Section 2
Original Sanskrit
तेन खलु पुनः समयेनायुष्मान्सुभूतिस्तस्यामेव पर्षदि संनिपतितोऽभूत्संनिषण्णः । अथ खल्वायुष्मान्सुभूतिरुत्थायासनादेकांसमुत्तरासंगं कृत्वा दक्षिणं जानुमण्डलं पृथिव्यां प्रतिष्ठाय येन भगवांस्तेनांजलिं प्रणम्य भगवंतमेतदवोचत् । आश्चर्यं भगवन्परमाश्चर्यं सुगत यावदेव तथागतेनार्हता सम्यक्संबुद्धेन बोधिसत्त्वा महासत्त्वा अनुपरिगृहीताः परमेणानुग्रहेण । आश्चर्यं भगवन्यावदेव तथागतेनार्हता सम्यक्संबुद्धेन बोधिसत्त्वा महासत्त्वाः परींदिताः परमया परींदनया । तत्कथं भगवन्बोधिसत्त्वयानसंप्रस्थितेन कुलपुत्रेण वा कुलदुहिता वा स्थातव्यं कथं प्रतिपत्तव्यं कथं चित्तं प्रग्रहीतव्यं ॥
एवमुक्ते भगवानायुष्मंतं सुभूतिमेतदवोचत् । साधु साधु सुभूते एवमेतत्सुभूते एवमेतद्यथा वदसि । अनुपरिगृहीतास्तथागतेन बोधिसत्त्वा महासत्त्वाः परमेणानुग्रहेण परींदितास्तथागतेन बोधिसत्त्वा महासत्त्वाः परमया परींदनया । तेन हि सुभूते शृणु साधु च सुष्ठु च मनसिकुरु । भाषिष्येऽहं ते यथा बोधिसत्त्वयानसंप्रस्थितेन स्थातव्यं यथा प्रतिपत्तव्यं यथा चित्तं प्रग्रहीतव्यं । एवं भगवन्नित्यायुष्मान्सुभूतिर्भगवतः प्रत्यश्रौषीत् ॥२॥
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.
Then the venerable Subhūti was in that assembly, seated among the monks. He rose from his seat, drew his upper robe over one shoulder, knelt on his right knee, set his palms together in homage toward the Blessed One, and said: "How wonderful, Blessed One, how supremely wonderful, Sugata, that the Tathāgata, the Worthy, the Perfectly Awakened, has so embraced the bodhisattvas, the great beings, with his highest favor. How wonderful, Blessed One, that the Tathāgata, the Worthy, the Perfectly Awakened, has so entrusted the bodhisattvas, the great beings, with the highest entrusting. Blessed One, how should a son or daughter of good family who has set out on the bodhisattva vehicle stand? How should they walk? How should they hold the mind?"
The Blessed One said to the venerable Subhūti: "Well said, well said, Subhūti. So it is, Subhūti, so it is, just as you say. The Tathāgata has embraced the bodhisattvas, the great beings, with his highest favor, and has entrusted them with the highest entrusting. Listen, Subhūti, and attend well, and I will tell you how one who has set out on the bodhisattva vehicle should stand, how one should walk, and how one should hold the mind." "So be it, Blessed One," the venerable Subhūti answered the Blessed One, and he listened. [2]
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.
Then the elder Subhūti was in the assembly, sitting with the monks. He stood up, put his upper robe over one shoulder, knelt on his right knee, put his palms together, bowed to the Buddha, and said: "It is wonderful, Blessed One, very wonderful, Sugata. The Tathāgata, the Worthy, the Fully Awakened One, has taken bodhisattvas, the great beings, under his care with the greatest kindness. It is wonderful, Blessed One, that the Tathāgata has entrusted bodhisattvas, the great beings, with the highest entrusting. Blessed One, how should a son or daughter of a good family who sets out on the bodhisattva path live? How should they practice? How should they direct their mind?"
The Buddha said to Subhūti: "Well said, well said, Subhūti. So it is, just as you say. The Tathāgata has taken bodhisattvas under his care with great kindness, and has entrusted them with the highest entrusting. Now listen carefully and think about it. I will tell you how a person on the bodhisattva path should live, how they should practice, and how they should direct their mind." Subhūti said, "Yes, Blessed One," and he listened. [2]
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Section 2 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 2 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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