Samdhinirmocana-sutra

XXXV k/VXXUVUXl/ VSXX VXXV XJAl/XXVMUXUXX VX V XIUVX A.J XXX^ XIXVlXlXXXXJjall that exists, such as the five aggregates, the six bases of internalconsciousness, and the six bases of external consciousness."The suchness of all things refers to suchness existing in alldefiled and purified things. This term includes the suchness of allthings. There are seven kinds. The first is the suchness of the transmigratoryflow,for all conditioned states of being have neither beginningnor end. The second is the suchness of descriptive marks, for inall things both persons and things have no-self. The third is thesuchness of conscious construction, for all conditioned states of beingare nothing but conscious construction. The fourth is the suchness ofwhat is given, that is, the truth about suffering that I have preached.The fifth is the suchness of false conduct, that is, the truth about theorigin [of suffering] that I have preached. The sixth is the suchness ofpurification, that is, the truth of the destruction [of suffering] that Ihave preached. And the seventh is the suchness of correct practice,that is, the truth of the path that I have preached."Understand that because of the suchness of the transmigratoryflow, of the suchness of what has been given, and the suchnessof false conduct, all sentient beings are entirely equal. Becauseof the suchness of descriptive marks and the suchness of consciousconstruction, all things are entirely equal. Because of thesuchness of purification, the supreme awakenings of all wordhearers,all solitary enlightened ones, and all bodhisattvas areentirely equal. Because of the suchness of correct practice, thewisdoms encompassed in the hearing of doctrine and in the quietudeand vision that take as their object the unified realm of doc-700a trine are entirely equal."The meaning of subject consists in the five sense organs, mind,thought, sense consciousness, and concomitant mental states."The meaning of object consists in the six external bases, forthe meaning of subject is also the meaning of object [since theobject is nothing but conscious construction]."The meaning of environment consists in that encompassingenvironment within which all sentient beings dwell, whether asingle town, a hundred towns, a thousand towns, or a hundred60