Section 10
Original Sanskrit
भगवानाह । तत्किं मन्यसे सुभूते अस्ति स कश्चिद्धर्मो यस्तथागतेन दीपंकरस्य तथागतस्यार्हतः सम्यक्संबुद्धस्यांतिकादुद्गृहीतः । सुभूतिराह । नो हीदं भगवन् नास्ति स कश्चिद्धर्मो यस्तथागतेन दीपंकरस्य तथागतस्यार्हतः सम्यक्संबुद्धस्यांतिकादुद्गृहीतः ॥
भगवानाह । यः कश्चित्सुभूते बोधिसत्त्व एवं वदेदहं क्षेत्रव्यूहानिष्पादयिष्यामीति स वितथं वदेत् । तत्कस्य हेतोः । क्षेत्रव्यूहाः क्षेत्रव्यूहा इति सुभूतेऽव्यूहास्ते तथागतेन भाषिताः । तेनोच्यंते क्षेत्रव्यूहा इति ॥
तस्मात्तर्हि सुभूते बोधिसत्त्वेन महासत्त्वेनैवमप्रतिष्ठितं चित्तमुत्पादयितव्यं यन्न क्वचित्प्रतिष्ठितं चित्तमुत्पादयितव्यं न रूपप्रतिष्ठितं चित्तमुत्पादयितव्यं न शब्दगंधरसस्प्रष्टव्यधर्मप्रतिष्ठितं चित्तमुत्पादयितव्यं । तद्यथापि नाम सुभूते पुरुषो भवेदुपेतकायो महाकायो यस्यैवंरूप आत्मभावः स्यात् । तद्यथापि नाम सुमेरुः पर्वतराजः । तत्किं मन्यसे सुभूते अपि नु महान्स आत्मभावो भवेत् । सुभूतिराह । महान्स भगवन्महान्सुगत स आत्मभावो भवेत् । तत्कस्य हेतोः । आत्मभाव आत्मभाव इति भगवन्न भावः स तथागतेन भाषितः । तेनोच्यत आत्मभाव इति । न हि भगवन्स भावो नाभावः । तेनोच्यत आत्मभाव इति ॥१०॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit of F. Max Müller’s 1881 Anecdota Oxoniensia edition, all 32 sections, with the printed section numbers kept.
The Blessed One said: "What do you think, Subhūti? Did the Tathāgata obtain any dharma from the Tathāgata, the Worthy, the Perfectly Awakened Dīpaṃkara?" "No, Blessed One. He obtained none." "Subhūti, if a bodhisattva were to say, 'I will bring about the adornment of buddha-lands,' he would be speaking falsely. Why? 'Adornments, adornments': the Tathāgata has said these are no adornments, and therefore they are called adornments. Therefore, Subhūti, a bodhisattva, a great being, should bring forth a mind that rests in nothing. It should not rest on form, nor on sound, smell, taste, touch, or any object of mind. The mind should be brought forth resting in nothing. Subhūti, suppose a person had a body vast and great, like Sumeru, the king of mountains. What do you think, Subhūti, would such a body be great?" "Great, Blessed One, great, Sugata. Why? 'Body, body': the Tathāgata has said it is no body, and therefore it is called a body. For, Blessed One, that body is neither a thing nor a non-thing; therefore it is called a body." [10]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Sanskrit, covering all 32 sections with the printed section numbers.
The Buddha said: "Subhūti, what do you think? Did the Tathāgata get any teaching from Dīpaṃkara, the Tathāgata, the Worthy, the Fully Awakened One?" Subhūti said: "No, Blessed One. He got no teaching from him." The Buddha said: "Subhūti, if a bodhisattva says, 'I will make the lands of the Buddhas beautiful,' he is not telling the truth. Why? When the Tathāgata says 'adornments, adornments,' he means these are not really adornments, which is why they are called adornments. So, Subhūti, a bodhisattva who is a great being should let his mind rest on nothing. It should not rest on a form, a sound, a smell, a taste, a touch, or any object of the mind. The mind should rest on nothing at all. Subhūti, suppose a person had a body as large as Mount Sumeru, the king of mountains. What do you think? Would that body be large?" Subhūti said: "Yes, Blessed One, very large. Why? When the Tathāgata says 'a body, a body,' he means it is not really a body, which is why it is called a body. Blessed One, that body is neither a thing nor a non-thing, and that is why it is called a body." [10]
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Section 10 is part of Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 10 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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