ia"Moreover, Suvisuddhimati, if the descriptive marks of ultimatetruth were identical with the descriptive marks of conditionedstates of being, then, just as the mark of the truth of ultimatemeaning is undifferentiated in all conditioned states, so all themarks of those conditioned states would be undifferentiated. Thenthose who practice meditation would not have to search for ultimatemeaning in all the conditioned states of being that they haveseen, heard, understood, and known. On the other hand, if thedescriptive mark of the truth of ultimate meaning were entirelydifferent from conditioned states of being, then it would not betrue that all conditioned states of being are manifestations only ofthe absence of self, of the absence of essence. The marks of ultimatetruth would then simultaneously be held to be characterizedin two different manners, one of defilement and one of purity.But, Suvisuddhimati, these marks of conditioned things are indeeddifferent. Those who practice meditation do search for ultimatemeaning in the conditioned states of being they have seen,heard, understood, and known. Also, all conditioned states of beingare indeed manifestations only of the absence of self, the absenceof essence, and they are rightly termed marks of ultimatetruth. It is not true that it is simultaneously characterized in twomanners, one of defilement and one of purity. Therefore, the opinionthat the marks of the truth of ultimate meaning are eitheridentical with or entirely different from the marks of conditionedstates of being is not reasonable. If some say that these marks ofthe truth of ultimate meaning are either identical with or entirelydifferent from the marks of conditioned states of being, from thisargument you should understand that they are neither intelligentnor truly reasonable."It is like unto the fresh white color of a conch shell, for it isnot easily ascertained whether [that color] is identical with ordifferent from the shell. The yellow color of gold presents a similarcase. Or consider the melodies from the sound of a guitar, for it isdifficult to ascertain whether that sound is identical with ordifferent from the guitar. Or take the fragrance that wells up from20
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BibliographyChatterjee, Ashok Kumar
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